Can you promote in r/labrats?
Welcome to r/LabRats! A space for scientists, researchers, and lab workers to share experiment fails, lab wins, and PI woes. Do you need advice, a place to vent, or just some lab-life humor? Want to share your big successes, your awesome protocols, and tricks of the trade? Join your fellow labrats. We also have a discord server! https://discord.gg/385mCqr
The short answer
Do not publicly promote or mention your product/company; participate as a regular member (share non-commercial advice, lab stories, or join the Discord) and contact the moderators first if you think any promotional or survey activity is necessary.
What works here
- share experiment stories, protocols, and lab-life posts
- ask for/offer non-commercial troubleshooting or career advice
- join and chat on the Discord
What gets posts removed
- posting ads, shop links, or commercial offers
- requesting feedback on a tool or running surveys without mod approval
- sharing AI-generated content or linking to promotional social media
Where this comes from
View the current official rules on RedditNo ads or promotion
Rule explicitly forbids ads, shop links, blog/YouTube/social media promotion and any commercial offers; mods must be contacted before posting anything promotional.
No surveys or tool feedback
Surveys require moderator approval and tool feedback posts are disallowed, so soliciting user testing/feedback would violate rules.
AI and promotional links restricted
AI-generated content and certain external links (Twitter/X) are banned, indicating tight restrictions on external promotional material.
Official rules of r/labrats
- 01No ads, promotion, or commercial content
- 02No surveys, tool feedback, or AI generated content
- 03No medical advice, home experiments, or illicit drug questions
- 04Keep it polite, civil, and in good faith
- 05No political posts*
- 06No Twitter/X links
- 07Journalists must be Verified
- 08Big chat? Consider joining the discord (https://discord.gg/385mCqr)
Based on the community’s official rules, analyzed June 29, 2026. Rules change; the official rules page is always the source of truth.
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