First of all, i think this forum could really pop off, and give a discussion platform safe from the fucking hounds.
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I would really recommend pushing the community tab more on the site, via pop-ups or other means. I think most readers don't even glance at the tab currently, I myself discovered/started regularly checking the community a week ago(and i've been using the site since it started)
2.
There does not seem to be any benefit to the current xp system, adding a quest system beyond the current xp goals, or just promoting how to gain xp(for example i did not know, till now, which exact activity gives you xp) could boost engagement.
Quests can be simple like leaving a certain number of comments, or daily login quests with monthly/weekly rewards
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For example, admins could give small amount of coins to the weekly trending post, giving increasing coin rewards for community levels(like 5 coins for lvl2 to 5, then 10 coins for levels 5 to 10, or some other format like a fixed number of coins every 5 levels) should boost engagement.
Not really vital to the site, but an active community would be quite fun.
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considering the exp bar/level seems linked to the number of words on comments/posts, Doing it like that might encourage Spam or word count farming instead of actual interactions/comments/reviews.
Those who want to interact with it will interact with it, those who are just here to lurk/read can also do that.
As a poor 3rd worlder i would also love a way to earn free coins but doing it like that might ruin the site experience.