r/YouShouldKnow

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r/YouShouldKnow rules

1. 1.

   Post MUST begin with YSK and have appropriate flair. Post must be a YSK as defined below.

   This is a community to share tips and tricks that will help yourself improve on activities, skills and various other tasks. YSKs are about self-improvement on how to do things, not for facts and figures, which is what /r/TodayILearned is for.

2. 2.

   In the text body of your post, you must include "Why YSK:" followed by an explanation.

   You must include a separate section in the text body of your post with "**Why YSK:**" followed by an explicit explanation on how the info helps people self-improve in a skill, task, or ability. The explanation can't be a personal anecdote, instructions, or a repeat of the post title. It must be in a separate paragraph at the beginning or end of the text body so to be easily identifiable.

3. 3.

   YSKs regarding Reddit, Facebook, Twitter or any other social media are NOT ALLOWED.

4. 4.

   YSKs with referral links to sites such as Dropbox or Amazon are NOT ALLOWED.

5. 5.

   Ideas or concepts based in conspiracy will be removed at the discretion of the moderators.

6. 6.

   Political posts / Call to arms / support for charities, orgs or political parties not allowed

   Posts about elections, voting, bills etc. are also covered under this.

7. 7.

   No spam or self promotion.

   This subreddit is not the place to be self-advertising your websites, products and services. YSKs that are spamming websites, products and services will be dealt with at the discretion of the moderators and may result in action against the user posting the YSK.

8. 8.

   YSKs regarding computer shortcuts are not allowed.

   YSKs regarding computer shortcuts are no longer allowed as of June 2, 2014. It is advised that you use the search function in this subreddit or any other technology based subreddit to search for posts containing shortcuts for your OS

9. 9.

   Citations are required for YSKs regarding health and science related topics.

10. 10.

    Don't shitpost. Be civil - Remember the human.

    Don't shitpost. Be civil and [Remember the human](https://www.reddit.com/r/blog/comments/1ytp7q/remember_the_human/) No hate speech, bigotry etc. This will result in bans.

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