r/mac rules, stats, and what to post

r/mac is the community for everything related to Apple's Mac computers. People come here to talk about the computers themselves, and the rules make it clear the scope is Macs only, so an iPhone or iPad post does not belong. The rules also tell you who posts here: people who share pictures of their own machines, ask for help, and talk shop about Apple computers. It is a hobby and support room, not a marketplace and not a place to push a product. The rules ask everyone to be kind, follow Reddiquette, flair their posts, and keep the content human-authored.

The rule that decides almost everything for a founder is “No promotion or advertising”. It removes any post, comment, or username associated with a brand, product, or service, and it covers anything you made yourself, even a free wallpaper, app, blog post, or video. That means your product name does not belong here in any form. “No unrelated posts” matters next, because posts must be about computers made by Apple, not iPhones, iPads, or other Apple products, and pictures of boxes are out too. “Flair your posts” is a simple survival rule, since unflaired posts are subject to removal. “Only post pictures of your Macs on Fridays” applies if you want to show hardware, and it runs on UTC time, with an exception for Macs made over ten years ago. “No Generative AI Content” requires content to be primarily human-authored, so do not draft your post with a language model. Finally, “No Piracy” bans posting or linking to unlicensed software, or explaining how to obtain it, and it also covers instructions for bypassing mobile device management.

For a founder doing respectful Reddit marketing, the honest answer is that this community wants conversation, not promotion. A good post is a genuine question or contribution about Mac computers, written by you, with the right flair added before you hit submit. If you run a Mac app, you can join discussions and be helpful as a person, but the promotion rule removes anything tied to your brand, product, or service, so keep your product out of your posts, comments, and username. If you want to share a photo of your Mac setup, save it for Friday UTC, or any day if the machine is over ten years old. Write everything yourself, because AI-generated content can be removed. If your product has a Mac angle, the safe play is to learn from the community, answer general Mac questions where you have real experience, and never link or name-drop what you sell.

The fastest way to get removed is promotion. If your post, comment, or username is tied to a brand, product, or service, it goes, and that includes anything you made, free or paid. Off topic posts get removed too, so leave iPhones, iPads, and other Apple products out, and skip pictures of boxes. Unflaired posts are subject to removal, so always pick a flair. Pictures of your Mac only go up on Friday UTC, unless the machine is more than ten years old. Generative AI content is banned, so write everything yourself and do not use a model to translate or reformat it either. Do not post or link to unlicensed software, explain how to get it, or share instructions for bypassing MDM. And keep it civil, because insults are not tolerated, and this is not a marketplace, so no buying or selling.

The rule that caught my eye is “No promotion or advertising”, because it removes posts, comments, and even usernames tied to a brand, so your account history matters before you ever type a word. I also like the Friday rule for Mac photos, which is a rare example of a community scheduling its show and tell by the clock in UTC. With no top posts to learn from, the rules are the whole map here, and they paint a picture of a room that wants real Mac talk from real people.