Heads up, Creators: On Dec 13-14 you may see a noticeable decrease in your sub count as we remove spam subscriptions. If spam is removed, you'll see a YouTube Studio alert: https://goo.gl/qGDBvX This should help give you confidence that the subs you do have are real fans!
Or you could just well, i dont know, ask what your community actually wants instead of doing changes that "Youtube" considers necessary. I know you need to keep evolving and improving, but a community based platform is all about asking your people before changing.