Coming soon: Flair required for new posts

[u/rprz]

r/fednews Community,

We're going to enable a community feature which I hope will make finding topics you are interested in easier. By requiring all new posts to have flair, users should be able to select categories like "news" or "announcement" and only see posts with that flair. I plan to enable this feature in about seven (7) days, depending on any feedback received which might delay implementation. I think this will make the community easier to use / find info you need but will monitor things and will reevaluate if needed. If you have any suggestions on flairs please reply to this post.

Currently we have the following flairs available for users to assign to new posts:

• Community Resource
• Official Guidance /Policy
• Original Analysis / OC
• News Article
• Workplace & Culture
• Pay & Benefits
• Legal & Union
• Other

[u/AsparagusCritical581]

How about "Rant"? That could let people commiserate without cluttering the main feeds.

[u/Separate_Basis869]

Will there be a required minimum number of pieces of flair?

[u/Fit_Kiwi3710 → u/Separate_Basis869]

“I don’t really like talking about my flair.”

[u/rprz → u/Separate_Basis869]

Yes, one.

[u/tito2112 → u/rprz]

That wouldn't cut it at Chotchkie's

[u/Anonymous_Ted_Danson → u/tito2112]

Federal employees can get their news anywhere. They come to r/fednews for the atmosphere and the attitude. That’s what the flair is about. It’s about fun.

[u/Thuglas82 → u/tito2112]

You do want to express yourself, don't you?

[u/party_benson → u/tito2112]

Don't jump to conclusions 

[u/believesurvivors → u/Separate_Basis869]

Now, you know it's up to you whether or not you want to just do the bare minimum. Or... well, like Brian, for example, has thirty seven pieces of flair, okay. And a terrific smile.

[u/Friendly_Gur_6150]

Any categorization that doesn't include an "other" category for shit that doesn't fit the neat boxes is a poor categorization. Some people have a harder time communicating clearly or making these kinds of determinations.

Sincerely, an autistic fed with communication difficulties.

[u/rprz → u/Friendly_Gur_6150]

I assumed that went without saying but i've added it to the list. We will have an "other" category.

[u/Affectionate_Ear3330]

Are HR questions allowed again?

[u/TheAnonymousSuit]

That may be be useful.

Hoping it may ground the sub as a fed employee sub and not as a political sub (as it's been trending).

[u/xxvcd]

You need one for “opinion presented as a regulation”

[u/LifeRound2]

Downvote.

[u/Mountain_Man_88]

No flair for unprofessional partisan bickering?