I know you like the topic as a timeline Bunny but perhaps if we put some kind of news history in the OP or second post, people that don't spend time reading the whole thing can grasp the main info quickly. I think it could prevent some of the drama we see atm and criticism you guys endure.
Personally I don't like seeing you guys being called out especially when you have showed kindness towards this community countless times already (offering stuff, personally investing money, allowing people to join after deadline etc.).
I think the criticism comes also from people not used to community driven GB especially as they became more and more famous now. I find the number of people joining the latest GBs to be a good indicator. Hence new folks tend to have an usual business point of view on them whereas it is all different.
but essentially its all the same thing right
like new would be
orders open
orders closed
set being manufactured
set being sorted
set shipping
there isnt going to be any more news, the sets were made, im extremely happy with them, they are being sorted and shipped
as i say
the new site has a kinda timeline thing built in, where it posts important updates in order and where the gb is at and such
but what it comes down to is this
people are saying that they dont have time to look through a thread for updates, but seem to have the time to post there theories on how things should and shouldnt be done
most people will follow a thread, so they arent having to read 20 pages for updates, they just kinda keep up as it goes along, for those who dont do that, who just buy something and sit back and wait, if they ever need an update, the thread is there to find it, if they dont want to do that, they can always pm or email me
im not shutting down the idea
but ive tried putting stuff in the op before, and i can tell you exactly what happens, nothing different, people come in to the thread, ask the same questions, and i just have to post a message saying please read the OP, i cant tell you how many of my posts must have included that line before
people like to justify not looking through the thread and asking because it isnt in the OP, but the truth is, people are going straight to the last page anyway more often than not
there is no right or wrong way to do this, what works for some doesnt work for others
this is how i like to run a thread, however listening to feedback from people, as i say, we have included exactly what is being asked for on the new site for future buys, so when you access your order, right there at the top, it has full status updates
this is a forum, its is designed for discussion and retaining information