The admins and mods could start by stop making broad sweeping changes to the site. Sorry for referencing the recent drama, but newcomers aren't going to want anything to do with us if we're still in dumpster fire mode. Seriously, that shit is so embarrassing. If people want to talk optics, this is optics. Imagine some potential newcomer stumbling upon some tl;dr scree by an admin referencing a subreddit that hasn't existed in almost half a decade. It's intimidating because it gives the impression that the newcomer has to memorize esoteric Hexbear and /r/chapotraphouse lore if they don't want to be eaten alive by the locals.