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  1. For the main power, what if that was chucked under a new power? I think allowing for the option of custom rank permissions would be really cool. For example, for the Main could set that when an Owner selects "Make Moderator" it automatically grants the user temp-mod for 12 hours.

     

    For the xat hub would it be visible to all users which accounts are in the same hub? 

  2. On 1/6/2024 at 7:24 AM, LobaG said:

    ... Limited and should be Unlimited is the Gold... unlimited and should be limited is the Big...

     

    Gold being the first limited EPIC power was very fitting back then imo; I remember 5 of the power would be released from time to time and it would take a while for them to sell. Furthermore, Big is already limited. However, I understand your answers are just for fun.

     

    I think a power that should be unlimited that is limited is lights, xat's best power ever. I think a power that should be limited is gkaoani because it is the only group kaoani that is unlimited.

     

    David (1008000)

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  3. My favorite events were the xat1 and Chat events, combined with any time we were playing trivia or any non-random game. For 2024:

     

    IN:

    • Trivia
    • Skill Events

    OUT:

    • Slow moving, unorganized, and spammy random events.
    • Random Events

     

    David (1008000)

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  4. This is just me personally, but I like the appeal of the 4 digit IDs being spelled out. Me personally, I would rather 8888 than 8K. I have a feeling that t won't be changed considering we've gone this long without 1000 being 1K, but who knows. Thanks for the suggestion otherwise. (:

  5. If you can't handle constructive criticism on your post then please don't post. I don't think anyone here is attacking YOU, but your suggestions are encouraged so long as you don't throw a fit if people ask questions or make suggestions off of your suggestion.

     

    I think a kaoani rabbit / bunny power could be cute, but I would love to visually see what it is you have in mind. Would it be more of an Easter Bunny with bright colors, or just a standard rabbit? 

     

    I recognize these items are in your post, but having them listed clearly with visual aids are very helpful in a post like this!

     

    Furthermore, I would highly discourage editing your post to an entirely different concept - you are free to make multiple topics. I liked the idea of a skull power more than the idea of a rabbit power personally.

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  6. I am curious - can someone familiar with Trade and the xat market tell me if a slower release on powers would help/hurt the Trade market? I personally think that holding off on the constant release of powers in favor of more fruitful and complete powers would be beneficial. I know that we've slowed on the releases, but maybe a well-defined schedule (internal or external) for monthly, every 5-6 weeks, etc. might be beneficial for smiley powers (I say this because think keeping smiley and function powers on separate, non-coinciding schedules, may help!).

     

    I think sometimes we as users get frustrated with the constant production of smiley powers that a vast majority of users will not use, especially when they appear low effort. We don't know the process of creating a smiley - honestly, a behind the scenes look at the process would be really cool for us to have as users.

     

    It's especially tough for the newer powers to get love because we know what we like as far as smileys go - most of which are free to use for me personally. Furthermore, there are some powers I would purchase just to use one smiley in it, but it wasn't frequent ((gum), (awe), (hug2) are amongst some), but maybe I'm alone in this. I also think that I'm only using one smiley in the entire power because a lot of smileys in powers have rather niche usage. It's also worth noting that the newer powers tend to have fewer smileys than older powers do. Maybe upping the price on the store in exchange for more smileys would benefit xat?

     

    I'm curious to hear y'all's thoughts on this.

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  7. 28 minutes ago, BrunoTr said:



     

    I understand your concern, but it's 2023/2024, and what have you seen in terms of improvements for chats until now? Not much.
    The decline in users is also because chats haven't received attention from xat.com, and if we don't try to change that, it will only get worse.
     

    We need to motivate chat owners and staff to fill their rooms again. With the right incentives, this can happen.
     

    Speaking as a chat owner, I can't just wait for the administration to do something to save my chat and the several chats that have been emptying..
    I have to actively work with my staff to make my chat attractive, and that's what I've been doing every day for years.
     

    I agree with you regarding the numbers, so I suggest we lower the requirements and encourage chat owners to bring people into their chats.
     

    I fully agree on the bingo issue. We should disregard chats with bingos.

    I think you have the right idea, but I think @Naez has the right idea - this can't be introduced without supporting groups from the ground up. Gone are the days where attaching xat chats to blogs will bring users to xat. The goal now needs to be getting a handle on retention before growth can even be considered.

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  8. Last night (about 22-24 hours ago for timezone purposes), @Cupim replied to my question posted here in xat.com/Help chat saying my question is answered in his second reply. We had a conversation where I explained that it feels as if this had the potential for users to bash on current Volunteers (like the one post where someone said that more Volunteers should be like Cupim and come on and socialize on chats (not directly bashing anyone, but putting down the volunteers who are implied to not do this)). He said that he expected some users (old users) to reply in the way that I did, but wanted a fresh perspective from new users. I also asked him to some up his reply here, so I do hope to see him present his point of view for everyone else to see. 

     

    This topic has been summed up as "risky," by some, which is why I asked Cupim the purpose of this thread. I suppose I should've been more clear: did Admin ask you to post this? Do you really just want new users to sum up what they think a volunteer means while weeding out people who would respond like I did as you expected?

     

    Sydno said that his first post was pessimistic, but I would be inclined to say that his was one of the more real and legitimate responses. He summed up what it *feels* like to be a volunteer to him. I thank Solange and Crow for replying as well. 

     

    I'm not trying to spark drama, but I think if this is just an arbitrary thread from Cupim and there's no desire from Admin to change things, then this is just one giant echo chamber that could only hurt Volunteers' reputation or perception. In other words, I think without Admin's help this thread just damages the existing image users have of Volunteers, regardless of what is said here.

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  9. On 11/27/2023 at 5:02 PM, Cupim said:

    What do you think of "volunteering" on xat?

     

    What do you think that a volunteer does?

     

    What does it take to be a volunteer?

     

    How should a volunteer look like?

     

    Let me know your thoughts. 

    What's the purpose of this thread, Cupim?

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  10. My suggestion for a New Years power is Clink - Allows for smileys of cocktails and bubbly drinks. The power includes different glasses (martini glass, pint glass, rocks glass, beer mug, for example) with a bubbly liquid inside them - if a color code is added to it, the color of the liquid changes, not the glass. The power also unlocks a new animation, perhaps a Kiss or a Hug, where you can send the customized cocktail of your choice as an animation. 

  11. I'm not really sure if there's an overall point to this statement, but these are just some observations I've had.

     

    I think a lot of qualms stem from Admin and not Volunteers. I think with the view that regular users have, Admin is this mysterious entity that really doesn't do anything except provide xats and prizes for big contests and prizes which are all hosted by Volunteers, Contributors, and Chat Managers. I think if Volunteers are intended to just answer tickets, then they shouldn't carry the burden of also holding up the professional image of xat. I think that should fall on Admins to portray a better image of their website. Who even is Admin? Most users will just say Darren and Chris, but is that all? Is that even the case anymore? 

     

    Recently someone posted about 'Bad Friday,' and Sydno brought up a good point that there's constant complaints and no recommendations. I think a lot of times there's this divide in the userbase - there's the users who use xat as a chatting tool, and there's users who use xat as a livelihood and as a market place (the OG NFTs, lol). I have to imagine that Volunteers recognize this and making decisions will always hurt one side of the business - either the casual side or the market side.

     

    I think someone raised the point that Volunteers are supposed to just be average users who support the website administratively - this really isn't the case from a bottom up view. When our friends get selected to be Volunteers, they start moving around quietly - entering the chats in Invis/Stealth, avoiding talking in main, maybe not even entering at all. As Sydno said, there's always a problem that "only a volunteer can solve" and it must get exhausting to skip the formalities and jump right into helping users 24/7. Everyone knows who the Volunteers are, and gone are the days where Volunteers are just average users - they've all been around for so long (both as a volunteer and just in general), are all incredibly involved (on the English side of things, the only chats active are official chats, so I could be biased), and were hand picked/recommended by other Volunteers on the team or their work stood out to Admin. 

     

    To answer your original statements, I think Volunteering on xat is a privilege, but I also think it is held at a much higher standard than it needs to be. I honestly have no idea what a volunteer does, although (per my points above) I think Volunteers serve as more of a figurehead than anything (and more than they should be). I know, generally, Volunteers answer tickets, handle scammers, and facilitate the managing of chats (though I'm not sure if that is a written requirement or an implied requirement). I think the best volunteers are the volunteers who aren't afraid to let that wall down - I think part of the reason there is a disconnect between vols and users is that they all hold themselves to a high and official standard (hence my points above). Volunteers who appear like a majority of the userbase are volunteers users will resonate with the most and be most chill with - seeing volunteers with fancy IDs, shortnames, and Everypower add to the disconnect. I'm not saying this is a problem, it's just my point of view.

     

    I'm happy to field any questions with this. I've had my issues with xat in the past (and still do to an extent), but ultimately I enjoy the users who are still present. I think most (if not all) of the Volunteers have more going for them besides xat.com, so my qualms aren't presented as a personal attack. These are all simply observations I've had as a user.

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  12. 8 hours ago, DUYGU said:

    You think they are not active on wiki but they are active on xat'com. They xat.com was not shut down either. For example, if we take the Assistance room, Assistance was directed to many offical help rooms. Assistance room has been made more active. They may not be included in the list on this subject, but these rooms have a very significant number of active users. If you want to see this, you can visit these rooms. Wiki may not count these rooms as official rooms, but me and my staff friends in these rooms will continue to keep these rooms alive. We even plan to organize events for these rooms. Just follow us and see. Additionally, these rooms are located in the promete groups.

    Not for nothing, but having an online user list doesn't equate to active. I did visit the rooms and each room I could scroll up and see messages that were 5 and 6 hours old. Perhaps admin felt as if their xats were better spent on chats that are deemed active. Perhaps their managers felt it better to redirect the crowd to chats that could maintain activity.

     

    Regardless, it's not like you NEED to be an active user of a certain chat to participate in the contests - Loja, Assistance, and xat_test frequenters won't be missing out on any events as the entire event schedule has been provided in the initial post. There isn't a "home field advantage" present. Instead of diminishing the efforts of admin to boost activity across a wide array of chats, maybe be grateful that free prizes are being provided in the first place? Or just don't play!

  13. On 11/20/2023 at 5:46 AM, DUYGU said:

    Xat_test room, Assistance room and Loja room are not in this list. Why aren't winter events organized for the xat_test room, assistance room and loja room? These rooms are not inactive rooms. we are always active there.

    They're deemed inactive on the wiki, so I have to imagine that has something to do with it.

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