Thanks again for the responses!

[Testaccount]

Excuse me...are you referring to me?

Just so you know, this post isn't about me. It's a discussion about the writing community in general, and the issues I've seen from different websites.

[Testaccount]

I agree with the "if you promise to support someone..."

That's something I've thought about lately, I've seen many blog topics about it on Wordpress. It is an interesting topic in the writing world right now.

[Testaccount]

Thanks for sharing! I agree about the shout outs. I find shout outs can be very messy and most people won't check out the other person's work anyone.

[Testaccount]

Thanks for sharing!

You are a good friend

As for follow for follow, I don't like that either, and I've seen the dangers it brings.

[Testaccount]

Yes, fake interest is a serious problem. I feel some people just fake interest to get a ahead. I've seen some readers fake interest in people, use those people, get popular, and then abandoned them.

[Testaccount]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts with me =)

I agree that it's best to follow if you're interested in the story

[Testaccount]

Thanks for all the responses!

I wanted to gather information for a blog post I'm doing, and I really appreciate it

[keii4ii]

Well, sometimes people show fake interest with GOOD intentions. Like, they're not trying to use me; they actually think I would prefer fake interest over zero interest. I'm like... noooo thank you.

Showing fake interest with the intention of using that person is of course terrible. I think we can all agree with that!

[Testaccount]

I agree with you, but I'm done with this topic now.

I got all the data I needed for my blog post today. I appreciate your help!

Just fyi, I run a blog about issues in the writing communities, so sometimes I use threads to gather opinions and data. Thanks again!

[SpavVy]

Never, I only read the comics because I enjoy them, I really couldn't care less if the other person doesn't watch my stuff back or even know of my existence.

[keii4ii]

That's fine but people may still want to continue posting here in order to have a discussion about this topic. This is a topic that's relevant to many of us, after all. You don't have to keep track of further replies if you already have enough to write about, but I feel people should be free to continue the conversation.

[Testaccount]

Sure! It is a big issue, but I don't want people to think I'm referring to myself, which is why I hate posting these things in threads, but it's the best way to gauge accurate opinions for my blog.

[keii4ii]

You may not have seen this, but this forum has had a history of threads being merged by mods if they happen to cover the same or even similar topics. It's better to have the discussion centered in one thread if that's where people gravitate to anyway. Merged threads can be very confusing to read. So if people want to keep talking about this, and you don't want the thread to continue... you can see how that can be an issue!

Maybe the best course of action is to edit the first post to clarify you just wanted different opinions for a blog post?

[Testaccount]

Thanks for letting me know. I'll remember to provide better clarification for next time.

[Rhombik]

Yes. In your original post (which has now been changed in case other readers are confused by these responses ) you shared a personal story about another artist not supporting you back and how that had impacted you negatively. I thought it was both about the writing community generally and your experience but I guess I was mistaken.

It's really great to see how many people have responded saying that they don't agree with "sub for sub" stuff. Sometimes when people sub me, I feel nervous that they will react badly if I don't sub them back. And more often than not, it's just that I'm not into the stuff they're doing, not that I think it's bad. So far the Tapas online community has been amazingly level headed, supportive and non-judgmental.

[Testaccount]

You were mistaken, and personally, I don't like things being assumed about me, but I understand where the confusion came from. Next time I'll be clearer in my post.

I run a successful blog about issues in the writing community, and I need to update my blog today, but I didn't have any good topics to discuss, so I decided to focus on fellow writer support. It was an example situation, nothing more and nothing less. Thanks for recognizing that. =)

[Rhombik]

I see. Sometimes artists want more emotional support from the forum and, as your original post had a story where you expressed a lot of negative emotions about a fellow artist not supporting you back, I thought it was one of those posts.

Could you put up a link to your blog?

[Testaccount]

I get it, and I agree too many people want emotional support from threads.

Threads isn't the place for emotional support; it's a place for opinions, as was the point of this post.

You can find a link to my blog on my profile =) It's a WordPress blog with over 1700 followers, so I'm pretty proud of it

I have good discussions on my blogs, but I like to get opinions from other actual writers. Hence why I'm on the threads so much hahaha.

[Rhombik]

That's not what I meant. I think it's fine if people want some kinds of emotional support online. The comic world can be pretty tricky sometimes and it's cool if we can band together to give each other advice. I know this forum has been super useful for me and I've learnt to be more patient.

[Testaccount]

That's good =)

Getting support from fellow artists is always a good thing.