Reddit is now run by r/malefashionadvice, which was for a time the largest subreddit still shut down in protest of the platform’s API pricing changes. The subreddit is now open, meaning Reddit users can search the community for content once again, albeit in a restricted mode, meaning only certain users can make new posts.

As we reported last week, the moderators of r/mensfashionadvice, a subreddit with over 5 million subscribers, had deprived the community and was driving its users onto Discord and Substack. At the time, the moderators were expected to be removed after receiving a message from a Reddit admin (employee), ModCodeofConduct, telling them they would be replaced if they didn’t reopen.

Three former moderators of r/malefashionadvice tell the edge which were removed from the subreddit on Thursday. “We have more or less been waiting for the removal for the last few days,” says one former mod, who asked to go by “Walker,” says in an email to the edge. Now, the community mod list currently has only one moderator: ModCodeofConduct. Although despite the “restricted” status of the subreddit, someone was able to do a post on thursday which encourages community members to join Discord.

It looks like Discord is gaining some traction. Another former mod, “Zach”, said the edge last week it had 2,000 users; Now, it says it’s up to 5,000. “The community and regular customers who come to Discord have generally been courteous and good company,” Walker says.

Reddit did not immediately respond to a request for comment. As of this writing, ModCode of Conduct He is also the sole moderator of:

Now, according to the Reddark crawler, the biggest subreddit that’s still private is r/street wear. According to Zach, who told me last week that he is also a mod in that community, he has over 4 million subscribers. The subreddit also has a Discord.