So after rereading a couple messages that stood out to me on this thread I think the bot issue can easily be just done in compromise. If you think the pound bot that can set a reminder and show the time (the basic Discord one) then we add those features on the site. An accurate countdown timer on the HOME page or even constantly counting down above ADOPT (or POUND for mobile users?) telling us exactly which is next Lost & Found or Pound. And if they mean the other Discord bot that shows the upcoming pound group (I think this is what it does based on what I read?) then just add an option at the Pound page to go to next available group (if it's already been sorted). Also for the ping issue just add a way to get pinged for next LAF / Pound. A small little button that says "REMIND ME VIA EMAIL" that will send you a little email to tell you Pound / LAF is coming up within 5-10 mins (timer could be adjusted maybe?). Then every feature these bots do is accessible to people without Discord or feel it's cheating because it's outside of the site mechanic. I understand Nick is like one of the only coders (if not the only one) so I'm sure that might be tough to get done quickly, but it's worth the wait for some new features.
As for the other ideas like lessening the amount of pets each page- I'm super in favor of this since you have to scroll to see all the pets and sometimes the one you wanted is just under your view. This would also make it so the pound will drain a little slower as people have to wait to refresh.
The other idea I saw about making the pound random - though I'm more neutral on this I find it an interesting thing that could be built off of. Sort of like money tree on Neopets where you can go once a day and get a limited amount of items maybe like 1-3 random pets (?). IDK this is a strange idea, but I don't absolutely hate it.
BTW are we supposed to take these suggestions and make new threads for them or can they stay here to be discussed and everything in this thread will be read through?