diff --git a/files/helpers/alerts.py b/files/helpers/alerts.py
index 85bacff58a..dd32c49f5d 100644
--- a/files/helpers/alerts.py
+++ b/files/helpers/alerts.py
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ def add_notif(cid, uid):
 
 
 def NOTIFY_USERS(text, v):
+	# Restrict young accounts from generating notifications
+	if v.age < NOTIFICATION_SPAM_AGE_THRESHOLD:
+		return set()
+
 	notify_users = set()
 	for word, id in NOTIFIED_USERS.items():
 		if id == 0 or v.id == id: continue
diff --git a/files/helpers/const.py b/files/helpers/const.py
index e38e3f0caa..c6757aa5b0 100644
--- a/files/helpers/const.py
+++ b/files/helpers/const.py
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ PIN_LIMIT = 3
 POST_RATE_LIMIT = '1/second;2/minute;10/hour;50/day'
 LOGGEDIN_ACTIVE_TIME = 15 * 60
 PFP_DEFAULT_MARSEY = True
+NOTIFICATION_SPAM_AGE_THRESHOLD = 3 * 86400
 
 HOLE_NAME = 'hole'
 HOLE_STYLE_FLAIR = False
diff --git a/files/helpers/cron.py b/files/helpers/cron.py
index 9282cc716f..79574a7941 100644
--- a/files/helpers/cron.py
+++ b/files/helpers/cron.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from files.cli import g, app, db_session
 import click
 from files.helpers.const import *
+from files.helpers.alerts import send_repeatable_notification
 from files.classes import *
 
 import files.helpers.lottery as lottery
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ def sub_inactive_purge_task():
 	one_week_ago = time.time() - 604800
 	active_holes = [x[0] for x in g.db.query(Submission.sub).distinct() \
 		.filter(Submission.sub != None, Submission.created_utc > one_week_ago).all()]
+	active_holes.append('changelog') # system hole immune from deletion
 
 	dead_holes = g.db.query(Sub).filter(Sub.name.notin_(active_holes)).all()
 	names = [x.name for x in dead_holes]
diff --git a/site_settings.json b/site_settings.json
index 3cfdf6fd56..ce4adeee72 100644
--- a/site_settings.json
+++ b/site_settings.json
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{"Bots": true, "Fart mode": false, "Read-only mode": false, "Signups": true}
\ No newline at end of file
+{"Bots": true, "Fart mode": true, "Read-only mode": false, "Signups": true}
\ No newline at end of file