Good morning, /r/Pics subscribers.As we're sure you're aware, the price of bandwidth has been increasing significantly over the past few months, reaching a year-over-year increase of 69%¹. Due to this increase, /r/Pics has fallen on hard times and can no longer afford to provide bandwidth to its users for free.As a way to help cover rising costs, /r/Pics is now a tiered platform.Only Top-Tier users will be able to post. Users who are not Top-Tier will only be able to view or comment; they cannot submit posts. This ranking system allows /r/Pics to conserve bandwidth while also providing users with a sense of pride and accomplishment in the images that do get posted.To become a Top-Tier user, you will need to purchase something from the Reddit Pics Store².How to become a Top-Tier user:Go to the Reddit Pics Store.Purchase something from the Reddit Pics Store.Click this link to message /r/Pics with your order number. The order confirmation number should be the only thing in the bo