Design & UX
Best time to post in r/userexperience
The best and worst hours to post, the rules that get posts removed, and a check of your draft against both.
Posts in r/userexperience 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 5 recent posts, an estimated 100% were still up about a day later.
A community where professionals, enthusiasts, and individuals interested in the field of user experience can share knowledge, ask questions, and engage in discussions about various UX-related topics.
The best and worst hours to post in r/userexperience
In our sample of 412 recent and top r/userexperience posts, activity and scores peak around Friday 2pm UTC, and are weakest around Saturday 1pm 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.
- Window 1
Fri around 2pm
avg score 99.3 · 3 posts sampled
- Window 2
Sat around 7am
avg score 113 · 2 posts sampled
- Window 3
Wed around 11am
avg score 110 · 2 posts sampled
Your timezone: UTC (GMT+0). Darker cells mean more posts in our sample.
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Estimated survival rate
100%
of 5 recent r/userexperience 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 Aug 21, 2026.
r/userexperience 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.No off-topic posts
Enforcement varies2.No surveying or research recruitment
Enforcement variesTry /r/SampleSize if you're looking to survey a reddit population or recruit users for research.
3.No blog-spam, paid events, or marketing materials
Enforcement varies4.No memes, images of poor UI, or other non-constructive image posts
Enforcement variesInformative images, images necessary to illustrate questions, or imagery accompanied with useful analysis or discussion prompts are generally allowed.
5.No job postings
Enforcement variesWe are not accepting job postings on this sub at the moment, but are considering ways to announce job opportunities to our subscribers. For now, please do not post jobs on this sub-reddit and consider alternative channels like Glassdoor, LinkedIN, or Monster.
6.No Rants
Enforcement varies7.Post career questions and requests for critique in their respective stickied threads
Enforcement variesYou can find sticky threads pinned at the top of the subreddit. Career questions include those about how to get started in or learn about UX.
8.No self-promotion without prior contributions
Enforcement variesPlease contribute to the community before showing off your own work or materials. Aim for a 10:1 ratio.
r/userexperience 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/userexperience?
Yes, within reason. r/userexperience allows self-promotion, but Reddit's sitewide 9-to-1 guideline still applies: accounts that mostly post their own links get filtered as spam regardless of sub rules. The sub's own wording: "No self-promotion without prior contributions: Please contribute to the community before showing off your own work or materials. Aim for a 1".
r/userexperience by the numbers
- Members
- 148K
- Active right now
- Not public
- Posts / day
- 1
- 7 comments / day
- Community age
- 18 years
- since Jun 19, 2008
| Median title length | Posts with a link | Posts with flair | Dominant format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 81 characters | 42% | 75% | text posts |
What gets removed in r/userexperience
Low karma or a new account
r/userexperience 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/userexperience
Posting somewhere adjacent? Each of these has its own rules and its own removal pattern. Check the one you actually plan to post in.
r/userexperience posting questions
Can I post links in r/userexperience?
Yes. r/userexperience 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/userexperience require karma to post?
r/userexperience 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/userexperience?
Yes, within reason. r/userexperience allows self-promotion, but Reddit's sitewide 9-to-1 guideline still applies: accounts that mostly post their own links get filtered as spam regardless of sub rules. The sub's own wording: "No self-promotion without prior contributions: Please contribute to the community before showing off your own work or materials. Aim for a 1".
Is r/userexperience strict?
Relaxed, by our estimate (8/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 8 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/userexperience?
Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Friday 2pm UTC and Saturday 7am 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/userexperience?
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/userexperience 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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