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[Chocolatemilkgod]

Basically my butcher's and brewers is COMPLETLY cluttered with skulls and bones, and seeds, respectively. And my dwarves are just ignoring it -.- . Is there some button that I pressed that's making them forget this stuff, or are they just too busy? And is there any way to set this as a higher priority?

[Eugenitor]

Do they have anywhere to put it?

[FuzzyZergling]

If you're out of food stockpile space, they may be waiting for more bags/an empty spot.

Also, have you disabled food/refuse hauling on any dwarves?

[Chocolatemilkgod]

I have plenty of stockpile space. And I've disabled it on some but there's plenty to pick it up. I think I'm suffering from chronic 'Toomuchworkitus', a common syndrome in fortresses that cause your dwarves to do the jobs in the most inefficient way possible -.- . The problem I think I'm having is that there's just too much for my dwarves to handle...I need more migrants I suppose. But there's tons of refuse and stuff hanging about...

Speaking of which, under the o-r menu, which should the refuse to set to? If it's set to dump does it mean dump in a refuse pile or in a garbage dump? Then what does save mean? Just leave it where it is?

[Quietust]

The "save/dump" orders specify whether the items get stored in stockpiles or hauled to a garbage dump activity zone - way back in the old 2D versions, it caused them to be thrown into the chasm.

Is your butcher's shop outdoors? If so, do you have collection of outdoor refuse enabled?

[Chocolatemilkgod]

The "save/dump" orders specify whether the items get stored in stockpiles or hauled to a garbage dump activity zone - way back in the old 2D versions, it caused them to be thrown into the chasm.

Is your butcher's shop outdoors? If so, do you have collection of outdoor refuse enabled?

No it's inside and it has a refuse dump conveniently in the room next to it. My dwarves still hate me.

[tolkafox]

Basically my butcher's and brewers is COMPLETLY cluttered with skulls and bones, and seeds, respectively. And my dwarves are just ignoring it -.- . Is there some button that I pressed that's making them forget this stuff, or are they just too busy? And is there any way to set this as a higher priority?

Try setting up new stockpiles for them to haul to, or delete and remake old ones.
Another trick would be to set a garbage zone nearby and set all of the items to dump, then just reclaim them; this would at least clear out your workshops. I've had food rot in my kitchen for two seasons with nobody moving it (large refuse pile right outside, outside refuse hauling enabled) until I ordered them to dump it.

As for the seeds, make sure you have plenty of bags and barrels. You may get dwarfs trying to move the seeds into an empty barrel in a wrong stockpile, only to have them haul it back to where they got it from. This will go on forever until you make more barrels/bags or dump the seeds.