pokerguy wrote:i miss the days of 2015-2018
I think a simple change (OK, I'm no computer tech, but the principle is simple) that would make a huge difference to the customer experience would be to change the new scenes feed from 'opt out' to 'opt in'.
ie. Instead of getting everything as default, and then having to then use tags/flters/blocks to dig in and sift through new content, you start with nothing (tabla rasa) and add into your feed only those models and those studios in which you have an interest. So an additive model, not a subtractive one. And you can fine tune that as you go on.
Failing that...
I think long-standing studios (Gonzo, NRX, GG, etc) should exist in an entirely different feed to both big US producers piggy-backing the forum for more exposure, and to bedroom cammers selling through the forum.
This is not a criticism of either the big US studios or the cammers, I repsect and support various content producers in both those categories, but as someone above has put it simply 2015-2018 period was far less of a headache re navigating new releases.
One final thing...
I also think some kind of maximum tag per scene should be imposed on releases (10 maybe, perhaps a poll could decide).
While the original intention was valid and helped to draw members attention to those niches and fetishes they follow, what I think is happening now is that some (increasing numbers) of producers are basically 'gaming the tag system' to the detriment of the quality of the scenes in general, by gratuitously throwing random and unrelated acts/niches into scenes (a couple of mintues of this act, a few moments of that act - so they can add another tag).
The result of which is that fans of those niches/acts are led by the algorithm to content that is only marginally/cynically addresses that niche.
And perhaps worse (tail wagging the dog syndrome) I am beginning to get the impression that it also results in scenes that end up a random-confused best-of 'trolley dashes' through the niche supermarket, to the point that the tag system is effectively driving the direction and narrative of the content produced, rather than simply and honestly describing it.
Some thoughts.