> Moderators exist to moderate a community, not to shut it down wholesale. [...] If the majority of your userbase likes sub X and some mods want to shut it down

> Moderators exist to moderate a community, not to shut it down wholesale. [...] If the majority of your userbase likes sub X and some mods want to shut it down, then of course Reddit would open it back up. I wonder how that will work for subs that posted a poll asking whether they should join the blackout, and got 80%+ of users voting "yes"? It's not just the mods, but users can also enjoy sub X and simultaneously disagree with the decisions that reddit is making. Remember, mods were users first. Also, if you think that users like sub X, then it's worth considering how much the mods like sub X if they're willing to put their own time in to help make the sub run smoothly. It's not like they're getting paid.