r/Advice rules, stats, and what to post
Know the rules before you post. So easy grandma can do it.
- To post
- No minimum in the rules
- To comment
- No minimum in the rules
- Self-promotion
- Banned
- Links
- Banned
- Promo risk
- High
- From the rules, not from removal counts
- Community age
- 18 years
- Since Jun 2008
About r/Advice
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/Advice: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.Checked from the r/Advice rules on Reddit. Look up any subreddit's numbers in the free subreddit stats checker.
r/Advice rules
10 rules, in the community's own words.
- 1
Be Nice.
# See full rule descriptions here
- No trolling, harassment, threats, hate-speech, triggering, rudeness, or other uncivil actions
- No advocating violence
- If you see someone being mean, please report them and move on
- Gather your thoughts and emotions, do not snap at commenters who are just trying to help.
- Know the difference between tough love, and being rude
- 2
Posts must ask for advice.
# See full rule descriptions here
- Your post MUST have a clear question on what you need advice on
- No asking for speculation
- Posts that are purely ranting or venting don't belong here
- Updates should be added as an edit to your original post, unless you are seeking additional advice
- No asking for private chat/messages. Keep the conversation in r/Advice
- No fundraising or petitions etc.
- Doesn't apply to subreddit announcements
- 3
Forbidden Topics
# See full rule descriptions here No topics requiring any sort of professional expertise:
- Medical advice
- Therapizing or counseling
- Legal advice
- Insurance questions
- Automotive / mechanic advice Non-professional forbidden topics:
- Tech support
- Homework or any schoolwork
- Criticism of appearance or talents
- Revenge
- Posts about Reddit itself (except from /r/Advice moderators)
- 4
Follow the rules of Reddit.
# See full rule descriptions here All rules of the Reddit Content Policy and User Agreement apply here.
- No harassment, bullying, or inciting violence.
- No spamming or ban evasion
- Do not post personal or confidential information
- No instigating doxxing, witch hunting, or brigading of any kind
- No sexual content involving minors
- The minimum age to use Reddit is 13
- No posting about any sort of illegal activities.
- 5
No discrimination.
# See full rule descriptions here No racism, sexism, misogyny, or misandry
- Generalizations, hate, or insensitivity based on race, nationality, sex, gender, or sexuality
- Incel behavior, regardless of gender No hate or insensitivity to LGBTQ+ people
- Homophobia or transphobia
- Phobia towards queer, genderfluid, nonbinary, or any other genders
- No discrimination based on any other factors, beliefs, or categorizations not listed
- 6
Give OP the benefit of the doubt.
# See full rule descriptions here
- Offer only advice, not judgement, scrutiny, or disbelief
- No victim blaming or shaming
- Do not try to call people out in the comments. If you believe a post is fake or lying, report it and move on.
- 7
Only post twice per day in /r/advice
# See full rule descriptions here To reduce the effect of spammers and trolls, you are limited to two posts per day in /r/advice.
- 8
No reassurance, validation, or affirmation seeking
# See full rule descriptions here This subreddit is for advice, NOT moral judgement, validation, affirming your opinions/feelings, or settling arguments
- No AITA posts or AITA abbreviations.
- No asking if you are right or wrong in a situation
- No asking if your feelings are justified
- No asking if you're overthinking, overreacting, being paranoid, etc. This is not an all-inclusive list. See full rule for more
- 9
No Spam
# See full rule descriptions here
- No reposting without moderator approval
- Do not put any external links in your post
- No shitposting, fake posts, or joke posts. Get a life.
- No asking for money or donations of any kind
- No self promotion of any kind
- No advertising of any kind, including posting referral links.
- No asking for survey/research/interview participation
- 10
No suicide or self harm posts
This subreddit will not host any posts about suicide or self harm. Please post in r/SuicideWatch or utilize the hotlines below. Helping a suicidal person requires training and skill sets that the average person does not possess. Unqualified users may have good intentions, but might inadvertently worsen the situation and/or strain their own mental health significantly. Similarly, self harm is a complex and deeply-rooted behavior that the average person is not equipped to help with.
What to post in r/Advice
What fits the room, and what gets removed.
Works well
- Asking for advice on the best way to structure a pricing model for a new software tool, while framing it as a business problem needing community input.
- Seeking advice on how to best communicate a complex technical feature to a non-technical user, focusing on the communication challenge.
- Asking for advice on which industry standard to follow when starting a new type of service, presented as a decision-making dilemma.
- Requesting advice on the most effective way to gather early user feedback for a side project without causing friction with potential users.
Avoid
- Posting any self promotion or advertising of any kind, including referral links, as this violates the rule No Spam.
- Asking for professional expertise, such as medical advice, legal advice, or tech support, which falls under Forbidden Topics.
- Including any external links in your post, as the rules strictly forbid putting external links in your post.
- Asking if your feelings are justified or if you are overthinking something, which violates the rule No reassurance, validation, or affirmation seeking.
- Writing purely as a rant or vent without posing a clear question that seeks advice, because posts that are purely ranting or venting don't belong here.
- Attempting to ask for private chat or messages, as the rules state to keep the conversation in r/Advice.
Best hours to post in r/Advice
These hours are in UTC. The free tool converts them to your clock. Based on 96 top posts from the last 90 days.
- Friday 11:00 UTC4 top posts
- Friday 06:00 UTC3 top posts
- Friday 15:00 UTC3 top posts
The week, hour by hour
Top posts that went up in each hour (UTC), last 90 days UTC Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 00:00 1 1 1 1 2 01:00 1 1 02:00 1 1 1 1 1 2 03:00 1 2 1 1 04:00 1 05:00 1 2 2 1 06:00 1 1 3 1 07:00 08:00 1 1 1 09:00 1 10:00 2 1 11:00 1 4 1 12:00 1 1 13:00 1 2 1 1 14:00 1 2 2 1 1 15:00 1 3 16:00 1 1 1 1 1 17:00 1 1 2 18:00 1 1 1 1 1 19:00 2 1 1 2 20:00 21:00 1 2 22:00 1 2 1 23:00 1 1 2 1
What actually works in r/advice
These are the highest scoring posts Rankhog observed in r/advice over the past month, with what each one did differently. Rankhog watches this community continuously, so it sees posts when they are published and again as they climb.
- Upvotes
- 1.0k
- Comments
- 825
- Posted
- Nov 8, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Told in the first person
- Upvotes
- 895
- Comments
- 179
- Posted
- Nov 12, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Told in the first person
- Upvotes
- 735
- Comments
- 1.1k
- Posted
- Nov 10, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 591
- Comments
- 204
- Posted
- Nov 11, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Told in the first person
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 561
- Comments
- 503
- Posted
- Nov 10, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Told in the first person
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 527
- Comments
- 347
- Posted
- Nov 8, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Told in the first person
- Upvotes
- 522
- Comments
- 149
- Posted
- Nov 9, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Told in the first person
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Almost no downvotes (98% upvoted)
- Upvotes
- 473
- Comments
- 139
- Posted
- Nov 12, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Asks the community a question instead of announcing something
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Upvotes
- 470
- Comments
- 178
- Posted
- Nov 12, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Told in the first person
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Almost no downvotes (98% upvoted)
- Upvotes
- 440
- Comments
- 143
- Posted
- Nov 12, 2026
Why it worked
- Rankhog breakout tier from a local post-score estimate
- Told in the first person
- Short paragraphs rather than one block of text
- Almost no downvotes (96% upvoted)
What r/Advice Is For
This community is a place where people go to ask for advice on many different subjects. It is described as Reddit's very own solution-hub where everyone can find help for issues they run into. It is meant to be a place for practical guidance on everyday problems.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The most critical rules for any marketing activity here are Rule 2 Posts must ask for advice, Rule 3 Forbidden Topics, Rule 9 No Spam, Rule 1 Be Nice, and Rule 8 No reassurance, validation, or affirmation seeking. These rules dictate the entire structure of a successful post.
What To Post
A good post here needs to be a clear and direct question seeking advice on a specific problem you are facing. It must not be a pure rant or a vent. Since you are a founder, you could ask for advice on a specific business challenge or a decision point in your project. Your post must be respectful and adhere to the rule Be Nice. Remember that any updates to your situation should be added as an edit to your original post, according to Rule 2 Posts must ask for advice.
What To Avoid
You must avoid any form of self promotion or advertising of any kind, including posting referral links, which is covered under Rule 9 No Spam. You must also avoid forbidden topics such as medical advice, legal advice, tech support, or homework, as detailed in Rule 3 Forbidden Topics. Furthermore, you must never ask for validation or affirmation, as this is against the rule No reassurance, validation, or affirmation seeking. Finally, you must never be rude or engage in uncivil actions, which is covered by Rule 1 Be Nice.
A note from Anthony
It is clear that this community is very focused on genuine problem solving rather than just venting. The rules are extremely strict about what constitutes advice versus what is a forbidden topic, like medical or legal matters. Since no top posts were observed, it suggests that success here relies entirely on how well you frame your request for help.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog. Every guide is built from the community's own public rules and data, then checked by Rankhog's grounding audit before it goes live.
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