Hey guys! I have important stuff to discuss with all of you. Please, read this until the end.
Lately, Wattpad has been turning for the worse. The app is nearly unusable for me (last chapters of stories don't display, comments don't display, stuff doesn't post when I send it...), I don't enjoy the paid program which keeps popping up at me, and above that, there have been spammers writing comments under my stories. Even if their content is against the Wattpad policies, Wattpad has been unable to give any reaction for a month and treat the situation. To top it off, my security tools report me frequently that my Wattpad password has been compromised. I had to change it a few times and it is already compromised again.
Other people have been experiencing issues like their stories getting "altered" (stuff being left out) or not displaying on their profile.
I have also noticed quite a lot of restrictive rules being put in place, and the staff trying to force people to exclude other services and post on Wattpad only.
As such, I don't trust Wattpad in any way. I don't trust that my stories will stay safe here, or that I won't be burdened with more spam than real comments soon. I want to leave the place, but I know a few of you have been following my stories here, which is why I have decided to write to you.
I would like to ask if you guys would be willing to follow me elsewhere. I also post on AO3, FFN, Quotev and Tumblr (always as MirwenAnareth). Especially on AO3, it is quite easy to set up notifications for stories, so you would still know whenever a new chapter came out. If you prefer website or desktop notifications before e-mail ones, Quotev could serve.
I would leave my stories here for a bit, but I would remove them after a few months.
I really cherish all of you for reading my story, but the situation is getting a bit unbearable for me. I hope we can make this work somehow, even outside Wattpad. Please, let me know if you can.
Thank you.