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I have an idea for something to add.

Challenge prompts, sound design exercises, and the like - things that make people want to learn and train their electronic music abilities.

When you published the most-searched terms, I was inspired to record and make a lot of sounds I otherwise would not have, because I knew more about what people wanted.

We need more stuff like this to encourage direct engagement with the site and community. Right now this site is still mostly visited by people who are here to grab stuff and leave, which is fine, but we also have enough knowledge and talent here to make some great memories and achieve some great innovations in sound and music, if we want to.

So to accomplish this, I would suggest recruiting a charismatic writer or two, to come up with articles, challenge prompts, sound design exercises, tutorials, etc. This could also be a chance to do small collaborations with notable musicians and sound designers.

I've tried setting up a couple of these things before (music challenges, collabs, etc.) but they're all here on the forum where hardly anyone sees them. If something is on the main Freesound page, it should generate much more interest.

This effort would also be assisted greatly if we could get notifications onsite instead of via email. If someone replies to a thread I subbed to, or makes a comment, being able to see and know that right here on the site would be very useful. This facilitates discussion, exchange of ideas, and helps prevent our words from disappearing into purgatory.