Can I post my own content here?
Only if it is genuinely relevant to the maritime industry. The rules say content producers may post their own material, provided it follows the rules on abuse and staying on topic.
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r/maritime rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/maritime: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 50,552
- Verified
- October 24, 2026
- Category
- Maritime industry professionals
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- No abuse.: No abuse is tolerated. ie. Harassment, insults, etc.
- Must be on-topic.: Must be relevant to the maritime industry.
- No advertising.: Advertising of any type is not tolerated. Content producers may post their own material, provided it follows rules #1 and #2.
Works well
- Sharing a news story about a maritime industry issue and starting a discussion about what it means for people at sea
- Writing an original article about a problem the maritime industry faces and posting it as your own content, since the rules allow content producers to do that if it is on topic
- Asking a genuine question about a challenge affecting those at sea, like an operational or industry issue, and engaging with the answers
- Posting data or a writeup about something in the shipping or seafaring world where the maritime angle is the whole point of the post
- Commenting thoughtfully on other people's posts first so your name is familiar before you ever share your own material
Avoid
- Posting an advertisement of any type, because “No advertising”. says ads are not tolerated at all
- Dropping a link to your product with no connection to the maritime industry, because “Must be on-topic.”. will get it removed
- Treating the community like a distribution channel, because the moderator one-liner says they remove off-topic content and spam
- Arguing with or insulting people in the comments, because “No abuse.”. covers harassment and insults
- Posting generic startup or marketing content that only loosely touches the sea, because the survival tip says posts must be directly relevant to the maritime industry
- Sharing your own content in a way that reads as an ad rather than a genuine contribution, because the exception only protects on-topic, respectful material
What r/maritime Is For
r/maritime is a community for maritime news, issues, and discussion affecting those at sea. The people posting here work in or around the maritime industry, so the conversation is about ships, seafaring, and the issues that touch people whose working life happens on the water. The rules keep the room focused on that industry, and the moderator one-liner makes it plain: posts must be on topic, no advertising, and treat others with respect. This is a working community, not a general interest sub, so a post has to mean something to someone connected to the sea.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
Three rules decide everything here. “No abuse.”. means no harassment or insults, so keep your tone clean even when someone pushes back on your post. “Must be on-topic.”. means your post has to be relevant to the maritime industry, which is the rule that will catch most marketing attempts. “No advertising.”. says advertising of any type is not tolerated, but it comes with an important exception: content producers may post their own material, provided it follows the abuse and on-topic rules. That exception is the door a founder can walk through, but only if the material genuinely serves the community. The moderator one-liner backs this up: keep posts on topic, do not advertise, and treat others with respect.
What To Post
A good post here starts with the maritime industry and stays there. Share news, raise an issue, or open a discussion that affects people at sea. If you are a founder with your own content, the rules let you post it, but only if it is on topic and follows the no abuse rule. That means your material should be something a maritime professional would actually want to read, like a piece about a problem the industry faces, not a pitch for your product. Lead with the substance and let the connection to your work be obvious but secondary. If you would not post it without your company name attached, it is probably an ad.
What To Avoid
The fastest way to get removed is advertising. The rule says advertising of any type is not tolerated, so a post that reads like a pitch is gone. The second trap is going off topic. If your post is not relevant to the maritime industry, it does not belong here no matter how good it is. Third, never abuse anyone. Harassment and insults are not tolerated, and that includes getting sharp in the comments when someone challenges you. The exception for content producers is narrow, so if you share your own material it still has to be on topic and respectful, or it will be treated like the advertising it resembles.
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Common questions about r/maritime
Can I advertise my product?
No. “No advertising.”. says advertising of any type is not tolerated, so a plain product pitch does not survive.
What counts as on topic?
The description says the community covers maritime news, issues, and discussion affecting those at sea, so start there.
Are links allowed?
The rules do not state anything about links, so there is no published link policy to rely on. Judge each post by the on-topic and advertising rules.
Is AI-generated content allowed?
The rules do not address AI content, so there is no stated policy either way.