r/macbookrepair rules, stats, and what to post

Rule summary

No subreddit-specific rules were displayed on the public rules page when Rankhog verified it on 2026-10-12.

Works well

• A help post that names your exact MacBook model, lists the exact symptoms, and includes clear photos of the damage or board issue.
• A step by step fix writeup for a fault you solved, with photos, so the next person with the same problem finds the answer.
• A diagnosis thread where you narrow down a board fault in public and update it as you test, which shows real helpfulness.
• Answering other people's battery or screen questions with genuinely useful steps before you ever mention anything of your own.
• A question about whether a symptom points to a battery fault or a board fault, framed so repair minded people can weigh in.

Avoid

• Posting about anything that is not about repairing a MacBook, since the moderator one-liner says to keep posts relevant to repairing MacBooks.
• Dropping a link to your product with no repair question or repair help attached, because promotion status is unknown and a bare link reads as spam in a help community.
• Asking for help with a fault but never saying which MacBook model you have, which breaks the survival tip about describing your model clearly.
• Writing a vague symptom description like it just does not work instead of the exact symptoms the survival tip asks for.
• Skipping photos when you have physical damage or a board issue to show, since the survival tip says to upload clear photos if you can.
• Treating the sub as an audience for your marketing message rather than a place to be helpful to others, which is the standard the moderator set.