I try not to leave meta-commentary on running this blog too often, but as I'm sure everyone here is aware the new update to how notes work makes the exchange a lot harder to run and moderate. I keep up to date on my notes, especially on submitted exchanges, in order to make sure every post gets the visibility and love it deserves (yes, that means I read tags. Everyone has had very nice things to say about posts!). The new update makes it much harder for me to do so.
I also worry that it will have a chilling effect on submissions -- who wants to submit pictures of their own hard work just for a handful of likes and reblogs? The exchange isn't a big enough blog (yet!) for a single post to generate engagement on its own.
The community built here will continue as always, but I'm only one busy person so I can't be everywhere unfortunately. Hopefully the update is rolled back and reworked, maybe with more user input this time!


















