r/GoodOpenSource rules, stats, and what to post

Rule summary

No subreddit-specific rules were displayed on the public rules page when Rankhog verified it on 2026-09-29.

Works well

• Share your own open source project with a clear story about the good cause it serves, and say plainly that you built it
• Ask for specific help, like contributors, testers, or feedback, so the community has a clear way to pitch in
• Join the stickied Monthly Reddit Hacks post and contribute to the group project before or alongside sharing your own work
• Post a project you found that fits the theme, with a short note on why it matters, since the sub is also for finding projects
• Share a milestone your good cause project hit and credit the people who helped you get there

Avoid

• Posting about a project that has no clear benefit to humanity, animals, or the planet, because it will read as off topic
• Dropping a bare link with no story about the project or the good cause behind it
• Treating the sub as a free ad slot when your real goal is traffic rather than contributing to good causes
• Breaking basic Reddit policies like spamming, vote manipulation, or harassment, since the moderators say that is what gets posts removed
• Posting the same promotional content repeatedly across many subreddits
• Ignoring the stickied Monthly Reddit Hacks post and missing the chance to join the community effort