/u/MarquisBoniface made a post offering some advice to help the sub. Since I decided to make the sub female-only I'm removing the post, but I want to copy it here in the interest of anti-censorship.

original post: /s/Gender_Critical/comments/54rj/tips_to_grow_and_sustain_this_sub/

content:

Tips to grow and sustain this sub

submitted by /u/MarquisBoniface 3 days ago [as of this copying]

There is a time period essential for galvanizing growth and determining whether a sub will catch on or not.

I've seen way too many subs get a ton of subscribers then just completely drop off with activity, no posts/comments for months and months at a time.

It's important to remember you don't actually need a lot of people to establish a sub, the vast majority of subscribers just lurk anyway, a few regular posters/commentors is all that's needed.

So I'd say posting/comment quota goals (ie reaching 5 posts and 5 comments a day) is a good and attainable goal to set for now, such a thing only requires like two or three people (about 10% of the current sub size, 24). Such a goal serves to keep contributors expectations completely in line with reality, and well groudned expectations prevent the onset of demoralization. Preventing demoralization (and neutralizing shills pushing it) is essential because demoralization is the number 1 killer of online forums.

I've argued with a metric ****-ton of shills and, through such arguments I slowly learned more and more how they strategize and attack. Demoralization is the most common tactic they use because it's EFFECTIVE. But once it's understood, it can be prevented. The best way to counter shilling is simple awareness.

I'd also recommend OP explicitly advertise the sub as the true "gendercritical successor" in well received posts, like editing this one: https://saidit.net/s/SaidIt/comments/53n9/theres_some_censorship_going_on_in_the_newly/

That's my two cents.