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View submission: Experimental reddit change: subreddits may now opt-out of /r/all
This isn't about turning subreddits into isolated communities no one can find
Regardless, that's what it gives us. If you don't want new users, then go private.
Comment by captainbergs at 08/07/2014 at 01:52 UTC
15 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Plenty of subs grow just fine without ever hitting /r/all. Private is a total extreme and in no way similar to this new feature. Removing yourself from /r/all is a health balance between total isolation and the overwhelming unwashed masses. As I said its not about having no new subscribers its about fending off "Eternal September".
Comment by dietotaku at 18/08/2014 at 15:36 UTC
1 upvotes, 0 direct replies
what if i moderate a subreddit for moms and i want new users who are moms but not assholes from /new who don't read the rules before they leave their shitty comments? people can still find us without /all, the same way i found all of the default subs i've subscribed through - other people talking about them in other subreddits. the difference is that the people who find us that way are a whole helluva lot more likely to be our target demographic.