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Best time to post in r/ethereum

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

Posts in r/ethereum 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 62 recent posts, an estimated 100% were still up about a day later.

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The best and worst hours to post in r/ethereum

In our sample of 465 recent and top r/ethereum posts, activity and scores peak around Wednesday 5am UTC, and are weakest around Friday 7pm UTC. Based on posts sampled through Aug 31, 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

    Wed around 5am

    avg score 115.4 · 27 posts sampled

  2. Window 2

    Fri around 5am

    avg score 116.1 · 25 posts sampled

  3. Window 3

    Tue around 5am

    avg score 113.4 · 27 posts sampled

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

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Estimated survival rate

100%

of 62 recent r/ethereum 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 Sep 5, 2026.

Strictness: ModeratePublic subText + link postsFlair optionalSelf-promo banned

r/ethereum 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.No Scamming

    Enforcement varies

    No Scamming

  2. 2.No personal attacks, threats of violence, slurs, etc.

    Enforcement varies

    No inappropriate behavior. This includes, but is not limited to: personal attacks, threats of violence, gossip, slurs of any kind, posting people's private information.

  3. 3.Be constructive

    Enforcement varies

    Be constructive, no trolling, be kind, and be respectful. No misinformation.

  4. 4.Price discussion

    Enforcement varies

    Keep price discussion and market talk, posts that state how much coins you brought/own, memes & exchanges to the daily general discussion pinned post.

  5. 5.Duplicate

    Enforcement varies

    No duplicate threads.

  6. 6.Spamming or driveby posting

    Enforcement varies

    No spamming or drive by posting.

  7. 7.Misleading title

    Enforcement varies

    No misleading titles.

  8. 8.Non-english

    Enforcement varies

    English language only. Please provide accurate translations where appropriate.

  9. 9.No product promotion (eg. NFTs, physical goods)

    Enforcement varies

  10. 10.No Referral Links

    Enforcement varies

    No Referral Links. It just makes a mess of the place.

r/ethereum 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/ethereum?

No. r/ethereum bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "No product promotion (eg. NFTs, physical goods)". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.

r/ethereum by the numbers

Members
3.7M
Active right now
Not public
Posts / day
3
119 comments / day
Community age
12 years
since Dec 14, 2013
What a successful r/ethereum post looks like · 65 top posts from the last month
Median title lengthPosts with a linkPosts with flairDominant format
40 characters29%9%text posts

What gets removed in r/ethereum

  • Self-promotion

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

  • Low karma or a new account

    r/ethereum 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/ethereum

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

See all subreddits like r/ethereum →

r/ethereum posting questions

Can I post links in r/ethereum?

Yes. r/ethereum 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/ethereum require karma to post?

r/ethereum 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.

Can you self-promote in r/ethereum?

No. r/ethereum bans self-promotion outright: product links, launch posts, and thinly framed feedback posts get removed. The sub's own wording: "No product promotion (eg. NFTs, physical goods)". If you want eyes on your project, contribute first and look for communities with a promo lane.

Is r/ethereum strict?

Moderate, by our estimate (25/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 10 rules, and its stated gates). About 0% 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/ethereum?

Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Wednesday 5am UTC and Friday 5am 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/ethereum?

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 0% of r/ethereum posts disappeared within about a day of going up. Many removals are silent, so checking your draft first beats finding out after.

Rules last checked Aug 31, 2026

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