Can I promote my software product here?
No, the rule "Keine Werbung" bans all advertising, referrals, affiliates, and self promotion, with the sole exception of open source projects that meet strict criteria.
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This is a German language community for discussion, help, and buying advice about IT and computer technology. People come here to ask technical questions, get purchase recommendations, and discuss IT topics. The rules make clear that it is a forum for exchange, not a job board or an advertising channel.
The rule "Keine Werbung" is the one that matters most for any founder, because it bans advertising, referrals, Amazon affiliate links, and self promotion of things like YouTube channels, with one narrow exception for open source projects. The rule "Keine Umfragen" matters because posting a survey leads to a permanent ban, not just a removed post. The rule on AI Antworten und Postings matters because all AI generated content and answers are banned. The rule "Keine Job Postings" matters because you cannot recruit employees here. The rule on Link Shortener matters because all shortened URLs are filtered, including Amazon links. The rule on Nachrichten matters if you share news, because you must use the news flair, copy the title exactly, and limit yourself to 2 articles per day. The rule on Flairs matters because you must use the correct flair, and the Elektrotechnik flair is reserved for soldering projects and gets filtered until a moderator reviews it.
A good post here for a founder is an open source project that genuinely helps people with their IT or computer problems. The rule "Keine Werbung" allows open source projects, but only if the source code is publicly visible, it has a FOSS compatible license, and it can be built or run directly from the repository. Projects created only with AI are excluded. If you are not sharing an open source project, a good post is a text post asking for help or discussion with all relevant details included, using the correct flair. If you share news, you must use the news flair, copy the title exactly from the source, not add any text, and limit yourself to 2 articles per day.
Avoid posting surveys under any circumstances, because the rule "Keine Umfragen" says this leads to a permanent ban. Avoid all forms of advertising and self promotion, including referral links, Amazon affiliate links, and promoting your own YouTube channel, because the rule "Keine Werbung" forbids them. Avoid posting any AI generated content or AI generated answers, because the community bans AI entirely. Avoid posting job listings or recruiting employees, because the rule "Keine Job Postings" says this is not allowed. Avoid using link shorteners or Amazon links, because the rule on Link Shortener says all shortened URLs are filtered. Avoid sharing links to illegal streaming sites, cracks, warez, or illegal downloads, because the rule on strafrechtlich relevante Inhalte bans them and violations bring escalating bans of 7 days, then 30 days, then a permanent ban. Avoid backseat moderation, because the rule on Rücksitz Moderation says you should report posts you do not like rather than confronting the poster yourself.
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No, the rule "Keine Werbung" bans all advertising, referrals, affiliates, and self promotion, with the sole exception of open source projects that meet strict criteria.
Yes, but only if the source code is public, it has a FOSS compatible license, it is buildable or runnable directly from the repository, and it was not created solely with AI.
No, the rule "Keine Umfragen" says surveys are not wanted and posting them leads to a permanent ban.
No, the rule "Keine Job Postings" says you cannot recruit employees here, though you can use the Job und Bildung flair for career questions.
You must use the news flair, copy the title exactly from the source, not add or embed text, and limit yourself to a maximum of 2 news articles per day.
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