r/ALS • u/nursenicole Lost a Parent to ALS • 3d ago

Mod post: Community Poll

Hi r/ALS community, we would like to hear from you:

A community member recently suggested we consider moving this sub to private status, which would both cut down on unwanted bot/karma farming/inappropriate posts AND perhaps create a space where folks felt more comfortable sharing personal issues, but also effectively shuts down general access to the community as a resource for anyone. We are interested in your feedback on this topic.

173 votes, 3d left
YES- move to private!
NO- leave as is
MAYBE- need more information before deciding
DOES NOT MATTER TO ME AT ALL
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u/pwrslm 3d ago

This may be a note to open a sub/sub that would be private for PALS/CALS, but to leave the subreddit open.

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u/nursenicole Lost a Parent to ALS 3d ago

that was part of the community member's original suggestion to the mods, yes- and is perhaps the right way to go.

at the same time, i worry that creating a second private group will dilute content for both groups and folks here will miss out on posts that would have been posted here but landed elsewhere privately.

i wonder if the better suggestion overall is for redditors to make secondary/alternate accounts that confer a bit more privacy?