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rofl I don't know if I even want to know...
Gaia's a forum site though, right? Without user contribution, a forum really kind of isn't anything. The GCD does lose meaning without anything happening to talk about, though. And general site direction has kind of killed off a lot of the other ones like art shops etc. But I'm still having fun cause I don't really need to sit and wait to get a cookie when I can get one myself. That's not prescriptive, it's just what's working for me.
Dunno, perhaps it's just that folks expect a lot more out of their websites these days than I do. Time was, a plain message board could keep me entertained for hours. I'm clearly quite easily entertained. ^_^
I expect a website to do more than just exist if that is what you are saying.
Menewsha, Trisphee, Mabinogi, any number of sites who can provide users with more than just cash shop items on a daily basis.
Why is it different with Gaia? Why does Gaia not have to do anything to provide it's users with an optimum experience?