A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/gtd: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
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This community is for people who practice the Getting Things Done methodology described in the book by David Allen. People come here to discuss how to implement and execute GTD in their own lives. The public description makes clear that this is not a general productivity subreddit, so posts about random tips, life hacks, or unrelated systems will not fit. You will find people asking questions about how to set up their lists, how to handle specific GTD concepts, and how to adapt the method to their workflow.
The rule that matters most for you is titled No self-promotion in posts or comments. It bans promoting anything you made or are affiliated with, including apps, extensions, courses, newsletters, and Discords. It also bans links, launch posts, discount codes, and waitlists. The rule titled No product research, surveys, or recruitment is just as important. It blocks surveys, feedback requests, feature idea solicitation, tester recruitment, and interview requests. The rule titled Posts and comments must be on-topic will catch you if your content drifts into general productivity instead of staying on GTD methodology, implementation, or execution. The rule titled Be civil matters if discussions get heated, but it is less likely to be the thing that removes a marketing-adjacent post.
A good post here is a genuine question or discussion about GTD methodology, implementation, or execution. You might share how you handle weekly reviews, ask how others process their inboxes, or discuss a challenge with a specific GTD concept like contexts or next actions. The key is that your post must stand on its own as a GTD discussion with zero connection to anything you sell. If you are a founder, the only safe move is to participate as a practitioner. Share your own GTD setup in terms of how you think about the methodology, not the tools you built. Talk about what works and what does not in your personal system. Over time, people may ask you what tools you use, and even then you should be cautious because the self-promotion rule applies to comments too.
Avoid anything that looks like marketing. Do not share links to apps or services you built. Do not write launch posts or share waitlists. Do not include discount codes. Do not run surveys or ask for product feedback. Do not recruit testers or interview participants. Do not post about general productivity topics that are not tied to GTD methodology. Do not make personal attacks or insult people, as the rule titled Be civil is enforced. If you try to bend the self-promotion rule by discussing your product in comments instead of posts, that will still be removed.
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No. The rule titled No self-promotion in posts or comments bans links to anything you made or are affiliated with, including apps, extensions, courses, newsletters, and Discords.
No. The rule titled No product research, surveys, or recruitment prohibits using the community to gather requirements, solicit feature ideas, recruit testers, or seek interview participants.
No. The rule titled No self-promotion in posts or comments explicitly bans launch posts and waitlist sharing.
No. The public description states the community is not a general productivity subreddit, and the rule titled Posts and comments must be on-topic requires focus on the methodology, implementation, or execution of GTD.
You can participate by discussing GTD methodology, implementation, and execution without ever mentioning your product, as long as you follow the rule titled Be civil and stay strictly on the GTD topic.
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