Can I promote my product here?
No. Promotion is banned, and the only exception is for university events, organizations, and official university announcements, which does not cover a founder or a company.
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r/BinghamtonUniversity rules, stats, and what to post
A source-backed Rankhog guide to r/BinghamtonUniversity: public rules, community context, posting fit, and startup-promotion risk before you publish.
By Anthony Riera, founder and operator of Rankhog.
Subreddit guides combine public Reddit source URLs, captured rules, visible verification dates, and Rankhog's account-safety workflow.
Current public stats
- Members
- 22,500
- Verified
- October 20, 2026
- Category
- Student and university life communities
Rules can change, so Rankhog keeps verification dates and the original public Reddit sources visible.
Rule summary
- Discussion Must Be Civil: Remain respectful both to fellow Redditors and those not on Reddit (yes, this includes professors). Discourse about campus political engagements are fine on the condition that they remain civil.
- No Discussion/Promotion of Illegal Activities: No discussion or promotion of illegal activities including drugs, underage drinking, piracy, and the breaking of any other laws.
- No Spam: Qualifies as content submitted multiple times, unwanted bots, and brigading.
- Use Relevant Megathreads When Applicable: Megathreads on various topics are sometimes created to reduce redundancy and focus discussion. Check the stickied megathreads for specific rules.
- All Posts Must Be Directly Relevant to the Binghamton University Community: The theme of this subreddit is Binghamton University. Your post should relate directly to university news, university events, student activities, student life, community engagement, etc. There should be a reason to leverage this community specifically. (This rule does not apply to comments.)
- No Advertisement/Classifieds Posts. Use r/BearcatsMarketplace instead: Examples of disallowed posts: roommate search, looking for or offering housing, buying/selling a service or good (even for free), job postings, bartering, car pool, free stuff, Lost & Found. (Does not apply to promotion of university events, organizations and other official university announcements.)
Works well
- A genuine question about student life or campus culture that shows you did some homework before asking
- A short write up of a study habit, tool, or routine that helped you as a student, framed as sharing rather than selling
- A thoughtful comment inside existing threads where students already discuss a problem your product touches
- A post about a university event or student organization topic that invites discussion instead of pushing a link
- An honest ask for feedback on something relevant to student life, with no link in the post itself
Avoid
- Posting any advertisement, because the classifieds rule bans ads outright and points them to r/BearcatsMarketplace
- Posting a job listing, internship offer, or gig for students, since job postings are explicitly disallowed
- Offering free stuff or free trials, because even free goods and services fall under the classifieds ban
- Asking about roommates, housing, or carpools in a post, which belongs in r/BearcatsMarketplace
- Posting something that could fit any subreddit, because relevance to Binghamton University specifically is required
- Dropping the same link or message more than once, which counts as spam under the rules
What r/BinghamtonUniversity Is For
This is the subreddit for Binghamton University, a school in Vestal, New York. The people posting here are students, and likely some alumni, staff, and people connected to the campus. The rules say posts should relate directly to university news, university events, student activities, student life, and community engagement. So this is a campus community, not a general marketplace or a place to pitch things. If your post would only make sense to someone who cares about Binghamton University specifically, you are in the right room. If it could be posted anywhere, it does not belong here.
Rules That Matter Before Posting
The rule that decides most things here is “No Advertisement/Classifieds Posts. Use r/BearcatsMarketplace instead”. It bans ads, selling, job postings, roommate searches, housing offers, and even free stuff, and it points all of that to r/BearcatsMarketplace. The only promotion exception is for university events, organizations, and official university announcements, which rules out most founder marketing. Then there is “All Posts Must Be Directly Relevant to the Binghamton University Community”, which means your post needs a real reason to live in this campus community and not somewhere else. “No Spam” covers repeat posts, unwanted bots, and brigading. “Discussion Must Be Civil” matters if you ever wade into campus politics or talk about professors. “Use Relevant Megathreads When Applicable” means common topics may have to go in a stickied thread. And “No Discussion/Promotion of Illegal Activities” bans drugs, underage drinking, piracy, and breaking laws, which is worth knowing even though it rarely comes up in marketing.
What To Post
A good post here is one where the university itself is the reason for the post. Ask a real question about student life, campus events, or the Binghamton experience, and let the discussion carry the value. If you are a founder who once lived this world, share an honest observation or a lesson and invite students to push back on it. Keep any product mention out of the post body, and if it comes up at all, let it happen in comments where someone actually asked. Before you post anything on a common topic, check the stickied megathreads, because your question may already have a home there.
What To Avoid
Do not post any kind of advertisement or classifieds, because rule “No Advertisement/Classifieds Posts. Use r/BearcatsMarketplace instead” removes roommate searches, housing offers, buying and selling, job postings, bartering, carpools, free stuff, and lost and found, and it does this even when you are giving something away for free. Do not post promotion of any kind, since the only exceptions are official university events, organizations, and announcements, which a founder is not. Do not post anything off topic, because “All Posts Must Be Directly Relevant to the Binghamton University Community” requires a specific reason to use this community. Do not post the same thing repeatedly or use bots, because that is spam under “No Spam”. Do not get sharp with anyone, including professors, because “Discussion Must Be Civil” applies even when the conversation gets heated. And never touch illegal topics like drugs, underage drinking, or piracy, because “No Discussion/Promotion of Illegal Activities” bans them outright.
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Common questions about r/BinghamtonUniversity
What if I give my product away for free?
Still not allowed. The classifieds rule explicitly bans buying, selling, or offering a good or service even for free, and it points all of that to r/BearcatsMarketplace.
Can I post a job or look for student collaborators?
No. Job postings are listed as disallowed in the classifieds rule, along with roommate searches, housing, bartering, and carpools.
Where do buying, selling, and housing posts go?
The rules send all of that to r/BearcatsMarketplace, so use that community instead of this one.
Can I post about campus politics or a professor I disagree with?
Discussion about campus political engagement is allowed, but the civility rule requires you to stay respectful to fellow Redditors and to people off Reddit, including professors.
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