I need to rant so I'm just going to type a bunch of stuff here. Feel free to scroll past and sorry if I'm clogging up your notifications.
Some people don't understand the effort that goes into books on Wattpad. Literally, writers take a piece of their soul and invest it into their books and some really don't appreciate that. While it may be a small group of users, it's a substantial amount to be driving people off Wattpad regularly these days. Over the past few weeks, I've seen at least four of my most favourite writers leave, such as @brandywrites and @dayandnight122 because of copyright infringements or some other reason. Those people spreading hate honestly need to GROW UP and start acting like they're over 13 years old, not 5. So what if your favourite ships don't come through? At least you have a good quality story to read for free, and you don't fxcking respect that?! I know that 99.99% of you are not like that and I want to thank you for the love and support you have been giving me for my work. This short announcement may not make much of a difference, but I sincerely hope that you take into account for further reference that it isn't okay if you've hated on even just a character. Yes, we do that sometimes, but remember- if what you're typing will hurt someone, don't type it at all. Regarding plagiarism, I honestly don't even know what to say to people blatantly copying stories word-for-word. Have you no decency? If you don't have an imagination, just think 'what if' instead of stealing other people's work! Plagiarism is basically common thievery, but the only difference is that the thieves can just walk away instead of facing up to what they've done.
Sorry for the longass message, but I just needed to get it off my chest. Love you all ❤️
(I might start a rant book after this because I'm honestly fuming).