Subreddit rules check
r/reverseengineering
Can you promote here?
Promotion is allowed only with moderator permission (or inside designated threads). A short, honest modmail before posting costs two minutes and functions as a safe-conduct pass; skipping it is the most common avoidable removal.
From the rules · Do not post question threads (use the biweekly questions thread); rehosts of others’ content and pirated/stolen code are banned; InfoSec Institute posts are blocked.
Links
The rules clearly allow links. A plain-text mention still often outperforms a URL from a young account.
What this community rewards
Dominant post formats: showcase, guide, data
Title: concise technical descriptor (e.g., “I reverse‑engineered X — protocol/firmware/format” or “Reverse‑engineering Y: findings”). Post in first person for project writeups; keep the Reddit body short (one-paragraph summary + key artifacts) and link to an external deep‑dive (blog/GitHub). Tone: technical, precise, neutral. Upvoted: original analysis, reproducible tools, firmware dumps, protocols, datasets. Removed: pirated/stolen content, rehosts/linkbait, off‑topic questions (use weekly questions thread).
Arriving in the local format matters: cross-posting the same text everywhere reads as tourist instantly. The wider method is in the Reddit playbook.
Classified mechanically from the community's published rules and recent top posts, last checked July 2026. Rules change and moderators have the final say: verify at r/reverseengineering's rules page before posting anything that matters.
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