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Best time to post in r/artificial

The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.

Posts in r/artificial are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that allows both text and link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 683 recent posts, an estimated 98% were still up about a day later.

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The best and worst hours to post in r/artificial

In our sample of 800 recent and top r/artificial posts, activity and scores peak around Thursday 6pm UTC (10 posts in that hour), and are weakest around Tuesday 12am UTC. Based on posts sampled through Oct 20, 2026. Times in this sentence are UTC; the grid below converts to your local timezone. Timing helps a clean post get seen. It does not save a post that breaks a rule.

Times in your timezoneUTC · GMT+0
  1. Window 1

    Thu around 6pm

    avg score 160.6 · 10 posts sampled

  2. Window 2

    Tue around 5pm

    avg score 159.8 · 10 posts sampled

  3. Window 3

    Mon around 5pm

    avg score 138.5 · 11 posts sampled

Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.

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Estimated survival rate

98%

of 683 recent r/artificial posts we sampled were still publicly visible about a day later.

How this is measured

Estimate. We sample recent public posts and check again about 18 hours later to count how many are still publicly visible. Posts removed at the moment of submission never become publicly visible at all, so the true removal rate is at least this high. Last sampled Oct 21, 2026.

Strictness: ModeratePublic subText + link postsFlair optionalSelf-promo banned

r/artificial rules: what actually gets removed

Each rule below is paired with the way it is most likely enforced. Where the rules state a number, we quote it. Where they do not, we say so instead of guessing.

  1. 1.Be civil and follow Reddiquette (read full)

    Enforcement varies

    Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience- we want this to be a welcoming and inclusive community. No hate speech/rhetoric, discrimination, bigotry, or prejudices. Be respectful. Don't start or end conversations being rude to users. No harassing. No provoking, ‘gotchas’, or other bad faith behaviors or discourse. If it looks like you’re rabble-rousing, baiting, or trolling, especially if you have no other or limited history here we will use our discretion.

  2. 2.Self-advertisement (read full)

    Removed by moderators

    Click here for the full rule, it is also located in the Wiki Your first post or comment cannot have promo, that would be 100% self-promo, do not try to get around the rule, it's 10%. Any questions or confusion you need to Modmail us first before posting. This sub is prone to scams, spam, and excessive promo. We want participation here first for you to advertise. No self-inserting your product here. We will use mod discretion.

  3. 3.No spam or off-topic posts

    Enforcement varies

    Please talk about AI or AI related topics like robotics, machine learning algorithms, computer hardware, etc. Do not use clickbait, generic, sensationalized, one word, misleading, or link addresses in titles, etc. Describe what your post is about. Use concise, accurate titles.

  4. 4.No selling

    Enforcement varies

    No selling your own products or anything in general. It's sketchy and hard to enforce. This also includes crypto, job offers, and other unverifiable content of the like.

  5. 5.Low-effort / low-quality content

    Removed by moderators

    Low effort/quality posts can be very subjective. Low effort content can include things like sloppy writing/editing of posts, lazy memes or humor posts, links to low-quality blog posts/videos, or sharing dumps of your personal LLM conversations. We use mod discretion to decide if content meets the standards of quality and relevance to keep the sub interesting.

  6. 6.NSFW content

    Enforcement varies

    Discussion or news about how it relates to AI is fine, just no erotic content, graphic violence, etc.

  7. 7.Not an AI art gallery

    Enforcement varies

    This is a space for sharing/discussion of AI research, news, tutorials, and politics/philosophy. It is not a venue for sharing AI art/video, whether that is low quality "slop" (which also violates rule #5) or high quality, creative AI art. This rule is not a rejection of AI art in general. But there are better subs for you to share your art (e.g. r/aiArt or r/aiVideo). However, sharing news/research from the field of AI media synthesis, or useful educational content about it is always welcome.

  8. 8.Not your anti-AI soapbox

    Enforcement varies

    This is a forum for sharing news, research and other information about developments in AI/ML. It is not a place to rant about how much you hate AI, attack people for using AI, post low quality "AI bad" opinion pieces, or spread anti-AI misinformation. High-quality, factually substantiated articles that analyze specific harmful uses of AI (mass surveillance, propaganda, etc) are still welcome. But this sub is not the place for generalized AI hate. Perhaps r/antiAI would be a better fit ...

  9. 9.No false/misleading content

    Enforcement varies

    There is a lot of disinformation out there about AI. Some of this is overblown AI industry hype. Some of it is anti-AI entertainment propaganda. Some of it is just sloppy reasoning by Internet pundits and Tiktok influencers. None of it is welcome here. Misleading content (including headlines) will be removed. This sub will not be a platform for disinformation.

  10. 10.No tool requests / reading material requests

    Enforcement varies

    Posts that are simply "What's the best tool for __?" or "Where should I learn about __?" are better suited for a web search or tech support forum. Besides the fact that the majority of these posts are low effort and add little value for others, they also serve as a convenient springboard for spammers to advertise their products/blogs. There are other subs like r/MLQuestions that are more suited for beginner Q&A questions about which tools to use, and finding educational materials.

  11. 11.Automod

    Enforced automatically

    If you're about to Modmail us about your post being removed when you feel you've followed the other rules, it's most likely because of AutoMod. Basically it helps combat spammers, spambots, scammers, and trolls- this sub is excessively prone to those. Also, link your post or comment in the Modmail for review. Thanks. And feel free to message any subreddit improvement suggestions as well.

r/artificial does not publish karma or account-age minimums in its rules. Subreddits often enforce unpublished filters on top of what they write down, which is why posts from new accounts can vanish without a message here.

Can you self-promote in r/artificial?

No. r/artificial bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "No selling: No selling your own products or anything in general. It's sketchy and hard to enforce". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.

r/artificial by the numbers

Members
1.4M
Active right now
Not public
Posts / day
32
822 comments / day
Community age
18 years
since Mar 13, 2008
What a successful r/artificial post looks like · 400 top posts from the last month
Median title lengthPosts with a linkPosts with flairDominant format
73 characters55%100%text posts

What gets removed in r/artificial

  • Self-promotion

    r/artificial bans self-promo outright. Product links, launch posts, and thinly framed "feedback" posts are removed.

  • Low karma or a new account

    r/artificial publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.

  • Reddit's sitewide spam filter

    A separate layer before the subreddit ever sees your post. New accounts posting links, URL shorteners, and repeated domains are its favorite targets. Removals are instant and silent.

  • A shadowbanned account

    If the account itself is shadowbanned, every post looks live to you and invisible to everyone else, in any subreddit.

Wondering about a post that already disappeared? Start with why Reddit posts get removed or run the free shadowban check.

Subreddits like r/artificial

Posting somewhere adjacent? Each of these has its own rules and its own removal pattern. Check the one you actually plan to post in.

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r/artificial posting questions

Can I post links in r/artificial?

Yes. r/artificial accepts link posts. The usual sitewide traps still apply: URL shorteners, affiliate parameters, and brand-new domains get filtered fast, and promotional links are judged against the sub's self-promo rules. One clean link to the original source is the safe pattern.

Does r/artificial require karma to post?

r/artificial does not publish a karma minimum. That does not mean there is none: many subreddits enforce unpublished karma and account-age filters that remove posts silently. If your account is new or has little karma, that is the first thing to rule out when a post disappears.

Is r/artificial strict?

Moderate, by our estimate (26/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 11 rules, and its stated gates). About 2% of recent posts disappeared within a day in our sample. Strictness is about enforcement, not hostility: a strict sub is predictable if you follow its rules.

What is the best time to post in r/artificial?

Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Thursday 6pm UTC and Tuesday 5pm UTC. Treat this as a starting point, not a guarantee: a post that breaks a rule gets removed at any hour. The heatmap on this page converts these windows to your local time.

Why do posts get removed in r/artificial?

The most common reasons are self-promotion violations, plus the layers every subreddit has: Reddit's sitewide spam filter, unpublished AutoMod rules, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 2% of r/artificial posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.

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