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Best time to post in r/WeAreTheMusicMakers

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

Posts in r/WeAreTheMusicMakers are most often removed for self-promotion issues. It is a public subreddit that does not allow link posts and does not require post flair. In our latest sample of 35 recent posts, an estimated 77% were still up about a day later.

WATMM is a place for music makers to discuss the active process of making music.

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The best and worst hours to post in r/WeAreTheMusicMakers

In our sample of 442 recent and top r/WeAreTheMusicMakers posts, activity and scores peak around Monday 5am UTC, and are weakest around Wednesday 1am 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

Window 1
Mon around 5am
avg score 314 · 2 posts sampled
Window 2
Tue around 12am
avg score 304.5 · 2 posts sampled
Window 3
Sat around 10pm
avg score 202 · 2 posts sampled

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

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Estimated survival rate

77%

of 35 recent r/WeAreTheMusicMakers 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 2, 2026.

Strictness: ModeratePublic subText posts onlyFlair optionalPromo: designated thread onlyAI content banned

r/WeAreTheMusicMakers 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.Be Civil
Enforcement varies
Name calling, hate speech, general hostility, and anything else outside of being excellent to one another is not allowed.
2.NO POSTING MUSIC - NO PROMOTION OR FEEDBACK - NO "I BUILT A TOOL..."
Enforcement varies
**See the full sub rules linked below for more details.** This is a community to discuss music-making and music-makers. There are no top-level threads dedicated to individual work (including bragging about placements, streams, or accomplishments). Anyone sharing their own or others work (or in any way asking for) feedback, promotion, or collaboration must use the dedicated recurring thread. You cannot share any music, products, or services - in posts or comments. Not even if someone asks.
3.No off-topic and/or low-effort posts
Enforcement varies
**See the full sub rules linked below for more details** -No Rant, Motivation, or Mental-Health Posts -No Memes, Images, Battlestations, etc. -No Studio Build posts -No posts about marketing / business - use a music biz or marketing sub instead. -NO POSTS ABOUT AI **See the full sub rules for more details** Use the Weekly Free Talk Friday for these and other off-topic topics.
4.No Distributor or PRO support requests
Enforcement varies
**See the full sub rules linked below for more details** The WATMM community is not affiliated with Distrokid, CDBaby, BMI, ASCAP or any other distributor or PRO. Submit a support request or ticket with the company of your choice if you have problems with or questions about their services.
5.No Legal Questions
Enforcement varies
**See the full sub rules linked below for more details**
6.No Piracy
Enforcement varies
**See the full sub rules linked below for more details**
7.No Surveys or polls
Enforcement varies
No surveys or polls. Please review the full sub rules.
8.No Technical Support Requests
Enforcement varies
Use the weekly quic- questions or gear threads instead.
9.No "What do I buy/What do I use"
Enforcement varies
Do not ask for a product recommendation in the remain body of the sub Most of these conversations have been asked and answered. Use the Weekly Gear Thread or you can google and use YouTube for all these answers.
10.Full sub rules linked here
Enforcement varies
[Click here to read our full sub rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/wiki/rules)
11.FAQ
Enforcement varies
[Click here for our FAQ](https://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/wiki/faq)
12.No Reposting after removal for violating sub rules.
Enforced automatically
If the mods or Automod have removed your post, please read the reason why. You may reformat your post to fit within the purview of the sub or find another sub that is more appropriate. Reposting will lead to a ban.
13.NO AI
Enforcement varies
If you use AI to post you will be banned. If you post links to AI generated music you will be banned. If you post anyhting AI related you will be banned. This is a sub for humans.

r/WeAreTheMusicMakers 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/WeAreTheMusicMakers?

Only in the designated thread. r/WeAreTheMusicMakers restricts promotion to dedicated recurring thread; a standalone promo post gets removed. The sub's own wording: "Anyone sharing their own or others work (or in any way asking for) feedback, promotion, or collaboration must use the dedicated recurring th". Post your promo there and keep regular posts value-first.

r/WeAreTheMusicMakers by the numbers

Members: 3.8M
Active right now: Not public
Posts / day: 2; 68 comments / day
Community age: 17 years; since Sep 9, 2008

What a successful r/WeAreTheMusicMakers post looks like · 42 top posts from the last month
Median title length	Posts with a link	Posts with flair	Dominant format
42 characters	0%	33%	text posts

What gets removed in r/WeAreTheMusicMakers

Self-promo outside the designated thread
Promotion is only allowed in dedicated recurring thread. A standalone promo post gets removed.
Low karma or a new account
r/WeAreTheMusicMakers publishes no karma or age minimum, but unpublished account filters are common at this size. New accounts should comment before posting.
AI-generated content
r/WeAreTheMusicMakers removes content it judges to be AI-generated. Obvious AI phrasing in a draft raises removal risk even when a human wrote most of it.
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.

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Subreddits like r/WeAreTheMusicMakers

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/WeAreTheMusicMakers posting questions

Can I post links in r/WeAreTheMusicMakers?

No. r/WeAreTheMusicMakers accepts text posts only, so a link-only submission is rejected at the door. You can usually mention a link inside the body text, but the sub's rules on self-promotion still apply to it. Check your draft against the rules before posting.

Does r/WeAreTheMusicMakers require karma to post?

r/WeAreTheMusicMakers 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/WeAreTheMusicMakers?

Is r/WeAreTheMusicMakers strict?

Moderate, by our estimate (34/100 on our strictness scale, from its measured removal rate, 13 rules, and its stated gates). About 23% 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.

Does r/WeAreTheMusicMakers allow AI-generated content?

No. r/WeAreTheMusicMakers removes content it judges to be AI-generated. That includes obviously AI-phrased text even when a human edited it, so rewrite drafts in your own voice before posting here.

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

Based on our sample of recent and top posts, activity and scores peak around Monday 5am UTC and Tuesday 12am 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/WeAreTheMusicMakers?

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 23% of r/WeAreTheMusicMakers 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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