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How to post in r/languagelearning

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/languagelearning?

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/languagelearning allow AI-written posts?

Readers here are skeptical of AI. Write in your own words and don't lead with "AI" in the title.

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

Top posts of the year: 84% have a text body; median body 188 words, 95% first person; titles ~13 words, 12% questions, 40% with a number; top comments ~31 words.

What do readers of r/languagelearning reward?

Method discussion (input vs output, shadowing, speaking anxiety).

The rules we found

Sidebar links the moderation-policy wiki (strict promotion rules found earlier). Top posts: speaking-gap stories (341-day Duolingo streak, silent at dinner: 2,481) and 'beware of AI' (1,695).

What gets posts removed or ignored

• any mention before you have history there; messaging mods only after participating

What the research suggests here

community_rules hard gate.

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