April Fools' IRL categories are a diss at the valid category creation requests that are being ignored
Twitch has allotted some resources into creating these categories as a joke: "Just Catting", "Sandwiches", "Cowboy Corner", "Inanimate Objects" and "Chores, Odd Jobs and Errands". They had someone spend time and effort brainstorming for their titles and descriptions, artists creating their cards and engineering adding them to the platform. They've proven that it's not hard at all to get it done. Yet, they still refuse to add some much wanted IRL categories that have been requested on this forum. They're ignoring so many of the valid requests that people have suggested and been voting on for so long. Making this move is disrespectful to all those people who've put their energy into making their suggestions. I'll admit the "Chores, Odd Jobs and Errands" category wasn't too bad of an idea since a lot of streamers do this kind of stuff anyway, but all the others were just superfluous. What was also interesting was they all had descriptions for what type of content they could be used for, yet none of the old IRL categories do. They could help streamers choose the correct category for the type of content they're streaming. Cramming everything into "Just Chatting" because streamers are unaware other IRL categories exist or what they can be used for makes it time consuming and difficult for viewers to find the content they're looking for. Streamers need to break away from "Just Chatting" and stop using gaming categories for IRL content.
The new Twitch leadership has made commendable efforts to understand the content creation / streaming culture and it's very much appreciated. Please also make an effort to take your viewers' feedback into account more. Just like streamers are like your employees, viewers are like your customers.
Question for Twitch: What did you gain out of adding these silly temporary categories as a joke and what would you have to lose by adding those much wanted permanent categories if it's so easy to do it?
UPDATE : Since these temporary categories were removed, "Just Catting" has been brought back and made official. This category is super redundant and irrelevant with the existence of "Animals, Aquariums and Zoos". Not even the channel who inspired the name is using it and is still in "Just Chatting".