An apology and an explanation
Judging by the spike of requests these last few weeks, people have begun to notice that this subreddit had become locked down. This wasn’t a decision made by me but it was indirectly caused by my genuine attempt not to be overbearing.
Basically, r/ITVX is a tiny community in the grand scheme of things. I used to post regularly in order to promote discussion and activity. Then a couple of people started accusing me of treating the place like a karma farm, so I stepped back. Unfortunately, because I’ve also had a relaxed, unobtrusive modding style, Reddit interpreted this as inactivity on my part and locked everything down. This happened a couple of times and I got it reopened. When it happened a third time, I thought it best to just let it go.
Of course, then the World Cup happened, with ITV airing many of the games. People came here and were met with a brick wall. That was on me. No excuses, just honest apathy towards keeping the place alive when I thought no-one else cared to post.
It’s back now. u/SlowedCash has requested to become a moderator here and is very enthusiastic. I sent him an invite. I hope he’ll accept. I probably won’t disappear entirely again but it’s only right to add someone to the team with a bit of passion for doing things properly.
Sorry once again for inadvertently stifling discussion. I’ll do my best to make sure it doesn’t happen again.