Are the admins and staffs who run this forum get paid?

at one point some were paid with the help of akorn sales and hopefully it can happen again but currently none are paid. staff does receive perks like allkill and being able to have more freedom to customize and create. we also are able to see who makes reports and their reasons for reporting.

there are many forum users who also assist without being mods like selfmate and although she has passed Pikachu-Senpai her presence is sorely missed.

i might be part of the minority who love peace and don’t want to come home from another job to reports from people who don’t even care and of course many reports that can be almost harassing staff from those who don’t understand we’re humans. a lot of us have received death threats and have been doxxed and even have false accusations and doctored screenshots made of us.

i do understand the new forum changes are meant to bring back activity and somewhat help mods from being flooded with unnecessary reports so i’m grateful that the owner cares in that sense.

the direction the forum has been in was good and reasonable with curbing some toxicity but it’s come at the price of activity. activity drastically dropped to where it’s difficult to sustain the costs of keeping the forum up, let alone pay the mods. ads can’t generate revenue when everyone has adblockers and to be direct, does anyone even want to see ads at all? it’s become apparently clear that activity that generates enough revenue is inciting and divisive and shocking.

knowing i’m going to need help with trying to create better options while proving you don’t have to be toxic or negative to enjoy kpop means trying also to try to build intrinsic value. it’s going to be tough when you’re meeting with resistance from both users side and management side.

i’m thankful for the people who understand and may not always agree but in the bigger picture, i’m thankful for those who also wish for better and constructively assist.