@ragukokarn: Once again: Honoured to be of service. 2020–21 witnessed the convergence of institutional incompetence/malice over multiple fronts, so finding S7 occupying a Goldilocks zone of cozy community and professional stewardship was the proverbial oasis, and I've dug in my heels to defend it. Having seen the "fav-and-forget" culture that developed on dA in the mid-2010s, I comment pretty liberally to keep up morale, though I fell into a deficit of correspondence soon after I was officially mod-badged last May, and even close friends have been backlogged for months. :x

Advertising is definitely a challenge. I operate an embassy on dA but marketing is decidedly not my forté; we had someone running the Facebook page but they dropped out several months ago. An option was recently added to gift Credits, but I never considered their potential as a peer-to-peer currency like dA Points! People have speculated an in-house marketplace, and once @BadKarma has cleared his current slate, it's probably worth a dedicated forum brainstorm.

@Thorvald: I don't want to pile on your work load all too much with constant replies, I see you all over the site adding a touch of "magic" here and there. Greeting new artists and commenting on many pieces. That is how you construct a community. It may not look like it always does a difference, but it is a HUGE one. This is part of the glue.that is and will be very important. You sure have a role perfectly fit for you :) You can consider artists being like seedlings. If you are there to nourish them, chances are they will grow. Without any notice, many of them stop growing and eventually vanish. Or find a new pot to grow in. It is not so much about exposure but rather someone actually taking intrest in what they do. Ofcourse I don't need to say any of that, you already know. I will do the same once I have more time on my hands. The site doesn't quite have all the tools needed for the job.

It is a little tricky to find out about active artists on this site, because the user directory with nearly 10.000 entries are all scattered over 20+ years, Some kind of filter would be nice.

I didn't know S7 had a base over on dA. This may become important aswell.

@ragukokarn: Big thank. I know at least one user who may have given up on S7 due to lack of engagement, although they're a writer, and writers always seem to struggle on general art sites. I've tried to rein in my memeing to people with whom I've built a rapport, but sometimes I worry I can be too enthusiastic. :P

@Thorvald: Yeah, we need to take care of writers too. And crafters. And cosplayers. All of them are welcome in a creative enviroment to add a mix of intresting ideas. 

No way there can ever be too much enthusiasm ;) Never heard of it.

I have been thinking about setting up a deviantart account just to host stuff that I can link to on here. Maybe I would also help promote this site with said account, but IIRC it is against the TOS.

(then, I guess deviantart doesn't care about anything no more, so..)

@ragukokarn: Apart from blatant corporate advertising, I don't think there's a formal prohibition on plugging other sites. If there was, I know a handful of artists that wouldn't still be around. ;P

@Thorvald:

The deed is done. I don't quite have the time and patience to start anything involved up on there right now. Other than having an account ready to go and joined the side7 group.