r/webscraping rules, stats, and what to post
Know the rules before you post. So easy grandma can do it.
- To post
- No minimum in the rules
- To comment
- No minimum in the rules
- Self-promotion
- Allowed with conditions
- Refer to the wiki for detailed guidelines on promoting services or products.
- Links
- Not mentioned in the rules
- Promo risk
- Medium
- From the rules, not from removal counts
- Community age
- 12 years
- Since Apr 2014
About r/webscraping
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/webscraping: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.Checked from the r/webscraping rules on Reddit.
r/webscraping rules
3 rules, in the community's own words.
- 1
Open Discussions
Ensure discussions remain public to benefit the entire community
- 2
Self-Promotions
Refer to the wiki for detailed guidelines on promoting services or products
- 3
Commercial Products
Refrain from referring to commercial products or services, including proxy vendors and products with free tiers
What to post in r/webscraping
What fits the room, and what gets removed.
Works well
- Asking technical questions about scraping techniques.
- Sharing educational insights about data extraction methods.
- Offering general advice on web scraping challenges without mentioning specific commercial tools.
Avoid
- Mentioning commercial products or services, even if they have free tiers.
- Referring to proxy vendors or specific paid tools.
- Moving helpful discussions into private messages instead of keeping them public.
Best hours to post in r/webscraping
No pattern yet. r/webscraping does not have enough top posts from the last 90 days to name its best hours.
What r/webscraping Is For
This community is for web scraping discussions. The description states that the first rule is not to talk about web scraping, but if you must, you have come to the right place. You should read the sub rules before posting and check the community bookmarks for a guide to getting started.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rules that decide if your post survives are “Open Discussions”, “Self-Promotions”, and “Commercial Products”.
What To Post
A good post here is one that offers helpful advice or discusses web scraping topics while keeping the discussion public. If you are promoting something, you must first check the wiki guidelines for detailed promotion rules.
What To Avoid
You must refrain from referring to commercial products or services, which includes proxy vendors and products that have free tiers. You also cannot promote your own services without following the detailed guidelines found on the wiki, and all help discussions must remain public.
A note from Anthony
The community description is a little contradictory, saying the first rule is not to talk about web scraping, but it is the dedicated subreddit for it. This suggests that if you do post, it needs to be extremely relevant. I also noticed the rules are very strict about commercial products and proxy vendors, so you need to be careful about what you mention.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog. Every guide is built from the community's own public rules and data, then checked by Rankhog's grounding audit before it goes live.
Common questions about r/webscraping
What subreddits are similar to r/webscraping?
Subreddits like r/webscraping are r/programming, r/ProgrammerHumor, r/learnprogramming, r/webdev, r/mac, r/AskEngineers, r/javascript and r/gamedev.
Can I post about promoting my own services or products here?
You must check the wiki for detailed guidelines before posting any self-promotional content.
Is it okay to mention the paid tools or services I use for scraping?
You should not mention commercial products or services, and this includes proxy vendors and products that offer free tiers.
If I have a technical question, should I send it to someone in a private message?
You must keep all your help and advice discussions public instead of moving them to private messages.
Subreddits like r/webscraping
Other rooms for the same crowd.