r/TwinCities rules, stats, and what to post

This is a local community subreddit for the Twin Cities, which means Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the suburbs around them. People come here to talk about life in the metro area, and the rules make it clear that every post has to connect to this specific place. It reads like a digital town square for residents, so the people posting are locals sharing news, asking neighbors questions, and discussing things happening around the metro. It is not a place for general business talk, and it is definitely not a place to sell things.

The rule that decides most things here is “Posts must be about the Twin Cities, MN”, because anything without a clear Minneapolis, St. Paul, or suburbs connection gets removed no matter how good it is. The next one is “No Commerce”, which bans buying, selling, or trading unless you get explicit moderator or administrator approval first, and that covers most promotional posts. “No Crowdfunding, Employment, Surveys, Research, or Housing Posts” matters if you were thinking of posting a job ad, a survey, a fundraiser, or anything housing related, because those are all sent to other subreddits. “No Nextdoor.com-like posts” removes petty grievances about everyday life, so a complaint dressed up as a post will not survive. “No sensationalized/editorialized posts” requires you to use the original article title when you share a news link. Finally, “Nothing that violates Reddit's content policy” is the catch all, and spam falls under it.

A good post here is genuinely useful to someone who lives in the metro area. If you are a founder, the honest play is to participate like a neighbor first, answering questions and sharing things you actually know about the area. If you have something to share that touches the Twin Cities, like a local event, a piece of local news, or a question that only locals can answer, that fits. If you ever want to post anything commercial, the rules say exceptions can happen with explicit moderator approval, so message the moderators first and ask. When you share a news article, use the exact headline from the article as your post title. Keep the tone helpful and local, and leave the selling out of it.

The fastest way to get removed is posting something that is not about the Twin Cities, because rule one filters everything. Do not post anything commercial without explicit moderator approval, and do not assume a soft sell counts as something else, because the commerce rule is broad. Never post discrimination, trolling, or personal attacks, since those rules are enforced with bans for repeat offenses. Skip the petty complaint post about a driver, a restaurant, or a neighbor, because that style of post is named and banned here. If you share a news article, keep the original headline exactly as written. And do not post crowdfunding, jobs, surveys, research, or housing content, because those all have dedicated homes elsewhere.

The “No Nextdoor.com-like posts” rule is my favorite thing in this evidence, because it tells you exactly what the community is tired of, which is petty daily complaints. That same exhaustion is why any whiff of commerce gets shut down unless you ask first. My honest read is that this room rewards people who show up as neighbors first, so if you cannot write a post a neighbor would thank you for, wait.