imhereasahostage

I forgot to take down my books before leaving :') I've done that now, though I never thought it would kill me this much to do that ;-; 
          	
          	If anyone wants to get in touch with me, my instagram is @/midget_uwu (because im tiny and my face remains somewhat in a permanent uwu), my twitter is @/love_porter_edm and my tumblr is @/cat247. You can also find me on Sweek (another writing app) with the same username, i.e., @/theflyincowwhoisacat. Conversely, you can also just search for my name, Risti Ghosh, and you'll find me everywhere (except for tumblr, i got embarrassing stuff on there).
          	
          	I will continue writing for Earnesty, be it Earnest Writes, or the Invincible Quill magazine, and I might finally write on that blog I made years ago and never used, but idk if I'm going back to writing apps. Not until I finally get a new phone next year, that's for sure. I don't have space at all on my current phone :')
          	
          	I'll come back tomorrow to make more changes to my profile, it's 3:15 am here, i gotta wake up in less than 3 hrs, I've gtg sleep now :')

Vani_Arora

@theflyincowwhoisacat That's amazing!! Thankfully not everyone is leaving! And ya sometimes I too speculate if wattpad is actually magical. Its an addiction in itself :p XD LOL 
          	  
          	  Hiatus is okay! :-) <3 
          	  
          	  Oh, and the ongoing PPA is it going to be continued on earnest writes website or is it closed too? ~crossing my fingers~
          	  
          	  Oh I'll definitely do that!!! XD( ╹▽╹ )
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imhereasahostage

@Aethereal_Psyche i also do check my email quite often, so if you need to summon  me, just drop me a hi in my pms :D
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imhereasahostage

@Aethereal_Psyche for now, yes, but i'll probably come back one day :') im telling you, wattpad practices black magic and binds its users to itself. u might hate it but it won't ever let you go. i've also got a reading request to complete so gonna hang around for that.
          	  
          	  basically, i'll be doing what i've been doing all these days while being on hiatus :')
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imhereasahostage

I forgot to take down my books before leaving :') I've done that now, though I never thought it would kill me this much to do that ;-; 
          
          If anyone wants to get in touch with me, my instagram is @/midget_uwu (because im tiny and my face remains somewhat in a permanent uwu), my twitter is @/love_porter_edm and my tumblr is @/cat247. You can also find me on Sweek (another writing app) with the same username, i.e., @/theflyincowwhoisacat. Conversely, you can also just search for my name, Risti Ghosh, and you'll find me everywhere (except for tumblr, i got embarrassing stuff on there).
          
          I will continue writing for Earnesty, be it Earnest Writes, or the Invincible Quill magazine, and I might finally write on that blog I made years ago and never used, but idk if I'm going back to writing apps. Not until I finally get a new phone next year, that's for sure. I don't have space at all on my current phone :')
          
          I'll come back tomorrow to make more changes to my profile, it's 3:15 am here, i gotta wake up in less than 3 hrs, I've gtg sleep now :')

Vani_Arora

@theflyincowwhoisacat That's amazing!! Thankfully not everyone is leaving! And ya sometimes I too speculate if wattpad is actually magical. Its an addiction in itself :p XD LOL 
            
            Hiatus is okay! :-) <3 
            
            Oh, and the ongoing PPA is it going to be continued on earnest writes website or is it closed too? ~crossing my fingers~
            
            Oh I'll definitely do that!!! XD( ╹▽╹ )
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imhereasahostage

@Aethereal_Psyche i also do check my email quite often, so if you need to summon  me, just drop me a hi in my pms :D
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imhereasahostage

@Aethereal_Psyche for now, yes, but i'll probably come back one day :') im telling you, wattpad practices black magic and binds its users to itself. u might hate it but it won't ever let you go. i've also got a reading request to complete so gonna hang around for that.
            
            basically, i'll be doing what i've been doing all these days while being on hiatus :')
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Vani_Arora

I also have psychology as a subject ❣️❣️❣️

Vani_Arora

@theflyincowwhoisacat hahaha Lol. I suppose ya. XD usually the syllabus is more or less the same... I know! Teachers matter a lot!! 
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imhereasahostage

@Aethereal_Psyche yasss!!!!! Psychology is quite easy if you've got a good memory, which I don't :') of course, I'm speaking in the context of my country's textbooks, so I don't know if it's different in yours. But yeah, psychology is a really interesting subject, especially if you have a good teacher! 
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Vani_Arora

@theflyincowwhoisacat no actually it's fine for me... Even when i have to study it for exams. Infact i find it easier somehow to study psychology for exam then studying any other subject! Lol. But it also depends upon person to person! 
            
            In short, i soooo happy to have found another person on here who also like psychology!
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imhereasahostage

That does it.
          
          Honestly, I am too exhausted at this point to even write this. But I have to get it out there. We tried to talk about the closure of EC main on the Forums, but they closed down the thread. a few hours later, they close down our other affiliate accounts too. 
          
          This is too much. I don't trust wattpad anymore, I can't. Even after talking to so many people, all they can give us are, "talk to support" or "send ticket". Thing is, HOW do we talk to support? At least tell us that? We've already sent tickets and got nothing. 3 whole accounts closed down, and we didn't even get any email for anyone of them. They didn't even give us a reason for the closure. All they say is that we violated rules. But what rules? They even refuse to tell us which rule we had violated. How am I supposed to trust these people after this?
          
          I am backing up my works right now, after I am done, I'll be taking all of them down. I would like to close my account too, but then I don't know how to. 
          
          I don't know where else I'll go. I don't know where I'll continue my writing. But I sure as hell won't leave EC. They want to clip our wings, but we will fly higher than ever. EC will never die. EC can never die.

imhereasahostage

@JadedElegance thanks for letting us know that people are concerned about our problem. I am sorry if I came off too strongly in my comment, letting go of EC has been hard for us, and it got me kinda emotional for a moment there.
            
            We understand that the Ambassadors are not in control of accounts. We are not even asking for our account back, all we wanted was a proper reason. 
            
            But it's okay now, we have picked ourselves up, and are working towards making it big outside the nest. All this while, we had been concentrating on wattpad, maybe it was the universe's way of telling us that we need to develop ourselves instead of depending on secondary sites that we don't control. It's gonna be hard, but we can do it. 
            
            Thank you so much for your concern, we really appreciate it :)
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JadedElegance

@theflyincowwhoisacat I can't really comment on the situation much, unfortunately, except to say that 99% of people (including Ambassadors and many staff members) don't have the power to take down or restore accounts. It's a very particular group of people who deal with those issues, and while the rest of us can ask questions, relay messages, or express opinions about the situation--it's a very limited group of people on Wattpad who have the power to make decisions about accounts and violations. All the rest of us can do is try to help you present yourselves in a way that is calm, reasonable, and might help you get the result you're looking for. Unfortunately, in this case, it doesn't appear it will work out that way. So, while it might seem like apathy, I can tell you that a LOT of people at Wattpad have been interested and invested in sorting out your situation. It's not so much apathy as "We don't have the power to help you with your problem", and I hope you all understand that. Countless individuals have looked into your problem, mentioned it, and discussed it--but ultimately, the team that is in charge of the rules on Wattpad makes and enforces the rules, and we all must respect their final decision as part of the community. 
            
            I know a lot of good people have been showing concern for you guys and the situation you were in. It may feel like people don't care because it's our job to be diplomatic and neutral when problems arise, but I can assure you that's not the case. 
            
            I absolutely understand how hard it is to lose content. I personally experienced that, and 4 years of photos, artwork, and writing from that point in my life just vanished out into the Universe. It's definitely a painful thing, and I would certainly pursue the matter in a calm and polite way, seeing if you can retrieve your work. 
            
            I'm definitely sorry to see this turn into a story that ended badly for the community on Wattpad, and I wish you guys much luck in the future! <3
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imhereasahostage

@JadedElegance first of all, about the tickets, we sent one, and exactly one ticket. We were told that we'd be contacted by support by last Tuesday, but so far, there has been nothing. All info we have right now, is from an Ambassador working with support, and all she told us was that we have violated a rule, but refused to tell us what rule or even anything else for that matter. We were told to contact support for more info. Problem: we already did. With repeated warnings from different Ambassadors to not send in too many tickets, we did not send any more, but at the same time we're clueless about how else we can "contact support". 
            
            Posting on the forums was a petty thing to do, I agree, but we were mad and confused and freaked (which we still are), so I hope you can forgive that.
            
            Taking away our accounts still wouldn't have driven us away had it not been for the complete apathy shown to us by almost everyone we approached. The only person to show concern for us was a senior official from a wattpad meet up, and we are very thankful that she at least tried to understand us. It's okay even if she couldn't help, at least she tried to understand. But for everyone else we approached, it felt as if the 4 years of hard work gone into the making of EC was for nothing. Even if they couldn't have done anything, a little bit of concern and understanding would have at least given us some reassurance. And at that point, even the tiniest reassurance would have made us eternally grateful. 
            
            It's okay though, we can't trust wattpad anymore, be it the administration, or, I'm sorry to say, the Ambassadors, and thus have decided to move EC. It would be good if we could get back at least the contents of our accounts (they contain quite a few memories and quite a bit of hard work), but we don't hold any hope for that either. We're just trying to build up our website for now, later we might move to a more trustworthy writing app after discussion among the members.
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imhereasahostage

As we had mentioned earlier, EC main is having problems right now. The account seems to have gone missing all of a sudden. We are not sure what the problem is, and we are also unable to recover the account. We have sent tickets to the Wattpad HQ and await their response. We have been informed that the response will take a few days in coming through, so we hope all of you can be patient with us. 
          
          All of the contests on EC main will be put on hold for now; however, the prizes which are still left to be disbursed will be distributed through our affiliate accounts, EC poetry and Earnesty Graphics. 
          
          The results of EWA will also be announced through our affiliate accounts, as well as through YouTube. We are extremely sorry for this inconvenience. 
          
          This is a difficult time for us all, and we hope you can provide us with your love and support while we try to get back our 4 years’ worth of hard work.
          
          Regards,
          EC team

PrinceLeviathan

Hey, sorry I kind off followed you, then unfollowed. I thought I needed to for a contest, but got the wrong person...:-P
          So I'll just follow you because I feel bad.

PrinceLeviathan

@PrinceLeviathan 
            It's all good ( ╹▽╹ )
            I understand that completely.
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imhereasahostage

@PrinceLeviathan it's okay ^^ I'd never even have noticed anyway XD 
            
            
            
            
            
            
            
            sorry for the extremely late reply im on hiatus hehe
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imhereasahostage

"Creating a story, for me at least, tends to get easier as you go along. It’s like pottery. 
          
          In the beginning, you’re sitting there with a lump of formless, wet clay. You are worried about getting your hands and apron dirty. 
          
          You aren’t sure you can really do this. You have ideas, but you’re still trying to figure out how to shape it. 
          
          Despite your fears, you touch the clay anyway, and it feels nice on the fingers. It’s malleable and cool to the touch. You remember why you liked doing this before, it’s kind of fun. 
          
          The deeper into the story you are, the more it takes shape. You’re filthy, totally involved and invested in this project, and best of all, you can finally see where you’re going with it. 
          
          Toward the end, you’re just smoothing the edges and corners, perfecting the details, tying loose ends. 
          
          
          And writing the final chapter is like placing the whole piece into the oven to dry and harden, finding (relative) permanence in the creation of art."
          
          
          READ OUR INTERVIEW WITH MYSTERY AUTHOR, MARIA CRAWFORD HERE↓
          
          http://earnestwrites.com/interview-with-maria-crawford-author-of-the-darkest-target/

LisaHiggins3

@theflyincowwhoisacat I had to chuckle because you just described me as a writer. 
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imhereasahostage

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imhereasahostage

Hi! Just letting y'all know that I won't be active on wattpad anymore (not that I've been that active these past few months anyway). I will not delete wattpad as I am still a part of @earnestycommunity (you can take away my life but you cannot make me leave them °^°). 
          
          On the bright side, I have many more real life projects and my social life is looking up! I am part of the editorial board both for our student magazine as well as yearbook so yay! (Yes, that's all I have for social life, don't judge.) 
          
          Also, a shoutout to @Sim-Antl for being an awesome writer and bearing with me as editor. I have been way too undedicated and never completed my work on time and now I have to leave editing halfway :( Maybe, one of you guys, who's good at editing, can help them out? Even if you can't edit, do check out their books! All the books are beautifully written and they are so thrilling you can't put them down once you've started! So definitely give them a try :)

Sim-AntinI

@theflyincowwhoisacat thank you! I really appreciate teh shout out and your kind words. Bets of luck with everything and I do appreciate all your help! I will check out this community too. take care xoxo
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