On June 12, more than 8,000 subreddits went dark to protest the manner in which Reddit is approaching its upcoming API changes. Although it may not have been immediately evident to most Redditors, those changes threaten to make Reddit a worse site for everyone (and entirely inaccessible for some users). Thanks to those who have supported the protests, and thanks to the rest of you for your patience.

Reddit's response to the concerns raised over the last few weeks has been inconsistent at best and hostile and incompetent at worst. At this point, it is clear that Reddit has no intention of adjusting its API roadmap, but it could still commit to a very reasonable set of compromises.

Although the full impact of the upcoming changes remains unclear, AskPhotography is once again public, and we look forward to getting back to talking about photography. Unfortunately, that conversation will not include u/LessRain, a Redditor since 2009, and the person who created this sub 12 years ago. Sadly, Reddit will lose many of these longtime and previously committed users over this issue, and it will have done so needlessly. We are grateful to u/LessRain for creating this community and growing it over the last 12 years, and we are very sorry to have to say goodbye.

Comments will be open for now on this post, but as always in this sub, please remember to keep it civil and respectful. Thank you.