deg

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AlejandroAC said:

What is really going on?



So much negligence, lack of information and no actual words from anyone important.



Something big must have been happening if it has been having problems for so long and kept changing owners. Some Legal issues? The page is not profitable? Something else?



Not being profitable is hard to believe, since 99% of the work seems to be done by volunteers and there are plenty of ways to generate income that go directly to the owners: ads, donations, partnerships, etc.



So will anyone tell the truth and speak some words of wisdom? Or we will be kept in the dark like fools while owners seem to keep gambling with the site and give 0 fucks about the community?



Being the most popular thing nowadays can change easily with how Internet works, so we are probably doomed to the slow and inevitable decay of this site if nothing is done. What is really going on?So much negligence, lack of information and no actual words from anyone important.Something big must have been happening if it has been having problems for so long and kept changing owners. Some Legal issues? The page is not profitable? Something else?Not being profitable is hard to believe, since 99% of the work seems to be done by volunteers and there are plenty of ways to generate income that go directly to the owners: ads, donations, partnerships, etc.So will anyone tell the truth and speak some words of wisdom? Or we will be kept in the dark like fools while owners seem to keep gambling with the site and give 0 fucks about the community?Being the most popular thing nowadays can change easily with how Internet works, so we are probably doomed to the slow and inevitable decay of this site if nothing is done.



i cannot find the thread where i read that DeNA is losing money from MAL



but think about it if MAL is profitable for DeNA then they will not sell this site to Media Do plus DeNA basically stop doing a lot of development of this site after like their first 2 years of ownership



there are other alternatives to MAL that are more actively being develop anyway like AniList and Kitsu so MAL knows it needs to develop this site further or they will be left out by the competition



EDIT:



found the comment about DeNA losing money from MAL



i cannot find the thread where i read that DeNA is losing money from MALbut think about it if MAL is profitable for DeNA then they will not sell this site to Media Do plus DeNA basically stop doing a lot of development of this site after like their first 2 years of ownershipthere are other alternatives to MAL that are more actively being develop anyway like AniList and Kitsu so MAL knows it needs to develop this site further or they will be left out by the competitionEDIT:found the comment about DeNA losing money from MAL https://myanimelist.net/forum/?topicid=1751409#msg56234003 BBCode Modified by deg, Jan 17, 2019 1:38 AM