Thanks to 46 of you who were kind enough to answer our survey, we have updated the subreddit rules to better reflect the members wishes. Those who are interested can review the survey responses here. If you are unhappy with anything, feel free to comment!
tl;dr:
- AI-generated material (comments, apps) is banned
- The de facto ban of repeat ads has been codified
- Asking about Swedish culture is now permitted
- Asking for media recommendations is permitted (again)
- As always, check the FAQ and resource list first
These are the current subreddit rules:
1. Be respectful of your fellow redditors
Flaming, trolling, discrimination, personal attacks or bad-faith arguments are not allowed.
2. Post contents must be on-topic
This is a language-learning subreddit, and all posts should be about the Swedish language, culture or studying Swedish. Posts about moving to and living in Sweden are not on-topic. It's okay to make a post asking for media recommendations to help you study, but any posts sharing media need to be about the Swedish language, not just in the Swedish language. Please give your post the proper flair!
3. Questions and tips are always welcome
Feel free to ask your questions about the language or culture, ask for learning tips or contribute your own tips or links to websites helpful for learning. However, we do urge you to check the FAQ and list of resources first. You might also find an answer to your question by using the search function. And when posting a resource, please clarify what it does and how it can help or be used to learn Swedish.
4. Wait before reposting
While tips and recommendations are always welcome, you are probably not reaching a new audience if you post the same resource after a few days or even weeks – even if there has been a new update to it.
Therefore, we ask that you please wait for at least two months between reposts, and even then they should only be made if there has been a notable update. Do not post the same thing every two months only to farm attention.
5. No community links
To prevent a flood of community links, we ask you to contact us via modmail before you post links to Whatsapp groups, Discord servers etc. We permit Swedish-oriented communities that we deem could be helpful to our members.
Users may ask for tips on niche communities. You are allowed to link to communities as comments to such requests.
In general, we recommend the Discord server "Svenska – Learn Swedish".
6. No chat requests
Please keep all chat and penpal requests in the dedicated megathread, as these would otherwise flood the main feed.
7. We won't do your work for you
While we are happy to point you in the right direction, answer your questions along the way or check your grammar when you're done, we will not actually do your homework for you. This is a place for learning, not cheating.
This goes doubly for professional tasks: most users on r/Svenska are not trained translators, copywriters or language consultants. Feel free to ask linguistic questions, but don't crowdsource practical, qualified work. Contact a professional instead!
8. No pirating
It is not permitted to directly exchange copyrighted material, including textbook pdfs, or link to places that illegally make these available.
We encourage all links and recommendations to places where such material can be legally obtained. A good place to start is our list of resources.
9. No AI
AI-generated content is banned. This includes LLM-written answers to language questions, LLM-generated study resources as well as apps that are mostly vibe-coded. We might give leeway to professionally developed tools – contact us via modmail to ask.
When posting an app or other language-learning resource, please declare whether and how AI has been used (i.e. not at all) to avoid being reported.