Hello all ♡
On the hoard discussion board there was a suggestion that lead to an idea. The suggestion was to have a subboard for hoarders. But i dont see that happen.
There is the discussion thread and you can share your hoards on the adoptable board, so i dont see this happen.
But it lead to an idea: a hoarders trade thread.
There are swap threads for monthly outcomes, events and rarities. There also is a "seeking items" trade thread. Why not for hoarders?
Yes, there is the hoarders handbook. But how usefull is it? Many have never even heard of it.
* you can only post once, so your post easily gets overlooked.
* you have to look up hoards by searching the pet's name, but not overyone uses the "official" name. And most hoards are common, which we all have plenty of in our trade groups. Why look up all those pets to fijd hoarders?! It's only usefull if you disband a hoard of your own.
* many people have quit, but their post is still there.
* posts often don't get updated.
The people on the hoard discussion thread would love a thread where they can advertise their hoards. Other hoarders can swap hoards, other people can turn their trade fodder into better pets or pets they have on their wishlist.
To avoid that thread from getting flooded, some possible suggestions:
* limit the number of hoards you can post at a time. 5 hoards, 10 hoards? No loopholes, like adding 20 pets into 1 image.
* limit the times people can post. Once per page? Once per hour or day or week, if the thread moves too fast?
Added suggestions on the thread:
* post once per day/page or even less
* no current month/event outcomes (what if people hoard an entire species? Probably drop this idea)
* link to hoards with at least XX hoarded pets in it to avoid collectors who look for only 1 outcome for their collection (what about mini hoards?)
* add links to your post on the hoarders handbook to make sure people are "registered" hoarders (why force people to post there if they dont want to?)
* redo/update/change the handbook and add categories to species, litters, etc.
This is not to speak about the discussion thread or the handbook in a negative way. The discussion thread is amazing to share and talk about your hoards, but not for trading. The handbook could be, but i doubt anyone really uses it.
Why not try something new?
Please share your thoughts ♡