The forum is a commercial forum. It's not just about membership, but also about making it easy for lots of people to see what's on offer commercially.La Reine Margot wrote: ↑Tue Jul 22, 2025 6:37 pm Bots come and go, they don't stick around and they don't check the posts, all they want to do is register and they can't. If they did register we would get tons of posts for casinos, porn sites, viagra, and Trump bitcoins.
That doesn't happen. So, there's no traffic of bots. There are tons of lurkers who probably registered at one point but they are not activated because they don't contact us. Those who do send us an email to redfeline@gmail.com get activated immediately. Many do, that's why there are new members.
Most people are lazy to make their feelings known. Sometimes I feel like re-setting the site to how it was before, one long page with posts, images and so on, when everyone was on the same page. That system is no longer viable the way it used to be.
The Forum has its advantages, for sure, people can choose what they want to see and now they can choose how to react to posts or just ignore them. Most people move on from one thread to another without reacting but the number of hits on every thread grow and those are not bots.
If I were to ask for a vote on whether to return to the past of move on, what would your vote be.
You can vote by hitting the Like icon if you want to move on or the Dislike button if you want to return to the past.
If you like the picture below, just choose LOVE
My bet is that two will vote Like, one Dislike and no one LOVE.
I assume that some lurkers who see our work will register with the companies offering the products and buy them. This is only possible if there is easy access to the offers.
As hobby artists, we have the advantage here in the forum that we can publish our work without any major restrictions or limitations. Indirectly, we make unregistered people want to see more. I see this as a win-win situation for the forum and for us as publishers.
I recommend this site to some people when I want to show them what I do. They can then take a look without having to go through the hassle of registering. The response I get is: great forum, very versatile and straightforward!
Regarding the forum as it is now, I can only say that I like it better than the original version. Communication is easier. In addition, the “like” button is a great addition for people like me who don't like to write much.
One thing struck me in contrast to other forums. On one page, the images that were posted first always get the most clicks. Even if the top picture is absolute crap. It has more clicks than the one below it. Something is wrong with the counting system here. It's not like that on other forums. There, the “better” ones get clicked on more often. But it doesn't bother me, it is what it is.
Oh, by the way, many thanks to the forum or one of its routines. I just received birthday wishes.
