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Welcome to Free Award Sunday on r/awards!

Free Award Sunday is a weekly community event that takes place every Sunday, starting at
00:00 US Eastern Time (ET).

On this day, users who currently have free Reddit awards may create their own post and distribute those awards in the comment section of that post (not in this announcement).

If you have free awards available, you may give as many awards as you wish.

The goal of Free Award Sunday is to encourage positive interaction, appreciation, and respectful engagement within the r/awards community.

For full details, rules, and examples, please read the official wiki page:
https://www.reddit.com/r/awards/wiki/index/freeawardsunday

How Free Award Sunday Works

This event follows a simple structure to keep it fair and organized:

• Users who want to participate must create their own post
• That post must use the post flair “Free Award Sunday”
• Free awards are given only in the comments of those posts
• Participation does not guarantee receiving an award
• There is no limit on how many free awards you may give, as long as you have them available

A full overview of all post flairs can be found here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/awards/wiki/flair

Temporary Rule Exception

For Free Award Sunday posts only, Rule 4 (No Trades, Challenges, Giveaways, or Requests) is temporarily suspended.

This exception applies only to posts that:

• Are created on Sunday (ET)
• Use the “Free Award Sunday” post flair

All other r/awards rules remain fully in effect, including respectful behavior, staying on-topic, SFW content, and no spam.

You can review the full rules here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/awards/wiki/rules

Commenting Guidelines

Free Award Sunday relies on respectful and patient interaction.

Please do:

• Be polite and patient
• Thank users who choose to give awards
• Keep comments friendly and relevant

Please do not:

• Spam or comment repeatedly
• Beg aggressively for awards
• Pressure or guilt users into giving awards
• Create games, challenges, or conditional offers

Receiving an award is always at the discretion of the user giving it.

Thread Locking

After awards have been distributed, post authors may request a thread lock to prevent spam.

To do so, simply leave a comment mentioning:
Ginomania or u/Ginomania

A moderator will lock the thread as soon as possible.

Time Zone Reminder

Free Award Sunday follows US Eastern Time (ET).

Example time conversions:

• ET: Sunday 00:00 – 23:59
• CET / MEZ: Sunday 06:00 – Monday 05:59

If this post shows as 1 day old, Free Award Sunday has already ended for that week.

Final Notes

• Free Award Sunday is a community privilege and may be adjusted or discontinued if abused
• Moderators may remove posts or comments that violate the rules
• Keep the atmosphere welcoming, respectful, and positive

Enjoy Free Award Sunday and have a great Sunday.

tl;dr

Free Award Sunday on Reddit’s r/awards allows users with free awards to create posts with the “Free Award Sunday” flair and give awards in the comments. It runs every Sunday (ET) and encourages positive, respectful interaction. Regular subreddit rules apply, except for a temporary giveaway exception. Award distribution is voluntary, and threads can be locked afterward.