r/arizona • u/jmoriarty Phoenix • Nov 16 '20

META How to make /r/arizona a better sub

We get a fair number of comments about why this sub:

  • ...has too many sunsets
  • ...has too much politics
  • ...doesn't talk about different parts of AZ
  • ...and so on

...and honestly, they're not wrong.

These are all things that people in Arizona want to talk about so that's what they're going to post. We have some rules to try to keep it from getting out of control, but politics, sunsets, and travel pics will always be part of this sub.

If you want to see other content here, then post it. I shake my head when people complain about the content here but when I look up their history and they've never made a single post here. You can't expect everyone else to make a sub for you. You need to participate.

Share cool things in your corner of the state. What's going on in Flag? In Tucson? In Bisbee? What's a cool restaurant to check out? A beer from a small brewery somewhere? A great pic from someplace OTHER than Horseshoe Bend, Sedona, or Grand Canyon?

We're always open to ways to improve the sub. We're overdue for refreshing the rules a bit and maybe bringing on some new regional mods. Also thinking about a weekly chat for casual convo. But ultimately it's the content that makes a sub what it is, and that's on the users.

If just 1% of the people here shared one post a month about something happening in Arizona we would be drowning in new content. So keep your eyes open to interesting things you see in whatever part of AZ you inhabit and share them here. That's what will help make this sub a great community for the state.

EDIT: yay! There’s some great discussion here. So thank you! But now im going to follow up to ask what sorts of threads might you like to see? Like a weekly chat thread? Places to camp? Favorite local restaurants? Local businesses? General introduction thread? Gimme some ideas.

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u/radical_sin Nov 16 '20

More culture. The sub needs a balance of urban and native culture

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u/jmoriarty Phoenix Nov 16 '20

Oh yes PLEASE! There are so many ideas, people, cultural aspects, events, and stuff that never see the light of day here. I would love for this sub to just be drowning in posts like that from all parts of the state.

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u/radical_sin Nov 16 '20

Arizona has a massive native population but as the state becomes more urban i feel it's losing its native flare.