Hmmm....

gladly.
I'll tell you everything i know, from when i arrived here in 2022.
ERA 1: Peak Era (at least 2022-late 2024)
1. This stream used to be very active. Never msmg levels of active, but there were quite a few posts an hour
2. there were a lot of stream dynamics back then. A popular user was Gummy_Axolotl, who did quite a bit if art and posted it, while causing a big event when they got "married" with another user (forgot whether platonic or romantic)
3. the stream mainly stayed an active and positive community for a while, only having small dramas every so often, until the largest raid our stream had seen. Some memorable users include Gummy_Axolotl, Chaws_The_Dino and jaiden(forgot their username).
ERA 2: The Raid (late 2024-early 2025)
1. The raid occured for reasons that are buried. I think it started over an argument between an LGBTQ stream user and one from msmg.
2. This caused msmg to start raiding our comments, harassing our users and spamming our mods with posts and false reports. (side note: Chaws advkocated to give me mod for my help during this raid)
3. stress brought on by this, on top of irl pressures, caused majority of popular users to migrate to tumblr.
4. this killed our stream's activity. After it stopped, our active user count began to drop off even more. it was around this time (late 2024-early 2025) that i was given mod.
ERA 3: Bethany Era (early 2025-mid 2025)
Significant user: InvaderBethany
1. Our stream was incredibly inactive. I myself considered leaving, but stayed due to a promise i made during the peak era. We'd get 1,2 posts a day if we were lucky.
2. InvaderBethany was the thing giving some life to the stream, introducing things likethe LGBTQ stream family tree (created initially during/directly before the raid i think), while also making some of the introductory templates (such as "the ultimate lgbtq get to know me").
ERA 4: Recovery and stabilisation (in next comment)

1. This last era is the one we are in now.
2. InvaderBethany is no longer active, but they may return
3. we have finally begun gaining new users and becoming more active.

throughout this stream's history, we have formed a tight-knit community that managed to stagger in from a raid by imgflip's largest stream. although we have had many dramas throught all eras of our history, the bonds made by the people here endure. So i welcome you. Have a nice stay.

this is what my brain does at 11pm, apparently.

A noteworthy thing you missed is that the stream was a lot more active in 2022, however a raid led by the user Asriel from msmg in December led to a limit on the number of posts you could make per day. Eventually it was uplifted but the place never fully recovered.

I actually read the whole thing this is insane how do you have the time to write this

11pm
Too tired to care about time