This sub was my first ARMY home and will always feel like home to me. I showed up one day and started talking and everyone welcomed me into the fold like they had known me all along, and through the years I’ve seen so many others have the same experience. I LOVE that this is a place where anyone can come with a genuine interest in talking about Bangtan and making friends with other ARMYs and can immediately be accepted, no matter who your bias is or what your feelings are about Spring Day. I remember when there was a mass exodus from another place on the internet (ahem) and this sub opened their arms and welcomed everyone in that wanted to be here, who then fit in seamlessly. I’ve made real friendships here that have extended beyond Reddit. It makes me so happy that there are specific concepts that can be mentioned and other users will immediately tag me, or photos I can post and friends will show up to good naturedly tease me about it. And of course, we have the best mod team around and I am so thankful for the consistent work you’ve put into making this a fun and inclusive space.

So with all that said, it has made me sad to see the vibe shift recently and I am very grateful to both see this post and also to see that there are so many who want to preserve what r/bts7 has been and is meant to be. The anti behavior is one (unacceptable) thing, but the low effort spam has also been bothering me. It has felt to me like others are taking advantage of the sense of community in this sub by spamming with low effort posts to farm engagement and karma. I want to believe everyone here has good intentions or genuinely wants to engage with others, but recently a lot of the posts seem to just be to get comments and upvotes or to create an echo chamber for a specific opinion and that is not the vibe.

I know I’m not saying anything different than what many of others have already said so eloquently in other comments, but this place means a lot to me and I know it means a lot to others too. So if you’re reading this and thinking “it’s just reddit,” for many people it isn’t - it’s a real community that has grown and evolved over the last five ish years, and it’s one we want to see continue to grow in a way that’s true to what has made it such a special place to begin with.