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How to post in r/ENGLISH
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/ENGLISH?
Not as a rule. No self-promotion here. Take part as a member instead, or pick another community.
Does r/ENGLISH 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/ENGLISH look like?
Top posts of the year: 56% have a text body; median body 68 words, 64% first person; titles ~12 words, 60% questions, 8% with a number; common openers: 'What …?'; top comments ~17 words.
What do readers of r/ENGLISH reward?
Clear answers about usage, with an example sentence.
The rules we found
Sidebar: no self-promotion, advertising or job offers; no memes or low-effort posts.
What gets posts removed or ignored
- self-promotion
Draft a post for r/ENGLISH that follows these rules, scored before you post it.
Sign up, it's freeRules change. Read the community's own Rules tab before posting; this page is a summary, not the rules.