About r/MaliciousCompliance
In its own words:
People conforming to the letter, but not the spirit, of a request.
Community guide
r/MaliciousCompliance (#210, about 4.4 million) is for stories of people conforming to the letter but not the spirit of a request. Rules require that posts actually be malicious compliance, intentional, include the fallout, follow OC policy, avoid banned elements and acronyms-as-names, forbid questioning a story’s validity, and keep comments discussion-forwarding. Text (~3.8 ppd).
Letter-not-spirit + fallout
Compliance must be intentional and the fallout should be included. If it is ordinary revenge without following instructions to the letter, it is the wrong sub.
Story integrity rules
Don’t question validity in-thread; follow original-content policy; no banned elements; no acronyms as names.
Practical pointers
Sample volume is thin (~3.8 ppd)—treat activity stats cautiously.
SubMouse Editorial
The community was created on Jan 4, 2016, which makes it 10 years old. Since Oct 26, 2026, it has gained 809 subscribers (+0.02%). It sits just behind r/learnprogramming (#209) and ahead of r/motorcycles (#211) in our ranking.
What sets r/MaliciousCompliance apart
Posts here spark a lot of conversation: the archive averages 77.3 comments per post, roughly 5.5× the typical big subreddit (14.0). Relative to its huge audience, posting is calm — around 0.9 new posts a day per million members, which puts it in the quietest fifth of the Top 100. A good post has less competition here.
Subscriber growth
Between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026, r/MaliciousCompliance climbed from 4,393,564 to 4,404,781 subscribers (+11.2K, +0.26%). That is about 255 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (9 so far), so it gets longer every week.
Activity and best time to post
r/MaliciousCompliance gets about 3.8 new posts a day. The public archive holds 48,327 posts and 3,735,200 comments in total, about 77.3 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Wednesday (5 posts) and the quietest was Monday (0).
Rules of r/MaliciousCompliance
The moderators of r/MaliciousCompliance list 8 rules. In short:
- Posts must be Malicious Compliance
- No Banned Elements
- Don't Question the Validity of a Story.
- Follow Original Content Policy
- Comments must forward the discussion.
- Compliance must be intentional.
- Include the fallout.
- No Acronyms As Names.
How to join
Open reddit.com/r/MaliciousCompliance and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.
Frequently asked questions
How big is r/MaliciousCompliance?
r/MaliciousCompliance has 4,404,781 subscribers (Nov 2, 2026), which makes it the #210 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 11,217 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Nov 2, 2026.
When was r/MaliciousCompliance created?
r/MaliciousCompliance was created on Jan 4, 2016, so it has been around for 10 years. The oldest post in the public archive is from May 16, 2016.
Is r/MaliciousCompliance still active?
Yes. r/MaliciousCompliance gets about 3.8 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 48,327 posts and 3,735,200 comments.
What is the best time to post in r/MaliciousCompliance?
Based on post counts from Oct 29, 2026 to Nov 4, 2026, the busiest day was Wednesday and the quietest Monday. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.
What kind of posts are on r/MaliciousCompliance?
The community describes itself as: “People conforming to the letter, but not the spirit, of a request.” Recent post titles often mention title, job, malicious and boss.
Is r/MaliciousCompliance SFW?
Yes. Reddit does not mark r/MaliciousCompliance as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.
What are the rules of r/MaliciousCompliance?
Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/MaliciousCompliance accepts text posts only. It has 8 posted rules, starting with: “Posts must be Malicious Compliance”; “No Banned Elements”; “Don't Question the Validity of a Story.”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.
What subreddits are similar to r/MaliciousCompliance?
Communities with similar topics include r/wholesomememes (18.3M), r/xxfitness (3.1M), r/booksuggestions (1.4M), r/BuyItForLife (4M) and r/antiwork (3M).
Stats from public data (data updated Nov 2, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Nov 6, 2026). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/MaliciousCompliance.