(If you're not sure what the kerfuffle was about, go here to brush up)

So, Victoria (/u/Chooter, the keeper of the AMA) and Reddit parted ways. We put up a recent post to talk about the situation, and our community's voice was clear: you wanted us to go dark temporarily, in solidarity.

We think the point has been made, so we're coming back online a bit earlier than scheduled. Ultimately the conversation this action has initiated will, we believe (and hope), have a long-lasting and positive effect on Reddit in general, and /r/books in particular.

We'll be working out some kinks in upcoming AMAs over the next few weeks and days, but for now we are hopeful that all scheduled AMAs will go ahead as planned. Any changes will be announced as soon as they are made.

We remain committed to keeping the community strong. As always, if you have concerns about anything get in touch via modmail, PM (though, be warned we have a couple of rather inactive mods) or - if you must, and you feel the situation warrants it - by creating a meta thread.

We missed you guys. Also, we're still sad about /u/Chooter.

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Edit: I've locked this thread. A few points:

• Change on the scale of an enterprise like Reddit takes a long time. For those of you clamoring to remain private until the change has happened, we'd be waiting weeks or months.

• The most effective way to protest your indignation is to stop visiting Reddit. I have an inbox full of people yelling at me for bringing the sub back online early - messages sent two minutes after the sub became visible again. The rich scent of irony.