boosting stuff! :D

SquidgeWorld

Squidgeworld Archive (squidgestatus) is looking for volunteers! A treasurer, an abuse committee, and a Gundam Wing archivist is specifically requested, though I think they're always looking for more tag wranglers. (There's a backlog of like... 4k unwrangled tags right now, I think?)

CoHost

CoHost might be going bust.

Basically, CoHost is losing and always has lost a truly infuriating amount of money, and their only funding (aside from the user-funding like subscriptions etc.) has always come from their "rich friend". That friend is out of contact now, for whatever reason, and they are running out of money. They say the money will be gone by April. Which is, you know, soon.

Lori has written a very detailed blog post about CoHost's financials from start to finish of the company's existence, according to what has been shared in public, and I think it's worth a read. It's a very interesting breakdown, especially as while I do have one or two CoHost accounts (unclear) I've never actually used the site in any meaningful amount of time. However, I do remember seeing a financial update or two being published while I was sort of paying attention to CoHost, and I think it must be stressed that I never actually realized they were doing that badly.

Like, the communication from staff at CoHost has always been (in my experience, which is not much) cavalier, oversharing, and making light of things.

I also think, after reading Lori's post, that it's extremely clear the people running CoHost are not good at business. They plainly don't know what they're doing; their prioritizations are incredibly weird and harmful to the eventual goal of... like... not losing thousands of bucks every month. They showcase a consistent inability to manage what they and each other are doing so that things actually get done, including things that might make them money.

So like. Yikes, honestly.

Update: They have gotten in touch with their main funds rich friend.

Pillowfort

Back in December, Pillowfort held an End of Year Fundraiser to raise 25k USD. This was successful! It got them funding until July this year, upon which further donations and premium subscriptions has ensured Pillowfort's existence until August. Pillowfort's current monthly goal is 5k USD in income; every month that goal is met, one more month of life-expectancy is added to the tally. March is currently at 55%.

Duck Prints Press

Duck Prints Press is holding a Kickstarter for mythical creature pride enamel pins and stickers.