Due to Mirror Sites copying our work posted on Wattpad, I request you to please read these posts and act on the issue as you see fit. This affects us all, readers & writers, along with the integrity of Wattpad as our chosen platform to share our wor...
Mirror sites were bad enough, then came the apps which are available on both Google Play & Apple App Store.
Here are screenshots to prove I am NOT exaggerating.
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The second is Novel Bee, which is far more popular. It have 50% 5 stars reviews and roughly the same one or two stars. The reviews mention Wattpad repeatedly.
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Writers works to get one removed, many pop up. Mirror sites are like a bad rash that's infected Wattpad. :/
Action:
Do negative reviews help? I don't know but I do appreciate the number of people who did so for NovelBee.
Can one get rid of mirror sites completely? Maybe, but that's up to Wattpad.
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At times, it's easier to walk away from a fight, which in my case is tragic, coz' I've always appreciated the opportunities Wattpad offered in form of the readers, the reviews, the critics, and the feedback.
Writing is a lonely job, and for me a slow steady process.
In four years on Wattpad, I faired 400 poems and posted them, along with thirty short stories, finished a novella, and wrote 1 stand alone novel, 2.5 books of one series, and 1.5 book of a duloagy.
End of the day, it feels like saying goodbye to favourite place where I made friends, grew as a write, and learned so much, had a lot of fun, but all good things come to an end.
I have no doubt, Wattpad will continue to grow and thrive, and the loss is mine, but often safeguarding oneself comes at a cost.
