Wattpad Refugees ;-;

[Geek_Aflame]

Although Tapas is my main platform I've been cross-posting to Wattpad for awhile. Over the last few weeks, I'd been using the site more and enjoying the forums. I can't believe they keep pretending to care about smaller writers after making the decision to delete the forums. Between the data breach, increased glitches and shutting the forums the site is no longer fun. I want some feedback from the awards I've entered but I'm not sure how much longer I'm going to keep posting to the site.

For the first time, I was actually starting to enjoy my time there

[WolfUnderTheMoon89]

I am, but I was here already a bit longer

[carreonaiwille]

I've been on Wattpad since 2013 but I've been looking up this site before the issue on the Forums. I was reluctant because mine story is not a popular genre and it is not a comic. But the forum shut down kind of pushed me here too. They said they will bring back the forum but I think no one knows when. It's rare to find people who kind of get you. If that is the proper term. Needed to talk to, or at least watch running conversations on writing.

[MEGAMAMMU]

Same, I need forums lol

[MadelineATucker]

i am so late to the party but ig i'm a refugee ;-;

waddup

[otaku_rose]

welcome to the party!

[MadelineATucker]

hahaha thanks
how are you?

[otaku_rose]

doing well! still in the process of migrating my book to tapas! how are you doing?

[MadelineATucker]

still in the process of migrating my book to tapas!

me too ;-;
i didn't know it would need this much work eek

how are you doing?

I'm good as well. just a little anxious about this whole new process with tapas ;-;

[otaku_rose]

i was nervous too but I'm actually had more success here than on wattpad. And i think it has a lot to do with the forums and algorithm.

me too ;-;i didn't know it would need this much work eek

yeah cutting down my work has been rough... oooof

[MadelineATucker]

actually had more success here than on wattpad.

that's good to hear and i have been looking around the forums trying to see some tips and tricks on getting activity and stuff. do you have any tips for getting your book out there on tapas?

yeah cutting down my work has been rough... oooof

vbsdhvbhsdbsd don't even mention it ;-;
I've never edited a novel this much and it's not fun right now

[otaku_rose]

that's good to hear and i have been looking around the forums trying to see some tips and tricks on getting activity and stuff. do you have any tips for getting your book out there on tapas?

I definitely advertise on the forum and I also make sure to have multiple updates in a week.
Hopefull that helps you.

vbsdhvbhsdbsd don't even mention it ;-;I've never edited a novel this much and it's not fun right now

seriously the worst!

[MadelineATucker]

okie! thank you so much ^-^

[otaku_rose]

anytime! i'm also interested in doing a sub for sub when you post your book!

[MadelineATucker]

hm, alright! sounds good

[patsyderrell]

I'm here!

I go by two names on wattpad!

Haruka547 & Princessstarfire87

[lightavampiresy]

That... is actually not cool. If there is a place on the web that's a jerk I just leave and go find somewhere else, not hack the website and get innocent ppl involved . Also, if that's the kind of users on there, then I don't really want to be associated with them at all. I think I am going to close my wattpad soon as I am not comfortable with the news about the mods, the security issues and these users.

[MadelineATucker]

yeah, i used to be an OP for a series for undiscovered writers on WP and constantly, we would get our threads closed just for new people self-advertising (which isn't allowed in any other section except one). and let me point out the fact that these people on the forums were new. Instead blaming the new people for breaking the rules, maybe the mods should've made the forums rules a little more accessible. we proposed that to them and all they did was close our discussion down.

like damn
don't need to do a whole community like that o-o

[lunagraves714]

I remember one time on WP I was part of this big group, and then I went offline for a day. I came back and like the whole gang just disbanded. One of them created a new thread and was basically telling almost everyone from the original group to stay out. I was just like …???? What did I miss??? I still have no idea what happened, but that was...interesting?

[Niharika]

I actually used Wattpad forums more than the website. Because let's face it, writing on Wattpad as someone new or with less followers, unless you advertise aggressively, is basically writing into the void. There was a thread for Indian writers where some dude came into the thread and advertised his work. When we told him the rules of the forum (the rules Wattpad has, not our rules, as you know), he started arguing and calling people names. One of the users, a nice guy I'll call M, snapped and called him a name back. M only made one comment, but he was suspended. Later, his account was permanently deleted. M was a guy that actually worked hard on his novel about sports, which was quite good. He ended up going to Inkitt. The whole way the website dealt with it was ridiculous.