Message from the mods: Please excuse the annoying subscriber goal post.
I just wanted to post a brief apology to our community members for the very annoying "Subscriber Goal" post that was pinned to the front of the sub for some amount of time recently. It was not created or intended by any of the mods, but rather by an automated moderation tool that is part of the larger Reddit community mod tool suite. It had been purposely disabled in the past, but not completely removed from the sub. Unfortunately, as part of a recent update that was made to this tool, it appears to have been automatically reenabled without our consent, and I failed to notice it quickly enough to prevent it from rather aggressively annoying a number of you all out there in the community. I apologize for the oversight.
I'd like to also reiterate that none of us on the moderation team here have any interest in pushing a pursuit of additional subscriber numbers, especially not for the sake of social media metrics. We believe the entire value of this community comes not from flashy metrics, subscriber stats, or view counts, but only from legitimate, contributing subscribers like so many of you here have been over the years. Living, breathing people who with "boots on the ground" every day that are passionate about IT and generously sharing your experiences and knowledge gained through the challenges faced in the field.
We appreciate you guys and gals more than you know.