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How to post in r/ChatGPT

What this community allows, what its most upvoted posts have in common, and what gets removed. Checked against the community's sidebar.

Can I promote my app or project in r/ChatGPT?

Not with a post. Treat it as a comment-first community: answer questions well, and mention something you made only when a thread asks for a tool, saying plainly that you made it.

Does r/ChatGPT allow AI-written posts?

There's no explicit ban we could find, but readers spot generic AI writing quickly. Rewrite any draft in your own voice.

What do the top posts in r/ChatGPT look like?

Top posts of the year: 24% have a text body; titles ~8 words, 8% questions, 8% with a number; top comments ~17 words.

What do readers of r/ChatGPT reward?

A fix they can use right now.

The rules we found

Rule 3: posts must relate to ChatGPT/LLMs and "may not be solely focused on advertising a single other LLM service". Top posts are memes/news.

What gets posts removed or ignored

• link drops
• top-level promo
• the same comment twice

What the research suggests here

Practical value first; disclosure keeps trust (community_rules).

Rules change. Read the community's own Rules tab before posting; this page is a summary, not the rules.