Just wanted to write about a few upcoming updates:

Upcoming Features (in order of priority)
1. Group Activities (or studies)
2. Help Desk/Support Center so that users can get in touch with an administrator if they need help with something
3. A more extensive FAQ to go along with the Help Desk/Support Center
4. (Just for fun) Secret Feature #1
5. Commission Center (scheduled early to mid 2012)

Bugs/Additions that I'll be working on during December
1. PNG Transparent Thumbnails (thumbnails currently give a black background color if background is transparent)
2. Quick *Username commands for linking other profiles
3. Special Characters fix for commenting
4. Implementing user suggestions to current features (character db, sketchbooks, profiles, etc...)

Invitations
I'll be slowing down the number of invites given out after we've reached the 2,000 member mark (just a slowdown, not a complete stop!). We currently do not have the server resources to handle a large active userbase until we can upgrade the server (read below).

Server Upgrades & Possible Donations
I am planning on getting a server upgrade sometime around spring of 2012. Currently the server cost is around $100 a month but I plan on upgrading the server to about $300 a month. Right now I'm debating whether I should ask for Donations or for something else to keep the site running (I don't want ads or banners on Nabyn so my choices are limited!)

Other Notes
We've also reached 20,000 picture submissions! That's a lot of art! O.O

That's all for the updates! Hope everyone will have a safe and happy holiday season. :)

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