The sales are obviously the initial draw to the site and it is how I stumbled across the place a couple of years ago. However the numbers have been sporadic for months and I pretty much only come here to check the pulse of the gaming community as that is part of my job. As a business owner myself I find the lack of transparency from this sites owner to be puzzling. If I operated my business that way I would have went under years ago. Although I will admit that I do not know anything about whether this venture is his primary job or if it is just some sort of hobby. If it is indeed a hobby then he can certainly update when he likes. If it is a primary business then the lack of updates and communication is an awful practice. Either way, though, one would think that you would keep visitors informed. That is just common courtesy. Even his moderators/administrators do not seem to be "in the loop" as to what the problem is. That or they are unwilling/unable to communicate it to the visitors. I think people would be a lot less irritated if they guy at the very least regularly kept the sites visitors up to date on what is going on.
The sales are interesting and the topics they create are certainly missed by many from what I have seen. Since there are a ton of communities out there that cater to gaming I would not think this site is not long for this world without a shift in focus or a return to regular sales updates. Perhaps this website could survive as strictly a gaming forum with articles and reviews for the long haul. I think most users would just like to know if that is indeed where it is going.
A little transparency would go a long way I suspect.
