>>7010I also have some admin proposals.
What comes first, the community or its chan?
Obviously, one would say the site comes first. You open a board and wait for the grass to grow. But in my experience as a social claustrophobe, it's not always like that.
Nobody remembers 4chan for its interface or for being a pioneer
it literally copied everything from futabachan. It's ugly and slow, and to this day you can't post without filling out 25 captchas. But it was a hit because of its anonymity and the possibility of being a complete edgelord without facing social consequences.
BrChan stood out for being the only Portuguese chan
where Spicy Candies were shared like there was no tomorrowVoxed was the spiritual successor to Taringa. A place for Argentinians, by Argentinians.
Hispachan survived for years because it occupied a specific niche of being, in Zeta's words, the 4chan in Spanish.
Language filters people. Moderation filters people. The web format filters people. The presence or absence of anonymity filters people. Even users end up filtering people.
They all ended up developing a personality because they all had clear filters.
Today the internet is no longer fragmented into small communities. There's Gayddit, Discord, Twistter, Cancerbook, Tiktok, and hundreds of Chinese platforms where people already have friends, reputation, social routines, and followers.
Consequently, the question isn't, "Why should someone join Anata?"
The question is, "Why should someone temporarily abandon the places where they are already comfortable?"
That's the crux of the matter for Anata: what is its identity? Are we a chan? Are we some kind of Discord? Is it exclusively for role-playing or general interests? What audience are we targeting?
Because if the answer is "a little bit of everything," we run the risk of becoming nothing in particular.
I hate pessimistic people who get stuck in black and white, so I spit on my previous words and use Hispachan as an example again. Also Kyodo and projectZ.
Anata can be sold as everything to everyone. If you promote it on 4chan, sell it as the new Hispachan/BrChan/Voxed/Xchan Latino or even Russian. If you promote it on YouTube, dress it up as a new Amino or Discord. If you post it on Xvideos, lie and say it's the most paraphilic place on the internet.
not that extreme but I think it's a good port from which to set sail with the idea kekMeaning, target all types of audiences in all types of formats, as the black guy above said.