r/de_EDV rules, stats, and what to post

This is a German language subreddit for discussion, help, and buying advice around IT and EDV, which is the German shorthand for information technology. People come here to ask technical questions, get help with problems, and ask for purchase recommendations. The rules make it clear this is an exchange forum, not a job board and not a place for advertising. Posts need the correct flair, and help requests must be text posts that include all the relevant details like system specs or a budget. The community writes in German, so anyone posting here should be comfortable writing in German for a German speaking audience.

The rule that decides everything for a founder is “Keine Werbung”, because advertising, referrals like Amazon links, affiliates, and self promotion of YouTube channels are not allowed, with one narrow exception for open source projects that have public source code, a FOSS compatible license, and are buildable or runnable straight from the repository, and that were not made with AI. “AI Antworten und Postings sind hier nicht erlaubt” bans AI written answers and posts entirely, so do not draft anything with AI for this sub. “Keine Umfragen” bans surveys and says posting one leads to a permanent ban, which makes it the harshest rule on the list. “Link Shortener” means every URL shortener gets filtered, including shortened Amazon links, so share links plainly or not at all. “Suche nach Hilfe” requires help posts to be text posts with all relevant information included, like system specs or a budget for buying advice. “Flairs” requires the correct flair on every post, and Elektrotechnik is reserved for soldering work and gets filtered until a mod reviews it. “Nachrichten” sets strict formatting for news links, meaning the news flair, a title copied one to one from the source, no added text, and a maximum of two articles per day. “Keine Job Postings” bans recruiting posts, though the Job und Bildung flair can be used for questions about your own job or career. “Strafrechtlich relevante Inhalte” bans hints or links to illegal content like streaming sites, cracks, warez, and illegal downloads, with escalating bans of 7 days, 30 days, then permanent. “Rücksitz Moderation” tells members to report posts they dislike rather than calling out the poster in the comments. “Reddiquette” applies as the baseline for behavior throughout.

For a founder, the honest path here is to show up as a helpful participant first and post plain text questions or answers with the correct flair. If you have built something, an open source project is the one promotion shaped thing the rules allow, and only if the source code is publicly visible, the license is FOSS compatible, the project builds or runs directly from the repository, and it was not made with AI. If you want to help people with buying decisions, write a text post with your own relevant details included, like system specs or a budget, because that is what the “Suche nach Hilfe” rule asks for. If you are unsure whether your post fits, the rules tell you to send a mod mail and ask before posting. Since no top posts were observed for this community, lean on the rules rather than on imitation, and write like a person helping another person.

Surveys get you a permanent ban, not just a removed post, so never post one. Advertising, referrals like Amazon links, affiliates, and self promotion of YouTube channels are all out, and the only exception is a qualifying open source project. Anything written by AI is banned outright, so do not use AI to draft your posts or replies. Do not use link shorteners, they are filtered, including shortened Amazon links. Do not post job listings looking for staff, the Job und Bildung flair is only for questions about your own career. Do not use the Elektrotechnik flair unless you are really soldering something, because those posts get filtered until a mod reviews them. Do not hint at or link to illegal streaming sites, cracks, warez, or illegal downloads, because even a hint that lets people find the content counts, and it costs you 7 days on the first strike, 30 days on the second, and a permanent ban on the third. Do not post news links with an edited title or added text, the title must match the source exactly. And do not call out other users when you dislike their post, the “Rücksitz Moderation” rule says report it and let the mods handle it.

The permanent ban for surveys jumped out at me, because most communities just remove a poll and move on, while this one treats it as a one strike and you are gone offense. I also respect how precisely the “Keine Werbung” rule spells out what an acceptable open source project looks like, down to the build requirement and the ban on AI made projects, which tells you the mods have thought hard about where help ends and promotion begins. If you show up here, write in German, pick the right flair, and leave the AI drafts at home.