Reddit rules index · read 2026-10-04
Can you promote on r/StudentLoans?
Only in a dedicated thread Its rules send self-promotion to a dedicated thread, such as a weekly or pinned one. Promotion outside it is removed.
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/r/StudentLoans: Reddit's hub for advice, articles, and general discussion about getting and repaying student loans.
What its rules say about promotion
No referral links/codes
Do not offer or ask for referral codes. Do not post your link/code here. Do not link to another site or subreddit where you have posted your referral link/code.
No spam, marketing, market research, or self-promotion
Even without referral links, advertising another site where you can get financial benefit (from ads, sales, or otherwise) is not allowed. This also includes market research and focus group-style testing of products and services. If you have good advice to share, then copy it here in full so that the community can benefit. (Exceptions may be made at the mods' discretion for bona fide non-profit groups and other particularly helpful resources.)
All 9 rules of r/StudentLoans
- No referral links/codes
Do not offer or ask for referral codes. Do not post your link/code here. Do not link to another site or subreddit where you have posted your referral link/code. - No spam, marketing, market research, or self-promotion
Even without referral links, advertising another site where you can get financial benefit (from ads, sales, or otherwise) is not allowed. This also includes market research and focus group-style testing of products and services. If you have good advice to share, then copy it here in full so that the community can benefit. (Exceptions may be made at the mods' discretion for bona fide non-profit groups and other particularly helpful resources.) - No crowdfunding
Do not request funding or co-signing of your debt. Do not offer to pay or co-sign another's debt here, regardless of method. This community is for advice and discussion, not to facilitate transfer of money. - No advocating default
As an advice community, our primary goal is helping people work to improve their situation through legal means, including honoring their valid contracts. Sometimes default is unavoidable, in which case we'll provide support and advice for managing it, but this is not the place to advocate intentional default or get advice about defaulting on purpose. - No private or direct contact information
Do not post private details or direct contact information for loan servicer employees, ED employees, or anyone else that's not officially available. - Surveys and interviews must be approved in advance
Before posting any kind of survey, call for interviews, or request for personal information, get moderator approval. We'll want to know: a) who you are, b) your company/group/school, c) what the purpose of the data collection is, d) how you'll protect respondents' privacy, and e) how the data collected will benefit the /r/StudentLoans community. Bona fide journalists, researchers, and non-profits are more likely to be approved; for-profit companies will be viewed more skeptically. - Comply with Reddiquette and reddit-wide rules
Comply with the **principles of [reddiquette](https://support.reddithelp.com/hc/en-us/articles/205926439)** and **obey [the site-wide rules](https://www.redditinc.com/policies/content-policy)**. - Professionals must be verified
Users claiming to be **professionals must be verified** by the mods. [Full explanation of this rule and the verification process here.](https://www.reddit.com/r/StudentLoans/comments/e3r057/new_rule_8_professionals_must_be_verified). - This is an advice community
[This is primarily a community for **requesting and giving advice**](https://www.reddit.com/r/StudentLoans/comments/1n9o8jf/rule_reorganization_and_clarification_new_rule_9/). Content that (a) is not directly related to student loans; (b) is unhelpful or not related to the OP; (c) requests or offers advice on illegal activities; or (d) is based on fearmongering, unqualified speculation, or non-expert outside sources (including large language models/AI) is not appropriate here.
What the written rules don't show
- Unpublished minimums. Many communities remove posts from new or low-karma accounts through AutoModerator settings that are not on the rules page, often before a moderator sees them.
- Reddit's own filters. Reddit's site-wide spam filters can remove posts from accounts that mostly share links to their own site, in any community.
- The community's norms. Many communities see themselves as peers, not an audience: post where you already take part, and make the post worth reading without the link.
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