The state of this forum

[VAMatt]

CGI-Quality said:

Our site hasn't been mentioned as much for sales because we've had a harder time tracking them (and are the only site to attempt to do it in such a fashion — this is often overlooked).

Most of the main functional complaints I hear don't even scratch the surface of understanding to the work staff has put into the site (particularly Machina, Talon, Trucks, Trunks, hell, all of the Site Admins, the GDB Staff, and our Writers). They are constantly trying to figure out new ways to implement updated functions and/or re-write code.

I get the issues people have, but I also see what goes into the work here more than many. Site traffic reduction cannot be pinned down to any one thing. This is on top of the fact that we still have a pretty actve scene. Other places, such as Gamersyde and Gamefaqs have seen a far steeper decline in activity over the years. 

Once the new consoles are set to launch, traffic will increase in a substantial way.

I haven't seen anyone (In this thread, at least) disparage the work done by the people you mentioned.  I'm pretty sure everyone appreciates everything they do.  I know I do.  

But, the whole point of this thread is to discuss possible causes and solutions to the reduction in traffic here.  As such, mentions of technical issues, dislikes, and basically anything else of the sort strike me as constructive criticism, if it can even be considered criticism at all.  

Further, declines in other forums do not change the fact that we're seeing declines in traffic here.  People love this place, and they want to preserve it, regardless of what happens to gamefaqs or any other site.  

With that said, I know it's tough for the people that put so much work into this site to read a thread about problems.  I encourage you all to try to look at it in the spirit in which it (presumably) was intended - helpful.