PhantomTheDragoness

So, uh, update. Due to Wattpad allowing a stalker to stay on their platform, I am permanently leaving Wattpad.
          
          My last post about saying how I'd still update books here once they're finish, that no longer applies. Nothing new will appear and anything under 1k views is being deleted. Only reason they're staying up is because I know people get nostalgia, and I want people to be able to return to old comforts if they wish to.
          
          I won't be responding to comments anymore, won't delete them if they're spam. Once I log out tonight, that's it.
          
           13+ years I've been here, and its all going because Wattpad won't deal with a stalker. Because they won't deal with @PrimrosePrime.
          
          Even after her admitting to it, that she created an alt-account just to keep tabs on me after I blocked her everywhere, Wattpad sees "no violation" because she deleted the posts before they got around to the multiple reports, even after I supplied screenshots of the announcement where she admitted it and the alt-account.
          
          "We want to make sure people feel safe and comfortable" is one of the first lines in their emails after I reported her. Yeah, they want to make stalkers feel comfortable and safe. She used a loophole in their system to escape punishment. By deleting the post, even after I reported it, Wattpad threw their hands up saying "not our problem".
          
          Wattpad is no longer safe. Wattpad no longer cares about its users. Wattpad no longer supports writers.
          
          And because of that, I feel no guilt anymore about leaving to the competition.
          
          If you wish to follow me, my other socials are in my bio. Give a shout if you do follow, but if you can't, no hard feelings.
          
          Goodbye mates. I wish you all well on your writing adventures, and one day we may see each other again.

Okay, so I think I've settled on what will be done with this account after the whole ex-friend situation.
          
          I'm not getting rid of this account. But I also won't update any books here or add any new books here unless they are completed. So only completed books will appear, no ones currently being written. And we all know how often I actually complete a book.
          
          Unfortunately, Wattpad isn't what it used to be, and with the whole ex-friend situation and the bot accounts back again, I just, I need to focus on the places where I am connecting with my audience, and unfortunately Wattpad isn't that place anymore.
          
          If you still want content from me, I'll be updating books on Quotev, creating art on my YouTube channel and Tumblr (which I will put back to public soon). Links are in my bio if you want to check them out.
          
          I thank you all who read my books, commented, followed and stuck with me for so long. Everyone of you is much appreciated and I do hope to see you again, be here or somewhere else.
          
          For the last time, this is Phantom/LouiseHansen14, signing off.

Sadly, I no longer feel safe on Wattpad.
          
          So, over 6 months ago now, I ended a friendship with another user-- @PrimrosePrime --due to multiple reasons including emotional manipulation, inability to take responsibility and for the theft of my OCs years ago.
          
          And instead of respecting my wishes, she has only escalated. From manipulating the situation to make out she's the victim, to having mutual friends try to get me to contact her again, to now even avoiding the block I put up.
          
          Yes, I believe PrimrosePrime is using an alt-account to get past the block I have on her account.
          
          Recently (like within a day or so), a new user-- @WitchyDragonGirl --followed me. But they also followed a specific group, including those involved in the drama (except a user who has been trying to hold PrimrosePrime accountable for lying to her followers and deflecting responsibility). Their recent book describes characters in a very similar way to PrimrosePrime. 
          
          But the nail in the coffin was a specific phrase they used when confronting the other user. "Let bygones be bygones" is a phrase PrimrosePrime has used in messages against me to end an argument more than once, and just how the entire sentence was structured was almost point-for-point how PrimrosePrime would word a sentence like that.
          
          Yes, it could be coincidence, but my suspicion is too high. I do believe PrimrosePrime and WitchyDragonGirl are the same person.
          
          This is stalker behaviour and harassment and it has forced me to report both accounts.
          
          But even still, I no longer feel safe here. I was up last night until 4am, stressing and was crying the moment I woke up this morning.
          
          I've even told mutual friends that I will contact her when I'm ready. But she has blatantly ignored those wishes. She's never respected me.
          
          And sadly, this whole situation has put this account's future up in the air. I feel I can't be here safely anymore without her potentially spying on me through an alt-account. 
          
          1/2

WE'RE GETTING A TRANSFORMERS SKYBOUND SERIES!!!
          
          HELL FREAKING YESS!!!
          
          While I am a bit behind on the Skybound comics, I have been loving the Transformers Energon Universe. Like it has been one of my favourite stories so far simply because it doesn't hold back.
          
          This new series is meant to be based on the Transformers Skybound comics and is going to be an adult animation.
          
          Now, I always get worried when a show has "adult animation" in the tags, mainly because you either get a whole heap of unnecessary crude "jokes", unnecessary swearing and/or massive amounts of "shock gore" (like Invincible).
          
          But because I have read most of the comics, I know all of that stuff is rare, but it needs that adult animation tag to do those things, because when they do happen, it's impactful.
          
          This is the one series that'll say "Transformers is not just for kids" and mean it.

Is anyone else experiencing this?
          
          I was trying to read the bios of a couple books, and then the whole bio was pushed to the side by an advertisement. I thought it might be a bug, so I tried a different book and it did the same.
          
          I am using the website version though. I did check on my phone and iPad and they didn't do it.
          
          I am hoping it was a bug because, if it isn't, it could be something implemented in app versions, basically forcing people to get premium just to read a bio on a free fanfic.

With fanfics, what do you prefer?
          
          - A bit of the OC(s)'s bio at the beginning of the fanfic?
          - Waiting to find out everything about them in the fanfic?
          or
          - A mix of both?

New update for Journey To The North on here scheduled for tomorrow 8:30am AEST (so just over 12 hours from now).
          
          https://www.wattpad.com/story/395446674-journey-to-the-north-lego-monkie-kid-fanfic

What would you guys prefer to see from me?
          
          - A Transformers fanfic, not set in any universe (Prime, Animated, etc.) with OC humans and canon Transformers.
          
          - An Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora fanfic that's a continuation/AU of the game, with both OCs and canon characters.

"Mature" vs "NSFW"
          
          I've recently been made aware that some users are having their books taken down because of NSFW content, even though their book was marked as "Mature".
          
          Mature does not mean NSFW. 
          
          Mature is something like Fast & Furious, Avatar (James Cameron) and even The Grey (the wolf movie with Liam Neeson). It allows swearing, death, and some gore, bit of nudity and mild s*xual scenes. It is technically too mature for the 13 year old minimum requirement to be on Wattpad, but not too mature for the 15-17 year olds.
          
          NSFW, like Game of Thrones, is not safe for any under-aged user. And we all know, just because it is marked "18+", doesn't mean that'll stop an under-aged user. S*xual scenes that border on p*rnogr@phic material or is extremely violent/graphic/gory is actually against Wattpad's rules.
          
          If you want to post NSFW fanfics/books, Wattpad is not the place (even though sometimes it seems like it), and in the end you kind of deserve your books being deleted/reported/restricted. 
          
          Websites like AO3 is probably your "safest" bet if you want to post NSFW material. Not Wattpad.

I don't really know how to word this exactly without coming off as telling you guys off. I'm not. I love all you guys, and this is just to the select few of my readers (which may also follow me).
          
          Now, I love engaging with my readers, I love seeing comments about my books. However, when I am told to just delete a book because I don't update it anymore, and then told that, if I won't delete it to keep updating it, that is pushing a boundary.
          
          No matter what, whether my books are good or bad, completed or not, I will keep them up as this place has become a sort of archive to how my writing has evolved since I was 13.
          
          I've only deleted two, maybe three, books here and I hate that I deleted them, as that is a part of my journey gone for good. It's a part even I can't go back to.
          
          I also do much of the writing in my free time and the books I release are free to read. And sometimes, sadly, I do lose interest in stories very quickly, even if I was really excited in the beginning. And I do apologize for when that happens.
          
          This is sadly not the first time a reader has pushed a boundary like this, and on a fanfic nonetheless.
          
          Once again, I love reading your comments, love seeing you engage with my stories. And 99% of you do remain respectful, even if you don't like a chapter/scene/book. 
          
          This is more just a reminder, authors here are still people, they have lives, and most are doing the writing here for free. What happens to their stories is their choice, whether it goes against your wishes or not.