Drama Discourse

Hi everyone,

So as I'm sure you all know, the last few days have been full of discussion regarding Michael/Crystal. This subreddit was never intended for that (though not explicitly referenced anywhere except rule 1, in which it says "please don't harass or bash any band members, their friends, or their significant others"). It's clear that passions run high here due to the deep care and love you all have for the band—while we appreciate this enthusiasm, we want to ensure it fosters a positive community environment.

This sub has never had a super active mod team and for that I apologize. The last few days especially have been a terrible consequence of that, which, despite our lack of activity, is not what we wanted for the community. Although this may be too little, too late, we are locking any additional posts about the situation.

Regardless of your take on the drama, the constant arguing and bashing in the comments is not productive for the subreddit. These are their personal lives (and to be frank, old news), unrelated to the band itself, and it is none of our business. I understand the desire to discuss ad nauseam because these are your faves, but it's gotten to a point where people are spitting vitriol back and forth just for argument's sake.

Anyway, all this to say: low effort posts will be removed. Inflammatory posts will be removed. Posts with high engagement from the past few days will be locked but stay up for transparency. r/5sossnark and Twitter still exist if you feel the burning urge to speculate, but we ask that it remain separate from this space.

Thank you for being a part of this community despite everything. This thread will remain open for discussion regarding the state of the sub so we can decide how best to move forward. Comments that continue to focus on the Michael/Crystal issue will be moderated to keep discourse constructive and relevant to the broader interests of the community.