
Da Bao:
I'll ask someone else who knows the history of this better and then, maybe we could crop something up.
I am NOT going to help with bringing in outsiders. The potential for it to shift the devs' position is minimal, while the chances of it going badly are significant. It could so easily turn into a hate campaign against the site.
Once you bring in influencers - people who are expert at getting others' emotions worked up, are committed to their own agendas and will use the site's problems to further their own interests - you have zero control over what happens. Zero. Nada. Zilch.
The devs are going to do what they're going to do. They're not going to change their minds because they're getting shit from TikTok and IG, if they're even aware of it.
It's also possible that there will be backlash against Gaga themselves. Because people react based on their own limited information. You've seen that in a small way with that person who questioned whether Gaga is a legit site and then kept going with other reasons. There's history on that from when Gaga first made attempts to have a site presence.
Even something like spamming every current GL and BL title, whether they are available via Gaga or not, has the potential to backfire if it goes on too long. Like the way people roll their eyes at the frequent "Is this BL?" on Thai titles.
It's just human nature, the first time you see something it's interesting but eventually it becomes tiresome. And then people direct those feelings at the most obvious target, which would be Gaga rather than the spammer.
If there is enough energy - and this will take A LOT to get it going - it would be more useful in the long run to do practical on-site things like make and maintain a series of custom lists for what's available on Gaga.
Users shouldn't have to do this, but the devs aren't going to and things like custom lists are what's available to us.
And no, I'm not going to make the lists. I have enough on my hands maintaining the Thai Drama Club's.
Good luck, but PLEASE stop and think several steps ahead about the consequences, especially when you're charging in with so much emotion.
(Apologies to the GL club members for a lengthy off-topic post. I recognise that it is an intrusion and won't be making a habit of it.)