I know literally no one asked for this but I need to praise this forum real quick:
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The Overall Atmosphere - These forums are refreshing compared to the other forums I’ve been on. Wattpad comes across as clique-ish sometimes, as in you can only engage with people unless you’re in a group of some kind. On Episode the atmosphere is only positive if everyone’s in agreement with one another but that isn’t sustainable. On here, it just feels natural. Everyone’s chill.
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The Threads - There’s a huge variety of threads on here! There’s always new and interesting ones and the threads don’t die as easily compared to Episode and Wattpad.
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The Categories - I like how there are loads of categories. Not much to say I just like it.
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The Discussion - The discussions on here feel meaningful. You leave the threads understanding the other person instead of having each other muted, getting 3 flags and the thread closed down. There’s no hostility between others even after heated debates which I find refreshing especially in comparison to Wattpad.
Criticisms - I only have 2 criticisms but I don’t think they are that deep.:
1). I feel like we’re (to some extent) copying the same patterns on Episode that we complain about. I’m guilty of this too! I only indirect people if I’m unable to talk to them e.g. the thread is closed but I’ve noticed some people use Anonymous Confessions to call out people when they’re capable of PMing or disagreeing with them on the thread. We can’t call others on here “horrible” and “nasty” for talking about other people behind their back, whilst calling people “horrible” and “nasty” behind said person’s back (especially through anonymous messaging). We need to do better guys.
2). On Wattpad there are these “events” where you follow links to different threads to unlock special badges and titles. I was thinking we could do something similar on here for Halloween or something for fun!