r/SomebodyMakeThis rules, stats, and what to post

This community is for people who have an idea but lack the time, money, or skills to build it themselves. You post a specific idea you have, and other people comment with feedback on it. The public description also points to a monthly Creator Showcase thread, which is where people share things they have actually made. So the room is a mix of idea posters hoping someone builds their concept, and commenters giving user feedback on those ideas. It is not a place to pitch your finished product to new customers, and it is not a place to ask the crowd what you should build in the first place.

Four rules decide whether a marketing-adjacent post survives here. “No Promotions” is the big one, because posts made to sell a product, an idea, or a platform are not permitted, and the only exception is certain promotions inside the pinned thread in the Highlights section under their outlined restrictions. “No Spam” backs that up and specifically names referral links and blog spam as unwelcome. “Don't ask what to build” shapes what a post can even be about, since this is a place for people who already have an idea. “Personal Information” matters if your post gets traction, because you cannot put a phone number or email address in a post or comment, and contact details have to move to private messages. “Bots” is worth knowing too, because unapproved bots get banned and their comments removed. “Civility” rounds it out, since feedback here can be blunt and personal attacks are not welcome.

A good post here is a specific idea you genuinely want someone to build, described clearly enough that a commenter can give useful feedback. Write what the idea does, who it helps, and what is stopping you from building it yourself, since the community exists for people short on time, money, or skills. Then stick around and give honest feedback on other people's ideas in the comments, because the description explicitly invites that and it is how you become a known member. If you have actually built something, put it in the monthly Creator Showcase thread rather than a standalone promotional post. That thread is the one sanctioned place for promotion, under the restrictions the moderators outline there.

Do not post anything whose purpose is selling or enrolling new users, because “No Promotions” removes it. Do not slip a referral link or a blog link into a post, because “No Spam” names those directly. Do not ask the community what you should build, because “Don't ask what to build” is exactly about that. Do not put your email address or phone number in a post or comment to collect leads, because “Personal Information” forbids it and private messages are the stated route instead. Do not run a bot in this community without approval, because “Bots” says unapproved bots get banned and their comments removed. And keep feedback civil, because “Civility” is a stated rule here too.

This is one of the few communities where the honest move and the effective move are the same thing. The pinned Creator Showcase thread caught my eye, because it means the moderators already built a legal lane for self promotion, and using it is the whole game. My simple read of the evidence is that you should spend most of your time in the comments giving real feedback, and let people discover what you built on their own.