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Best time to post in r/IMadeThis
The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.
r/IMadeThis publishes no formal rule list, which makes removals harder to predict. It is a public subreddit that allows both text and link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 600 recent posts, an estimated 96% were still up about a day later.
The best and worst hours to post in r/IMadeThis
In our sample of 800 recent and top r/IMadeThis posts, activity and scores peak around Monday 7am UTC, and are weakest around Sunday 7am UTC. Based on posts sampled through Sep 2, 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.
- Window 1
Mon around 7am
avg score 137.8 · 5 posts sampled
- Window 2
Fri around 6pm
avg score 46 · 7 posts sampled
- Window 3
Sat around 4am
avg score 58.5 · 2 posts sampled
Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.
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Estimated survival rate
96%
of 600 recent r/IMadeThis 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 4, 2026.
Can you self-promote in r/IMadeThis?
r/IMadeThis does not state a clear self-promo policy in its rules. Treat that as caution, not permission: mods remove promo at their discretion, and Reddit's sitewide spam filter still applies. A value-first post that mentions your project beats a launch-style post here.
r/IMadeThis by the numbers
- Members
- 42K
- Active right now
- Not public
- Posts / day
- 47
- 60 comments / day
- Community age
- 17 years
- since Jun 28, 2009
| Median title length | Posts with a link | Posts with flair | Dominant format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 72 characters | 56% | 0% | text posts |
What gets removed in r/IMadeThis
Low karma or a new account
r/IMadeThis publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size.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.
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r/IMadeThis posting questions
Can I post links in r/IMadeThis?
Yes. r/IMadeThis 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/IMadeThis require karma to post?
r/IMadeThis 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/IMadeThis?
r/IMadeThis does not state a clear self-promo policy in its rules. Treat that as caution, not permission: mods remove promo at their discretion, and Reddit's sitewide spam filter still applies. A value-first post that mentions your project beats a launch-style post here.
Is r/IMadeThis strict?
Relaxed, by our estimate (2/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 0 rules, and its stated gates). About 4% 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/IMadeThis?
Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Monday 7am UTC and Friday 6pm 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/IMadeThis?
Every subreddit runs several removal layers: its own rules, unpublished AutoMod filters, Reddit's sitewide spam filter, and account-level gates like karma and age. In our recent sample, roughly 4% of r/IMadeThis 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 Sep 2, 2026
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