I just want to say that I get it! I've been on FA forever, and it's not...great, but it's still better than some options out there.

Moreover, I'm watching you because you make nifty art!

I appreciate that making and running a website is a lot easier said than done and that costs can become exponential the more it grows. I appreciate that FA is being run by someone in their spare time which is why I've been patient and stuck around since I joined in 2018. However, I think the wrong things are being focused on with FA's development. I'd argue that functionality and the overall user experience should come first before anything else, even before UI improvements. I would much rather use a site that doesn't look the best yet has all the functions I would want or need, than a site that looks good but doesn't work or leaves a lot to be desired.

I'm happy to support things I like, but I'm confused as to why something as basic as blocking tags to avoid content you don't want to see hasn't been added yet, and its been on the roadmap since the start of this year. I don't browse for art here because I don't want to see YCH reminders clogging up the front page, or come across weird fetishes I don't like. High resolution support is a bit meaningless without an increased file size cap as it just means you can only upload high res images if they aren't particularly detailed, which defeats the whole purpose in my opinion (and high res art was already possible before if it was below 10MB)

None of the current FA+ benefits matter to me, and half of the things on their current roadmap are things that are already available on Derpibooru and have been available for a decade. An increased file size cap alone would make me consider it, even if it's only 20MB or even 15MB.

Despite all this, thanks for sticking around and following my work!

I am right there with you on all points! Derpi was exactly where I learned how danged useful blocking/watching tags is! What's more, every other web art gallery has some sort of feature that involves this, too!

There's a reason I also don't use the "Browse" feature very much these days! I mean, I get "don't yuck others' yum", but sometimes I'd just rather not see some stuff at all, you know?

I just want you to know that you're not alone!