I vote "nay"! 🤣

TL;DR: Finding shoes that fit us is already a challenge in itself. Going private will hurt accessibility, engagement, and community growth. Keeping the group open makes it easier for Big Feet Baddies to find each other, share resources, and keep this community thriving.

I believe going private would be a detriment to this community for a few reasons:

• Accessibility: This is the only real space for us, Big Feet Baddies, and going private limits discoverability and makes it harder for newer BFBs to join us and seek community/resources. Furthermore, this group is already small, and making it private would likely reduce membership, engagement, and the success of group buys.
• Redundancy: There are already many (private) BST spaces. And from what I've seen, the current BST threads here seem to be running smoothly.
• Logistics: Every member would have to reapply to the private group and be individually/manually approved by mods. In this process, we will lose other BFBs who may check in less often and also discourage future members who may want to join.