You're upset that main got brought back yet you included "main" on your main post, interesting
It's still there, for some reason it's been quarantined since creation so you have to subscribe to see anything from it
"You are still a citizen, you must just remain in this ghetto" -- red fash tankie Hexbear admins
the furry comm exists, you just have to be subscribed to it to see it, go to /c/furry
Why is /c/furry a hidden community? I heard there was a struggle session long ago, but I wasn't here for it.
If you open a web browser where you're not signed in and try to visit /c/furry it won't load. Also if you're not subscribed to it, it won't show up in the all feed. /c/mentalhealth is like this too.
it was before user blocking of comms was a thing / probably a desire to not want the front page filled with furry stuff for people scoping out the site while not logged in? i dont really remember the discussion.
Well as it is that's definitely not a risk even if the hidden status were removed. It sees little activity cuz I think many people here don't even know it exists. Also why wouldn't we want people scoping out the site to know there are furries here?
i mean, i feel like a lot of people would be put off by that? not saying i hate furries or anything, but if i saw a site that by happenstance had mostly furry art on the front page, id assume it was a furry site and not for me and wander off. and i dont think thats a niche opinion?
and hexbear's name would not help lol
I really don't think that would be a problem because most users here aren't furries and the community is pretty inactive. I think the hidden status hurts the site more than helping at this point.
It would probably grow a bit if more users knew it existed (and I hope it does) but I don't think it would take over the site or anything close.
yeah i can agree with that at least, i feel like the rest of the site is active enough to offset it. but it could be like that cause of trolls, idr what the discussion was
i think c/mentalhealth is gone too, i just noticed it. If it was too hard to moderate I get it, but maybe do a mod drive or make a post linking to mental health resources and hotlines instead of removing it without anyone noticing. assuming its not a bug
i guess that makes sense if the point was to stop fediverse trolls from seeing it.. i feel like some new users would probably really like to know that comm exists, though.
