I'm very sorry to hear that this change will be permanent, although I appreciate your recent consultation with the community. I was impressed by the huge amount of feedback (80+ comments from a 300+ participant exchange). Clearly people care a lot about Trick or Treat.
I've taken part in Trick or Treat since 2015, the second ever exchange I joined after Yuletide. I'm sorry for the loss of the only character matching exchange of its kind. I'm also sorry to hear of the retirement of Shipoween.
My concerns about matchability remain, as do my concerns about a shift in participants away from people who would request and offer characters, and my concerns about a shift in how relationships are requested and offered.
Most of all, it seems clear that this issue has deeply divided the community - perhaps irreparably. Even if I take part next year, I don't know if it will feel the same again.
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Date: 2021-11-22 08:48 am (UTC)I've taken part in Trick or Treat since 2015, the second ever exchange I joined after Yuletide. I'm sorry for the loss of the only character matching exchange of its kind. I'm also sorry to hear of the retirement of Shipoween.
My concerns about matchability remain, as do my concerns about a shift in participants away from people who would request and offer characters, and my concerns about a shift in how relationships are requested and offered.
Most of all, it seems clear that this issue has deeply divided the community - perhaps irreparably. Even if I take part next year, I don't know if it will feel the same again.