We’ve made some updates to our post flair system to better organize content and improve your experience on r/massachusetts! Below is the new flair list and what each one is generally used for:

Photo: Photo

Video: Video

News: News and current events

Weather: Weather and climate related

Politics: Massachusetts government and politics

Event: An event happening around Massachusetts

Protest: Protests, walk-outs, pickets, etc. happening in MA

Humor / Meme: Humor or memes about MA

Utilities: Discussions about utilities, like gas, electric, internet, etc.

Housing: Posts about the housing market in Massachusetts

Healthcare: Questions or general discussion about healthcare in MA

Recreation: Public parks, spaces and recreational activities around Massachusetts

Historical: Related to the history of Massachusetts

Visitor: Questions posed by an outsider

Recommendation: Recommendations for local businesses or activities, or advice about something

Discussion: General discussion

Unemployment: Questions/discussions about unemployment in MA

Govt. Info: Pertaining to government forms or information about government function

General Question: General question

Missing Person: Missing person

As a reminder, flair is required when posting in this subreddit. Use whichever one is most representative of what your post is about. Post flair may be changed by AutoMod based on certain keywords, or one of the mod team members if needed.

Feel free to drop a comment if you have any questions or suggestions for potential flairs. Thanks for tuning in!

It's me, the head Hoochie here to let you know we are adding 3 additional rules to the subreddit to ensure you get the best out of your experience here at r/massachusetts:

8. AI content: AI-generated text or image posts are not allowed. Exceptions will be made for AI artwork which may be approved at moderator discretion if it is relevant to Massachusetts.

9. No Commercial Advertising or Promotion: Commercial advertising, including offers to buy or sell goods and services, is prohibited. We also do not allow subtle promotion of products, services, or websites through disguised posts or comments.

10. Low effort: Low effort posts, including poorly researched questions, one-liners, or vague submissions with little context / substance, will be removed. Avoid being overly simplistic, meme-heavy, or spammy, and please use a descriptive title that is relevant.

Each of these measures will allow the mod-team to stop explaining themselves when removing this kind of content. Nobody wants to see your AI slop, bot! And nobody wants to buy your viral instagram sweatshirt either. So let's keep it on topic and all revel in the spirit of Massachusetts.

Thanks for tuning in! ~Hoochie out.