lilkeici

Quick announcement: Don't click on any links from users pretending to be Trust and Safety---it's a phishing attempt. If a user does post on your wall asking you to "verify," please report these messages/accounts to the support team at Wattpad.
          	
          	How to Report: https://support.wattpad.com/hc/en-us/articles/205096153-Reporting-story-comment-and-public-messages
          	
          	The real T&S would never send links to your MBs and ask you to verify your accounts.
          	
          	You may find more info in this Help Center article.
          	https://support.wattpad.com/hc/en-us/articles/50542189689236-Phishing-Attempt
          	Or go to the Wattpad Help Centre and search: "Phishing Attempt"

lilkeici

Quick announcement: Don't click on any links from users pretending to be Trust and Safety---it's a phishing attempt. If a user does post on your wall asking you to "verify," please report these messages/accounts to the support team at Wattpad.
          
          How to Report: https://support.wattpad.com/hc/en-us/articles/205096153-Reporting-story-comment-and-public-messages
          
          The real T&S would never send links to your MBs and ask you to verify your accounts.
          
          You may find more info in this Help Center article.
          https://support.wattpad.com/hc/en-us/articles/50542189689236-Phishing-Attempt
          Or go to the Wattpad Help Centre and search: "Phishing Attempt"

lilkeici

If you have stories posted on Wattpad, there is a 'publisher' stealing some and posting them on Google for sale. Here are some things you can do to protect your hard work:
          
          Go to Google Books and do a search on your story names, not your username. 
          
          https://books.google.com/
          
          Go to Google Play Books (separate entity) and search for your story names, not your username. 
          
          https://play.google.com/store/books 
          
          If you find your story, put in a DMCA takedown form: 
          
          https://reportcontent.google.com/forms/dmca_search
          
          You will receive an email from Google stating it is in the queue.
          
          During my search if my stories are ever reuploaded on there, I saw a couple of Kpop fanfics, but for good measure, please file a DMCA when you see your works. 
          
          Whether you have reach or not, if you write OG or FF, it's important to fight for our IP rights.

Afrojarose15

Hey lovely soul ❤️,
          Thank you very much for reading and voting on my story. Really hope you enjoyed it ✨

Afrojarose15

@lilkeici The plot was ONC prompts, but thank you very much for reading. I really appreciate it ❤️
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lilkeici

@Afrojarose15 thank you for writing that cute story, though!
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lilkeici

Brb will find myself a new thai bl to obsess over just so I could go back to writing seasons au. I decided this new fandom I'm into wouldn't fit here I'm sorry y'all.
          
          Dw about prom au though, it's going to be the same plot but with a different fandom. Just going to design a plot and characters for them.

Bluerose156v2

Hello friend! Sorry to bother, truly, but I needed your help on something to clarify... You're a Wattpad Ambassador if memory serves, yes? I read the "learn more" about the new algorithm thing, and I noticed that if you chose a custom, from my understanding, it would automatically see if there is more of the topic in the specific custom Fandom, and add the custom to the list of official fandoms? So what happens if it comes up short the specified number related to that fandom? Is it going to automatically delete our hard work in said field of Fandom?
          
          For instance, I notice the topic of the SCP, Murder Drones, and Little Nightmares Fandom was NOT a part of the official list when I was scanning through the new stuff, and after reading the "Learn more" to get a better understanding, and seeing the part where the algorithm was going to scan for a specified number of stories that matched the Fandom, it'd add to the official list of Fandom, it did not clarify what would happen to the author's story if the Fandom came up short. Would it still be a free platform, in that case, for ALL forms of writing, or is it just going to discard the works?
          
          I'm asking this as a concerned author of the fanfic variety who put my heart and soul into my stories. I just want to make sure that my hard work won't go to waste because one Fandom isn't as popular as, for instance, K-Pop fandoms. 
          
          Again, I deeply apologize for the bother friend, just wanted to know what it means for older Fandoms that are getting a revitalization. Have a blessed day or night where you are:)
          
          

Bluerose156v2

@Bluerose156v2 Thank you so much friend. I've been litterally fretting about this for almost a week now, preparing for a potential worst case scenario by taking one of my fanfics, and writing it on paper so that way it could be salvaged for a re-upload if it did, and it's not easy lol. Especially when you are someone who types somewhere from one thousand to almost fifteen thousand hehe. Thank you again for the clarification, and have a blessed day or night where you are:)!
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lilkeici

@Bluerose156v2 Alright. I'm back. I think I now have a concrete answer to your concern. No, your story only gets deleted if it violates any Wattpad guidelines. Fandoms in the new categorization system doesn't have a direct correlation to it. If your story follows the content guidelines, your fanfics should be fine. 
            
            I've said before that about using tags on your story which make it reach a further audience, and it's flexible because without them, your fandoms won't get the relevance it deserves. You still have creative freedom, this website won't take it away from you.
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