What is your most favourite and least favourite thing about Chat Avenue?

[Icarus]

My favourite thing is the diversity. There are users from almost every country and area of the world and it's cool to meet people and learn new things about their countries.

My least favourite thing about Chat Avenue is all the bots and spammers that constantly flood the rooms.

 

[🖤Nyx🖤]

My favorite thing would have to be the friends I’ve made throughout the years. 💜

My least favorite thing is the spammers. It’s gotten to the point where it’s all anyone talks about in General Chat when there are no mods to keep them at bay. You could spend every moment ignoring people and get nowhere. If guests must be allowed, at least give actual members or VIPS their own room so they can hold a conversation and enjoy the site.

 

[!tulsa!]

Bots? Spam? Call it out for what it is. It’s disgusting. It’s csam and the people that post it are predators. People aren’t mad enough. **** all that mess. And **** general chat and this website if there isn’t a way to stop it.

 

[chris83]

Least favorite is the shitty mods who encourage the worst users. Most favorite is i dunno I'll get back to you.

 

[Drock]

Least favorite is the mods who encourage the worst users

What users do we encourage exactly?

 

[Bob Velseb]

My favourite is the fact some of the old people have stuck around long enough to be spiteful and hilarious.
My least favourite is the fact history repeats itself like every three months on here.

 

[ban active]

My favourite is the fact some of the old people have stuck around long enough to be spiteful and hilarious.
My least favourite is the fact history repeats itself like every three months on here.

This makes me laugh - it cycles like this all the time and I love reading the comments it makes me laugh.

I have enjoyed the forums more than I have enjoyed the rooms - even though its a very small crowd there is more laughs, less wading through the vile predators

 

[Bob Velseb]

This makes me laugh - it cycles like this all the time and I love reading the comments it makes me laugh.

I have enjoyed the forums more than I have enjoyed the rooms - even though its a very small crowd there is more laughs, less wading through the vile predators

Yeah, one of the few things I’m glad about.
I definitely prefer forums to the rooms. Less bots, less preds to deal with, and I’m not responsible for containing the idiocy of foolish fools.
I pity the forum admins tho

 

[TheLeigh]

I actually really like this question.

My favorite thing about Chat Avenue is probably the people. For all of the frustrating parts that exist, there are still genuinely good people here who make the community worth all of the effort of helping to run it. I've watched people from different walks of life make friendships, find their little “corner” of the site, come back years later, and become part of the community in ways they probably never expected.

My least favorite thing is - without question - the constant battle with spam, bots, and the people who come here with the intention of causing harm. It can be incredibly frustrating, especially when those things drown out the people who are actually here to chat and enjoy themselves.

I do think threads like this are a good reminder that Chat Avenue is much bigger than the problems we spend our time dealing with. As staff, we naturally see a lot of the worst of it because that's what gets brought to our attention. It's easy to forget that underneath all of that, there are still a lot of people here who genuinely enjoy this place.

It’s definitely not perfect, and there’s always a running list of things we’d all like to see improved, but if it were all bad - none of us would still be here.

The good parts are still there, you just have to remember to look for them. 🫶🏻