Update: We're keeping it! No more r/all and r/popular.

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Hi curlies!

We are going to try something out -- removing this sub from the r/all and r/popular feeds.

This means it’ll only show up on the feeds of subscribers, not all of reddit.

Here’s why:

r/all used to be *the* biggest way new curlies found us. There were some downsides too (people getting hit on or harassed, balance between helpfulness/curlspiration thrown off, and more), but top posts always had tons of people asking questions about how to get started or excitement about finding other curlies on reddit, so the good outweighed the bad.

Now, most new curlies seem to find us by seeing r/curlyhair mentioned on other subs or through reddit’s new suggested subreddits feature. These days, if your post hits it big in r/all, it can be extremely validating, but also overwhelming and sometimes uncomfortable with hundreds of people weighing in. Although new curlies definitely still find the sub through posts in r/all, it’s not the only way or the easiest way anymore, and we might be at a point where the bad outweighs the good. This will hopefully also free up mod time so we can spend more time on bigger improvements (product lists, wiki, etc.).

So, we want to see what happens when this option is turned off. (We’ll re-evaluate after 1-2 weeks.) We have no idea what to expect, so please feel free to share your thoughts on how this impacts your experience with contributing here!

Thanks and hope you have a great quarantine curl day!