r/QualityAssurance rules, stats, and what to post

A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/QualityAssurance: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.

Members: 86,703
Community age: Created Jul 2008, 18 years
To post: No minimum in the rules
To comment: No minimum in the rules
Self-promotion: Banned
Links: Allowed with conditionsLink posts are disabled. If you submit an article or video, you must put a description before the link.
Promo risk: HighFrom the rules, not from removal counts

Checked October 27, 2026 from the community's public Reddit pages:

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Rule summary

No product advertising. This includes tools, courses, etc: No product advertising
Be respectful and professional: Be respectful and professional
No one cares about your AI idea or chatbots destroying QA: No one cares about your AI idea or chatbots destroying QA
Mods are volunteers. This is not our job, QA is. Please be respectful to moderators.: Rudeness to Mods
No "Free" articles that require email signups or other personal info: No "Free" articles that require email signups or other personal info
Further to (4), meta posts complaining about the sub will earn you a timeout.: Further to (4), meta posts complaining about the sub will earn you a timeout.

Works well

A detailed post explaining a complex software testing workflow and asking for community feedback on its efficiency.
A guide discussing common pitfalls in automated testing processes, presented as an educational piece with a link to a relevant article.
A question asking for best practices regarding specific QA tools, focusing purely on technical implementation rather than promoting a specific vendor.
A short analysis of a recent industry QA trend, ensuring the content is purely informational and not promotional.

Avoid

Posting any product advertisements, including tools or courses, because the rule is No product advertising.
Submitting articles or videos without first putting a description before the link, since link posts are disabled.
Writing about how AI is going to destroy quality assurance, as the community states No one cares about your AI idea or chatbots destroying QA.
Posting 'Free' articles that ask users for an email signup or any other personal information.
Being rude to moderators or making meta posts complaining about the subreddit, which will result in a timeout.

What r/QualityAssurance Is For

This sub is for anything software QA. You can post or ask questions about tools, processes, or general QA stuff. The vibe is open, if your content is relevant you're welcome to post. They even mention they like newbies.

Rules That Matter Before Posting

The rules that decide if your marketing content survives are No product advertising, Be respectful and professional, No one cares about your AI idea or chatbots destroying QA, Rudeness to Mods, No 'Free' articles that require email signups or other personal info, and Further to (4), meta posts complaining about the sub will earn you a timeout.

What To Post

A good post here is genuinely helpful and focused on the technical side of software quality. Sharing an article or a video? Describe the content properly before you drop the link. Share insights, processes, or ask real questions about QA challenges instead of pushing a sale.

What To Avoid

Don't post product ads for tools or courses. Don't post about AI in a negative way either, like claiming it's destroying QA. And no 'Free' articles that ask for an email or other personal info. Last thing, don't message the mods to complain about the subreddit.

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Common questions about r/QualityAssurance

What kind of content is allowed in r/QualityAssurance?

The community is for anything software QA related, which includes tools, processes, and general questions.

How should I share a link to my work or a resource?

You must put a description before any link you submit, since link posts are disabled and spam is forbidden.

Can I promote my software or services here?

You must not post any product advertising, which covers tools and courses, as it violates the rule No product advertising.

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