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o/GenderCritical passed 3,000 subscribers!

posted by girl_undone in GenderCritical

A couple days ago Ovarit registrations blew past 3,000 and today o/GenderCritical got its 3,000th subscriber.

Thank you to everyone who made this move with us. It's been a whirlwind of a journey but I'm glad we're here. We now have the ability to make this site so much better for our users and mods and although it takes time I'm really excited about what we're going to make here.

Some thanks is owed to our very own Rita Skeeter at the Atlantic. If anyone else wants to write a ridiculous hit piece on us, please send us an email. You can also ignore everything we tell you, but I'll tell you a secret: if you buy me a drink I'll start quoting Valerie Solanas.

It took r/GenderCritical nearly three years to hit the 3,000 subscribers mark. Since growth was exponential, doubling every year or faster, it really seemed to take off after that year. It was hard to keep up with it. That was actually my favorite year. We have a lot to grieve from losing our old home we made on Reddit, but give it a little time and many of you will be missing the way things are here, now. Life is always in flux, and so are internet communities.

If you're lurking and haven't reached out for an invite code yet, it's best to get one rather than waiting, we're still a ways out from ending the invite code requirement.

I hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday season.

A couple days ago Ovarit registrations blew past 3,000 and today o/GenderCritical got its 3,000th subscriber. Thank you to everyone who made this move with us. It's been a whirlwind of a journey but I'm glad we're here. We now [have the ability to make this site so much better for our users and mods](https://ovarit.com/o/Ovarit/9143/ovarit-runs-on-open-source-software-interested-in-contributing) and although it takes time I'm really excited about what we're going to make here. Some thanks is owed to [our very own Rita Skeeter at the Atlantic](https://ovarit.com/o/GenderCritical/12170/the-secret-internet-of-terfs-a-rebuttal-from-ovarit). If anyone else wants to write a ridiculous hit piece on us, please send us an email. You can also ignore everything we tell you, but I'll tell you a secret: if you buy me a drink I'll start quoting Valerie Solanas. It took [r/GenderCritical nearly three years to hit the 3,000 subscribers mark.](https://subredditstats.com/r/gendercritical) Since growth was exponential, doubling every year or faster, it really seemed to take off after that year. It was hard to keep up with it. That was actually my favorite year. We have a lot to grieve from losing our old home we made on Reddit, but give it a little time and many of you will be missing the way things are here, now. Life is always in flux, and so are internet communities. [If you're lurking and haven't reached out for an invite code yet, it's best to get one rather than waiting](https://ovarit.com/wiki/invites), we're still a ways out from ending the invite code requirement. I hope everyone has a happy and safe holiday season.

29 comments

[–] delicate_silicate 38 points (+38|-0)

Hell yeah, merry terfmas! Welcome to the secret club y'all! This whole site is so amazing.

[–] PotatoParameter 26 points (+26|-0)

Woo! Here's to gendercritical and the freedom of women!

[–] stern-as-steel 23 points (+23|-0)

Wow! I remember when I first set eyes on r/gc there were around 15k subscribers. I was immediately hooked, of course, and remained hooked up until we were banned at about 65k subscribers.

Somehow I have a feeling Ovarit might grow even faster.

[–] EternaEspiral 2 points (+2|-0)

Holy fuck It got to 65k?!

I have so much hope 😭

[–] Veesdottir 21 points (+21|-0)

Congratulations! Here's to 3,000 more in the near future!!!

[–] bellatrixbells 17 points (+17|-0)

I was coming to thank the Atlantic, but I like the idea of Rita Skeeter.

[–] radically_done 13 points (+13|-0)

Thank you so much for the work you have put into building a network of communities by and for women!

[–] yikesforever 13 points (+13|-0)

Thanks so much for this site and all the work you put into it.

[–] notgonnabenice 13 points (+13|-0)

Hooray! I've been watching the sub counts too.

[–] OedipaMaas 12 points (+12|-0)

Fantastic news! Thank you to everyone who's worked so hard for this!

[–] NotCis 11 points (+11|-0)

Hooray! Thank you for all your hard work!

[–] WhinoRhino 11 points (+11|-0)

we're still a ways out from ending the invite code requirement.

Thank Mod!

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