[urgent] this site really is actually dying

[Lanayru]

I'm a bit disappointed this was hauled to suggestions instead of the CS discussion forum where it was actually getting seen by new people with fresh input... We ARE ultimately discussing CS, no? /:

[Purgatory K9]

I'm a bit disappointed this was hauled to suggestions instead of the CS discussion forum where it was actually getting seen by new people with fresh input... We ARE ultimately discussing CS, no? /:

I dunno, I feel like it could fit either or because majority of the discussion is having suggestions for CS...so I get why it was moved. Sadly, moving it to suggestions has seemed to put more of a halt on discussion because suggestions isn't as popular as the discussion section.

[BlueEyedKite]

As I tell my partner: sometimes I want to discuss my feelings but I am not looking for any suggestions. I guess if we are all sitting around pointing out what we see about lack of activity it could become an echo chamber or worse slope towards a rant thread -shrug- I did like how before it felt like there was less pressure to give a suggestion let alone one fleshed out. Ya know? Coming up with ways to keep this site from "dying" is a lofty goal!

[azemyc]

I'm a bit disappointed this was hauled to suggestions instead of the CS discussion forum where it was actually getting seen by new people with fresh input... We ARE ultimately discussing CS, no? /:

I dunno, I feel like it could fit either or because majority of the discussion is having suggestions for CS...so I get why it was moved. Sadly, moving it to suggestions has seemed to put more of a halt on discussion because suggestions isn't as popular as the discussion section.

moving it to suggestions feels odd.

any suggestion here has been buried by pages of discussion relating back to the site. this isn't an individual, precise topic like other suggestion threads. there's so much here that it doesn't really give a clear idea or support behind any one suggestion that might've been brought up within the thread.

moving it to suggestions certainly killed the topic and made it nearly impossible for new input to be given as the suggestion board is definitely one of the more dead forums on the site. this thread wasn't off topic for the chickensmoothie discussion board, and it could have easily been suggested by staff to create or go support threads within the suggestion forum that were focused on the individual topics within this greater one. that would've worked better.

[Ariconnie48]

I keep to myself for the most part, but I've definitely noticed a decline. Outside of events it's pretty dead, and even events don't bring in as many people as before

[Purgatory K9]

I definitely agree with all of you! I see why it was moved but I wish it was moved back because the thread was definitely more engaging with more people then.

[Dehumanized]

I don't know about the move since I just saw the thread. But I definetly can say that this side has it's peaks at the events. I noticed that the art forums are still active but seeing as many charge either high C$ prices, ex list pets or real currency. Of course, that's not all of them. I didn't want to generalize, sorry.

Chickensmoothie was my bubble for a while. My safe haven. Now it's a shadow of it's former self. I had lots of fun and found friends that I have to this day. I'm not as active anymore because the pets feel repetitive as many motives are already done and it's only so long until you produce similar content. The older store pets are treaded as holy and are basically unoptainable for the majority of the userbase. Let's add the C$ inflation and it looks really nasty.

I don't have any reasonable suggestions. Chickensmoothie has been online for quite a while now and I'm amazed that's still up and running. But I can see that it could be frustrating for new user to try to collect pets. The Rares List, even thou it was discontinued, is still relevant as 'Ex lists' are the hype, there are multiple threads that tell you how much your pet is worth and a large portion of the users - I assume - are profit oriented. So they only trade when it's beneficial for them. Sounds logic, but I really despise that mentality because outside this sweet dream of a bubble, there's enough of that profit-oriented, almost predatory mentality. Maybe I just miss this fairy tale of freedom and sheer good will that I once saw on this site (as in the eyes of my childish self back then). I'm not saying the community or the site is 'bad' or went bad or whatever. Just it... hits different now. I don't know how to explain and to be honest I wouldn't have the words in my native language as well.

Now that's quite the personal opinion, you don't have to read all that since I didn't read the whole threat either, yet alone the first site. Just my thoughts to this site.

The only small suggestion I have would be an open discussion with the CS Team, what they think and how, as a community, could help this site to it's former glory. BUT the community here is really diverse (and even if it's dying it's still a lot of people) so pleasing everyone is a hard task, as seen with the hole DNI (Do not interact) List stuff or whatever, I heard from a friend that there went something on and people were really split on that topic (or didn't care at all like me).

Holy I'm still writing. OK, I'll stop now.

[Seasonal]

This thread was originally posted in the suggestions board, moved to CS Discussion and ultimately moved back to the suggestions board. This decision was agreed upon by many staff members due to the thread being full of suggestions that have been proposed alongside the issues being discussed.

[Lacuna]

Hey y’all, please check out this potential site event reynard and I worked on a proposal for! Forum/viewtopic.php?f=119&t=4787769

[Sugared_Strawberries]

Not sure if this has been said before, but how does chickensmoothie advertise? Is it all by word of mouth?