There's not enough time left to meaningfully fill another 500,000 pixels; there's still a ton of white space on the current canvas. If the place time was shortened, it would have to be down to something like 5 seconds to be impactful. Changing the "rules" to that extent this late in the game feels silly. There's plenty of empty space as it stands.

Just my 2 cents, though.

Why did we resize at all? This completely prevented all competitions about space that makes the canvas so much fun. A lack of resources sparks creativity!

that's when people lack place that creativity and diplomacy begin between communities. Better have a beautiful small canvas than an empty big one

+1

If you do choose to expand though, maybe make it so you have a pool of maybe 8-12 pixels that can only be used for fresh canvas and then 4-6 for overwriting?
As shortening for non-touched pixels seems there could be an exploit to get more normal pixels?

Absolutely dont resize.

Note if its resized the cooldown could also possibly be reduced

Only if the time is decreased and more pixels can stack. Otherwise it will be too empty

I would like to draw some spaceship as Ariane 6 or James web, with a reduced cooldown too. :3 can we resize to 1500x500 ?

If needed to expand the cooldown time the end date should be extended again for a full day

Like told in matrix, this would require to have a "shortening" of the cooldown if the pixel got placed on empty space.