Sell Chicken Smoothie (Poll Has Been Reset!)

[FOUND VERDICT]

as someone who has been around for a bit longer then 11 years and has spent god knows how many hours and usd on this site, i don't think getting some updates/feedback here and there is too much to ask for. it's really frustrating to see this site slowly dying when there's so much that can still be done with it.

suggested improvements/updates have been piling up for years with seemingly no real response.
with the amount of C$ that is still being purchased by players, one would hope that the community would matter a little more

but hey, if you can do the bare minimum to keep an adoptable site running and still live a comfortable life then why change it i guess...


i appreciate all the work the staff do, but we need more feedback from the people who can actually make some changes happen.
at least we got a response from nick, which is a nice start. but it shouldn't end here.

[FriedApplePie]

as someone who has been around for a bit longer then 11 years and has spent god knows how many hours and usd on this site, i don't think getting some updates/feedback here and there is too much to ask for. it's really frustrating to see this site slowly dying when there's so much that can still be done with it.

suggested improvements/updates have been piling up for years with seemingly no real response.
with the amount of C$ that is still being purchased by players, one would hope that the community would matter a little more

but hey, if you can do the bare minimum to keep an adoptable site running and still live a comfortable life then why change it i guess...


i appreciate all the work the staff do, but we need more feedback from the people who can actually make some changes happen.
at least we got a response from nick, which is a nice start. but it shouldn't end here.

I second this!

[Hubble]

Everything I would say has been said by now, and I fully support this topic. I may not have been here for as long as some other players, but CS has been a huge part of my life lately. It’s my main art platform too, and I would hate to see that die any more than it already has. Serious action from the site’s administration is overdue and I greatly look forward to seeing one of them take this thread to heart. Please prove to us that you care about Chicken Smoothie as much as the users here do. Change may be scary to some, but I think it would be worth it.

[Coolsum23]

Everything I would say has been said by now, and I fully support this topic. I may not have been here for as long as some other players, but CS has been a huge part of my life lately. It’s my main art platform too, and I would hate to see that die any more than it already has. Serious action from the site’s administration is overdue and I greatly look forward to seeing one of them take this thread to heart. Please prove to us that you care about Chicken Smoothie as much as the users here do. Change may be scary to some, but I think it would be worth it.

I agree cs got me a lot of my friends now and the art is amazing we have great artists hear and if cs dies that talent may go to waste that would be bad and terrible. So if it was sold tess and nick get money we get what we want but if more staff talked it would be good heck even great.

[[kat]]

i understand that things are happening right before an event but there are some suggetions i think would help the audience already on CS. not only would it improve the way the community and staff interact (since there seems to be some hostility there) but the way staff interacts with each other and the community interacts within itself. aside from the complete overhaul visually that's needed there's some systematic things that should take priority.

hiring coders, since CS is run off phBB there would need to be a specific group who understand it, but there seems to be far too much stress on nick alone to do the coding by himself. if this means that a lot of things behind the scenes would need to change for many people to manage the site behind scenes that's okay, many people are willing to wait for the maintenance to be over. even if these people are only temporary or only stick around for large updates that need to be pushed out, that lays out the foundation for other important things.

a forum dedicated specifically to rules, or having the collection of rules able to be visible on the bottom toolbar. there's plenty space for a new forum section where rules can be moved to and pinned, not only does this make moving the forum rules easier but users have one place to go and it's easier for staff to overhaul and redo them. if not, an entirely new rules page that covers everything that can be somewhere visible. whether it be next to the "view bookmarks" button or down near the privacy policy link, any thing of organization and clarity is better than none.

the site rules are unclear and outdated, specifically for oekaki. a lot of rules seem to have double standards as well. any other important but brushed over things (e.g. racism, trans/homo/queerphobias, pedophilia) also should be clarified as well, since i'm aware those are all concerns we see on the site that don't have a proper place in any of the provided set of rules. there's been a couple times on the site where i've encountered situations that mods are unsure about and need to come to an agreement for clarity and then make decisions based on the little they're provided, which isn't right. staff should be able to do their job without regularly needing clarification.

a functioning block system. this would ease the nerves of so many users, and you would probably see a flood of users return with this implemented. the block system on CS does nothing more than stop a user from trading you and coloring in editable drawings, which in't enough. sure you can disable PMs, but that's not enough. cut contact with blocked users, such as hiding profiles and posts from blocked users would give a bigger sense of security rather than it being so... one sided.

general helpers should have a more prominent role. from what i understand of general helpers the only thing that excludes them from being staff is the fact they don't have power over posts, despite having access to hep tickets. that alone should be enough for them to be considered true staff, but they should also have the capability to delete posts and move topics, rather than just answering questions. not only does this even out the workload on mods and general helpers but it gives them a better use in the community. not only should they be able to handle help tickets but small reports as well, hence why they should be able to delete and re/move threads. if that doesn't work, more staff in general. you can never have too much staff, as long as they can all communicate. things get handled faster that way. as much as i love the team and know they're working hard, if there's clearly a delay in things that need to be managed then there's not enough staff to begin with, no matter how hard they work or not.

(based on community feedback about new owners) handing the site ownership down to willing staff? selling the site isn't a good solution. however handing it to active and willing staff who want to make changes and have the time for it now would be the best idea. there's no shame in retiring! but it's time for change. if there's not enough time for the creators to handle our requests but there's staff who want change, those staff should have more power if they're asking for the same. not only would this mean a complete update in terms of site direction but it's a new page with people we're already familiar with. those staff who have the time can make the adjustments for the site further, whether that be hiring new staff or evening out the workload among current staff. anybody that can and wants to change what's wrong and what should've been dealt with ages ago that's on staff should be put in charge of doing so.

honestly don't think i could have put it into better words. the rules especially for the whole site NEED to be clarified. i'm just going to be blunt- the staff on the CSTM Discord feel that we enforce the site's rules on the server more heavily than we feel CS itself does on the actual site, and half the time we're not sure exactly what the rules are because it's all outdated and unclear. a forum dedicated to them would be so incredibly helpful.

and handing the site to active staff who are already dedicated and have the time to revamp the site is a fantastic suggestion. it's okay not to be 100% invested anymore- things change and people move on with interests and just with their lives in general. the staff overall need to be more active within the community, and not just for reports and help tickets- although of course that still, understandably, takes priority.

[Lexi.]

They're so inactive they probably wont even see this or consider it :\

[Maligator]

as someone who has been around for a bit longer then 11 years and has spent god knows how many hours and usd on this site, i don't think getting some updates/feedback here and there is too much to ask for. it's really frustrating to see this site slowly dying when there's so much that can still be done with it.

suggested improvements/updates have been piling up for years with seemingly no real response.
with the amount of C$ that is still being purchased by players, one would hope that the community would matter a little more

but hey, if you can do the bare minimum to keep an adoptable site running and still live a comfortable life then why change it i guess...


i appreciate all the work the staff do, but we need more feedback from the people who can actually make some changes happen.
at least we got a response from nick, which is a nice start. but it shouldn't end here.

I would certainly agree with this. Tbh, I have posted on many suggestion threads, voiced my support for them, and prayed that we might get a response. It’s just sad to see all these potentially positive, game-changing(literally) things being overlooked.

The biggest problem, to me at least, is that there are so many ways that CS could easily jump right back, and these are not being explored as far as we know. Listening to suggestions is one, communication with users and staff is another. freshening up more outdated features, brainstorming and creating easier ways we as players can sort, trade, and update our wishlists is a good one too. But most importantly, creating ways the community can feel connected to the staff and the owners.

Also, slightly shifting gears here, There are so many ways that CS can use its platform to make a serious difference in real world issues. For example, the BLM movement, whether everybody agrees with it or not, is a huge issue that many people feel extremely passionate about. Of all those passionate people, many, if not most, would love to see ways that sites and communities can support these causes they care so much about.
For example, if CS were to release a pet for sale in the C$ store, with some or all the proceeds going to charities that support real issues, that would not only bring something new to the table and create interest in the game, but also it would be a great way that the CS users as part of a huge community can pitch in to help a good cause.
This is all just my opinion, though.

[cαtαstrσphe]

If I had a dollar for every time me and my friends got caught by a hidden, unwritten, or unclear rule I'd have enough money to buy CS. I read the rules when I joined and even now there are still rules I've not seen or heard about, a forum dedicated entirely to rules would be nice like having our own rule book to check on every once in a while. But also so staff can agree on what crosses the line, as a lot of warnings and punishments boil down to opinions.. One mod may give an official warning and another a slap on the wrist, its hard to know when you're in real danger haha

[shawty-cs]

i would love if it was easier to find site rules through the forums, its hard for me to find them. (unless im just not looking and its in plain sight)

[rottingsnakes]

EDIT: i also think the pound and lost and found should be seperate pages. not too many members are super into items and the lost and found is ALWAYS the one being opened. this creates less interest as people checking to see if the pound is open might close out the cs tab once they see the lost and found is opening instead. i think both being constantly open might help people stay on the site for longer periods of time a day.
though neither open as much as they used to.

Agreed here! I lost interest in checking the Adopt tab purely because the L&F was always open. Another thing I think may help would be.. whenever one of the adopt sections are about to open, maybe a one-minute warning could pop up subtly on a side of your screen. If you're not interested in the one currently opening, you can swipe it away/close it with an (x).