also, i can't believe we're still talking about this, but calling me a boog was fucked and childish and i'm still not exactly happy about it, given that everything was dilebrately done to prevent any confusion (like the big bold Part One) and when those of you who did try to get on my ass for being a "fash with the name comrade" who many of you have know before, y'all decided to justify acting like assholes by claiming that i was somehow at fault for making a "joke" that was literally just meant to set the premise for the overall story. that was my problem with the whole incident.
that being said there is such a thing as constructive criticism and noone is above it. i don't mind getting criticized if i think it's warranted, or, most importantly, if the situation actually calls for it. this is something that Blacken and others point out, but i'm doing this for me as much as i'm doing it for any of you and if i feel like writing and posting something a little repetitive because it's interesting to me personally and makes me feel better, i'm going to post it and not give much of a shit about your criticisms. and i try to keep that in mind when interacting with other users on here. i see a post i don't nessecarily like or find interesting? i don't say anything unless i'm asked, because that's someone else's art and most likely or not, they're enjoying it and just want a medium to express themselves rather than a panel of essayist judges.
that's part of the reason why, despite really liking alternate history and a lot of the users on here, i almost just dipped after the incident. that was my first post lmao and it really made me feel like shit posting something that i was excited to write about for people who i respect only to get dogged on and accused of being a white supremacist despite literally all the context clues pointing to otherwise. a lot of you seem to have the impression that anyone cares about your opinion specifically and that everyone needs to hear critique about their work constantly and i can absolutely understand how that can get exhausting for someone because i felt exhausted after it happened once.
it's an alternate history forum on the internet and the world as we know it is ending. most of us here have either jobs, school or both, so i don't see how bringing the same kind of understandily rigid attitude that we are forced hold in every other part of our lives into a forum that yeah, is supposed to be fun, is worth it or going to make anyone want to improve their craft.
