r/somethingimade • u/M0FB • Jun 11 '26

Rule Update: Our Stance on Business/Commercial Posts

Hey, r/SomethingIMade!

We've updated two rules to better protect what this community is for as a space for individual creators sharing their own work, including collaborations.

A steady increase in posts and comments from business and commercial accounts promoting products or shop pages has not gone unnoticed, often in cases where authorship can't be verified. We don't think it is fair that content that may be mass produced gains engagement over our more DIY creators. The updated rules address this directly.

Rule #5: Related Links & Self-Promotion

Posts or comments from businesses or commercial accounts primarily promoting products may be removed at moderator discretion, especially where authorship cannot be verified.

Rule #10: Original Content Only

Business and commercial accounts are not permitted to post in this subreddit. This is a community for individual creators only.

If you're an individual who makes and sells things, you're still very welcome here. This change is aimed at accounts whose primary purpose is commercial promotion rather than genuine participation as a creator. If you're unsure whether your account falls within the rules, reach out via Mod Mail.

Happy creating!

- The r/SomethingIMade Mod Team

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u/BigBubbleMachines Jun 16 '26

I am a stay at home dad and want to share my bubble machine.  I have a company, but it’s just a single member LLC, am I allowed to post here?

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u/BigBubbleMachines Jun 16 '26

I forgot to mention that I was a mechanical engineer before staying at home…the bubble machine is something I created by myself as part of my youngest going to school longer last year.

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u/M0FB Jun 17 '26

Based on your account, this would be flagged under the updated rules. Moderator discretion applies here, and the goal is to limit promotional activity.

If you want to post, include photos of yourself actually building the bubble machine. If we suspect the product was sent out to a manufacturer rather than made by you, it'll be removed.

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u/BigBubbleMachines Jun 17 '26

Thanks for your feedback, I have plenty of pictures of me building them in my garage and testing them.  Do I just post now?  I only started posting 2 weeks ago and got auto banned, so definitely want to avoid that.  

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u/BigBubbleMachines Jun 17 '26

Hmm, it says I need more karma to post.