V2EX: what to know before you talk about your product there
Last checked October 10, 2026.
15 statements, each read at the source beside it. Where V2EX said it itself, its words are quoted as written.
What kind of place it is
community forum
“V2EX 是一个专业的技术社区。这里存在的主要意义是帮助会员们解决具体技术问题。”
From its FAQ. In English: V2EX is a community of technical professionals; it is here mainly to help its members solve concrete technical problems.
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Chinese
No written rule. Of the 40 newest topics we took on October 6, 2026, 39 were written in Chinese.
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Who is there
developers
“访问 V2EX 的大部分用户都是程序员或者互联网行业的专业人士”
From its page on spam (June 18, 2020). In English: most of the people who visit V2EX are programmers or professionals of the internet industry.
v2ex.comits own pagechecked October 10, 2026
indie makers and founders
“V2EX 非常欢迎独立开发者把他们的新作发布到这里。”
The description of its node for one's own work, 分享创造 (October 23, 2021). In English: V2EX warmly welcomes indie developers to publish their new work here. The same passage says posting there can bring your first users.
v2ex.comits own pagechecked October 10, 2026
Which products fit
AI products
Counted by us: of the 50 newest titles in the node for one's own work (October 4 to 6, 2026), 23 are about AI. Keywords may overlap; this counts how often a kind shows up, not how it was received.
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open-source projects
The same count: 8 open-source projects.
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browser extensions
The same count: 5 browser extensions. Not marked as fitting: games (3); SaaS, consumer products and developer tools were not counted separately.
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What decides whether you are seen
A topic with a new reply moves back up
“主页的排序是 Desc(Topic.last_touched)”
Its founder, November 29, 2012: the front page is ordered by when each topic was last touched. On October 9, 2026 we saw the first 14 rows of the front page run from “just now” to 8 minutes since their last reply.
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A topic in the wrong node is moved; repeated ones count against the account
“请把你们公司的任何营销内容发到这个节点。如果忽略这条规则，那么内容在被管理员发现之后，会被移动到这个节点。如果多次持续忽略这条规则，那么可能会对账号产生影响。”
The rule of its node for promotions. In English: post any marketing of your company in this node; ignored, the content is moved here once a moderator finds it; ignored again and again, it may affect the account.
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A new account needs an invitation from a member, and posting or replying costs coins
“新账号在开始使用之前，需要使用一个邀请码激活。”
Its founder, May 5, 2024 (490 replies). In English: a new account must be activated with an invitation code before it can be used. The same post says a new topic costs at least 20 coins and each reply at least 5.
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The form that counts most
A short personal story: why you made it, or what did not work
We counted 1,001 posts of the node for one's own work in a public search index (mostly January to April 2026): 709 had no reply and 27 had more than 20; posts over 1,500 characters averaged 2.6 replies, those under 400 averaged 2.0. The post linked here is 176 characters with no picture, and has 117 replies.
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Its rules
Mentioning your own product: limited
“请把你们公司的任何营销内容发到这个节点。如果忽略这条规则，那么内容在被管理员发现之后，会被移动到这个节点。如果多次持续忽略这条规则，那么可能会对账号产生影响。”
The rule of its node for promotions, 推广 (October 23, 2021); your own work goes to the node 分享创造. In English: post any marketing of your company in this node; if this rule is ignored, a moderator who finds the content moves it here, and ignoring it again and again may affect the account.
v2ex.comits own pagechecked October 10, 2026
AI-written text: banned site-wide
“请不要把 AI 生成的内容发送到这里”
From its list of rules, revised July 27, 2025. In English: please do not send AI-generated content here. It is loosely enforced: one member says they see AI-written or AI-polished posts every day.
v2ex.comits own pagechecked October 10, 2026
What it says about automated reading
“我们鼓励将 V2EX API 用于学术研究、手机应用及浏览器扩展”
V2EX has no terms page; the one text about its API is this fair-use rule of 2014. In English: we encourage using the V2EX API for academic research, mobile apps and browser extensions.
v2ex.comits own pagechecked October 10, 2026
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