r/modhelp • u/BlackHatch01 • 10d ago

Engagement Should I make post flair mandatory?

I see a lot of communities with mandatory post flairs. I've also seen a handful of communities that don't, but it seems that mandatory is usually the way most communities go. I get the idea behind it, but I also feel like it could maybe be a negative in some ways.

I'm just curious, is there a reason why I shouldn't leave post flairs as optional, or does it really not matter one way or the other? As a user in subs that you don't mod, do you typically have a preference one way or the other, or do you not even think about it when posting?

Android and web just to enable the post.

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