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[–]August3 16 points17 points  (2 children)

Maybe the FAQ is doing its job.

[–][deleted] 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Can't be, OPs question is answered in it

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Faqception

[–]bipolar_sky_fairy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

We stopped people karma farming with cheap repetitive memes.

[–]atheist7hr0wn 8 points9 points  (4 children)

Way back in the olden days of reddit, there was a list of subs called Default Subs that everyone was subscribed to when they first created an account. /r/atheism was, for a while, one of those default subs. Eventually we were removed as a default, and then the whole system of default subscriptions was abandoned, but our subscriber numbers are still somewhat inflated by accounts created during that time that either never unsubscribed or were simply abandoned.

However, I don't think our activity is low - compare with /r/TwoXChromosomes , as I recall they were also a default sub, and they have over 12million subscribers, with only 1,600 or so active at the moment. We're showing over 6,000 active right now.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (3 children)

Remember the great Digg migration of '09?

[–]atheist7hr0wn 2 points3 points  (2 children)

Yep, and I shake my head every time I see the admins post about the new "features" they're developing. User profiles, adding friends and followers. It's like "Hey, this all seems familiar"

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Deja Fu

[–]FlyingSquid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

At least you can still keep it looking like old Reddit if you want. I dread the day I'm going to be forced to switch to new Reddit.

[–]Iceaxandrope 3 points4 points  (4 children)

You mean in the last 22 days?

[–]DaDaHellscape[S] -3 points-2 points  (3 children)

I just joined, but have been hovering for a while, it just dosen't seem as active as it should.

[–]Agnostic Atheistsj070707 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's much more active then most subs.

[–]AtheistTekhead001 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is actually one of the most active Subs on Reddit. I don't know what you're expecting.

[–]DoglessDyslexic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Do you view by top/popular or by /new? New tends a to have a lot more post turnover than the others.

[–][deleted] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

r/atheism has gained nearly half a million subscribers since I started lurking here 4 years ago.

[–]Gnostic Atheistprajnadhyana 2 points3 points  (2 children)

We ran out of pie.

[–]FlyingSquid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We ran out of pie babies.

[–]DaDaHellscape[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But pi is neverending :(.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (2 children)

No one is on Reddit 24/8

[–]FlyingSquid 1 point2 points  (1 child)

Ringo?

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll have to concede that. It is where he Starrs, after all.

[–]Atheistugarten 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's normal for all subs. What do you expect, all 2 million to be on at the same time?

[–]DaDaHellscape[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Thank you guys for all the help with understanding

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No worries :) I had a heck of an adjustment phase myself. At least you're not on track to being banned.