I feel a bit better. I managed to fix the problems in my home. I ate stuff I'm not supposed to, but my body seems more stable today.
I'm still struggling socially... this resumes it well:
I'm happy when I watch animes, but some people have a way to make me feel miserable.
There are two type of people... someone who'll do their best to understand, respect and avoid hurting your feelings again... they deserve forgiveness because no one is perfect. But narcissists will mock your feelings, invalidate your mind, try to make you believe that you don't deserve respect, and that you're the wrong one. No matter how sweet and kind they seem... if they can't act on it when it truly matters... if they make it worse deliberatedly by claiming to be perfect and blaming your feelings... they're unforgivable. Allowing someone like that if your life will make you forget that you have the right to be respected, dignity, and even needs. They're threat to your very survival.
There are worse things than being alone.
If I'm going to be with fake people having fake emotions... I'd rather be watching animes.
Oh, no! I am sooooo sorry. This reply is sooooo late. I put off responding until I could find the time to give a decent, unrushed comment back, and kept putting it off till later, and putting it off and look at how late it's gotten. Am very sorry! I never meant this to be so late. *deep bow*
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TreeOfWolf says... Hello dear, I'm starting to imprint and be fond of you. Thank you for skipping italic just for me <3
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I'm sure you've since thought better of this and chasnged your feelings accordingly, but I would humbly ask to remain onthe list of folks you consider friends on the site. *fingers crossed*
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TreeOfWolf says... Sothis also spoke to me, I could see how much she cares. It's natural to feel frustrated when it's important to us and that we don't know any better. Her reply made me see how caring she is. I now understand better why I prefer AP so much better than MAL... it's not done by corporations, but by someone with all her heart and a few volunteers... But it has the downside of being limited in solutions and speed. Merging the forum and AP accounts under such circumstances seem undoable. So I suggested to have two forum and let us do the migration by redoing our accounts and threads. Eventually trashing the whole thing. She seems too caring to even be able to think about a solution that would inconvenience us... desperatedly trying to find the best way, while making us wait... so everyone should help instead to try to carry all the burden on her shoulders.
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I know - getting the forum re-opened would be a major boost to revitalize the community here and is the top enhancement feature I wish for. I hear sothis has found some new developer help; I truly hope it works out!
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TreeOfWolf says... I just came here after asking help at another site... and I feel like I've been bullied... I even wanted to cry at some point... I have limited options to solve the problem and they gave me disdain for it... basically calling what I do, my life and me trash... It does a huge contrast with all the warmth that Irecieved here, in spite of being so mistrustful that I ended up being the mean one. Thank you so much for your kindness. It heals me more than I can explain.
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It makes me sad to hear that you were mistreated so, and sad that there are places and people like that. There really isn't a call for it. If possible, try to stay away from that place and its toxic environment. That'd be for the best. And if you really must go back there, gird up for it and realize that they aren't going to spontaneously heal themselves, and will most likely dish out more of the same. Sadly.
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Unfortunately, this is the world we live in, and there are people like that everywhere. Even here. So, I just gotta believe that there are SOME nice folks at the other place, and I'm hoping you find them! The world seems so much nicer when dealing with the more open kinds of folks.
LOL Not that I'm -ever- an advocate of harming kittens, but too funny! How did sothis respond? *grin*
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TreeOfWolf says... Hello~ Thank you for replying. But I don't see any color changes and see no options for it, that's usually plenty to have a unique identity. Bold is much easier to read than italic. Thank you for showing me that much respect, I really appreciate it. I apologize for my rudeness. I have almost -10/20 vision, and health problems make it hard to focus, my pupil oscillates all the time. At least you don't use chat shortcuts, I'm sorry for mistaking you for a uncaring person like that.
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No more worries nor apologies for this, ok? I cannot use different colors in comments (it -is- available in the forum, and I use purple font there. And the dreaded italics. *gasp*) You know who I am now, so maintaining my unique identity isn't as big an issue here. I can live without it to be friends with you and have our comment conversations.
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TreeOfWolf says... Why isn't the grammar corrector working in AP text field?
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Unsure, as I don't usually rely on using a grammar corrector. Are you using the grammar corrector indigenous to the site, or some other program?
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TreeOfWolf says... Quotes are usually not necessary if you use keywords to remind the topic to people. I see that you're a conscientious person putting a lot of effort and love in your replies. Thank you.
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Quoting helps me not only to remind myself and others of the topic, but also to instill the flavor and texture of the past conversation into the current one. Sometimes, I do use a keywords reminder; mostly when the other person quotes me as part of their response back. In such a situation, I'll bracket the keyword(s) to remind them what they were talking about when they said what they said.
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TreeOfWolf says... I'd like to be a supporter, thank you for thinking of offering the option. I thought of welcoming random people sometimes, just for fun, to add extra confetti, if the person seems compatible with me, to meet friends since the forums don't allow new people in... Maybe you can add the list of new people of the day (or just the link to find them in the first post of the club thread). So everyone can shower a little welcome. While the person doing the official greeting precise that he's assign to the newcomer as a helper, and they can go to them for any questions about the site. It's really a wonderful idea that you had. Too wonderful to limit it to just one person, making the others think "oh someone else will do it"... they can think "I'll say welcome too, even if I can't do it all the time, everyday, and don't know how to help." Does the forum has a place for newcomers to introduce themselves? It was nice to get a whole bunch of hello. But people like me might be to shy to make a thread, and newcomers can't... I don't know... I think the wonder-ness ended up being contagious and I want to greet and meet people in spite of my social phobias. But I can't be reliable. Why not assign part timers to a few days a week? I still couldn't... But I might be able to be a random extra.
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If you can dedicate/commit to 10 minutes a week, you too can be a Greeter! *smile* The minimum requirement is welcoming 5 names one day a week, and that only takes about 1-3 minutes typically, leaving about 7+ minutes to reply to any comments you've received. And voila! you've completed the Greeter requirements: Welcome your assigned members and reply to anyone who has commented to you as a result. Not all Greeters take 50+ names every day! LOL
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So don't rule yourself out! ANYONE can be a Greeter. (Only special folks step up to actually do it, though!) It doesn't really take an extraordinary effort or supreme reliability effort. It can be as easy or time-consuming as you want it to be. Maybe someday it is a commitment you will find yourself willing to make.
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The forum does/did have a place to say hello for new members, but with the Forum closed to new members, that thread is understandably mostly dead these days... much of the forum really, really needs an infusion of fresh new member blood to keep vital, imo.
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TreeOfWolf says... How does adding my name to a spoiler help the visibility of the site? If I could join the forum and join the club officially, and boost its stat number and raise it in the list of most popular clubs... can we do that?
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Since sothis killed almost all of the clubs and games on the site (she closed all but a scant handful of clubs), there isn't any popularity rating to have or even strive for. And I don't really believe in competing for popularity anyway...
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Adding your name adds legitimacy to the group. Someone that knows you will think, Hey if ToW is here, this must be a real thing! And others will think, well if there are 400+ people in this thing, it must not be some obscure phony scam of some sort.
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And if you add a banner or mention in your profile or in a comment or two, then others will see and word-of-mouth goodness ensues! *smile*
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TreeOfWolf says... I wanted t talk with everybody but I can't register T_T and people just say "welcome" and "done". Is there another thread where people just chat and get to know each other? WECO lounge?
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There is a WECO Greeter lounge outside of the site where Greeters can get together and chat (Skype and Discord groups). Sometimes quite active, other times very silent. However, when things are quiet, often just one comment from one Greeter gets chat activity started again...Another reason to become a Greeter someday! LOL
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For site options, a-p does have a live chat room - you can get to it by clicking on the chat room link/red chat balloons icon at the bottom of any a-p webpage. It is an IRC-style chat. I haven't used it much, so I'm not really an authority on how active it is. Most of the times I've gone there, it seemed to me to be a bit clique-ish and they didn't really discuss anime much. But I'm told that my impressions are a bit erroneous, and that I must've just gone during a few bad times. I have had folks tell me (including several of my Greeters) that it is a fun place with lots of lively friendly people. So, I guess it's all just a matter of when you are there... I urge you to check it out for yourself! Forum registration isn't required.
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Any other social threads will require that you be Forum-registered to participate.
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Note that you can have fun comment conversations at any time. And there is a group of people I can wholeheartedly recomment as friendly and willing to chat - WECO Greeters! Feel free to contact any of the active Greeters (the ones not on hiatus) and I'm sure you'll get a friendly response. *smile* (If you don't, for some reason - I can't imagine that happening - I want to know about it!)
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TreeOfWolf says... Thank you. I have days that my health crash and can end up vanishing for a long time... At my most active I aimed for 1 day a week, I managed to come everyday for 10 months but it took a toll on me. But it took me hours, from what I hear, greetings can be quick. But sometimes I get hurt and can vanish for a month... I can't get a job with people counting on me at specific times. Especially not a job 7 days a week O_O. But I'm glad that I can offer support somehow. Even though I can't even reply the thread...
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I know, it is a total bummer you can't reply in the thread. But as a Supporter, you already are helping the club! And if you can make your way to being a Greeter someday, know that you can always ask for and receive time off whenever you need it. I won't ever give you a hard time for needing time off or some vacation time away from doing greetings. So your commitment never has to feel like an onerous burden that crushes you under the weight of obligation! But no guilt, and no pressure. If it isn't something you feel you can/want to do, no worries. You don't have to do welcome greetings to be in WECO!
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TreeOfWolf says... The banners are too cheerful, it'd feel like misrepresenting what I have to offer, hahaha. But I have the project of making some. I saw a greeter with a creepy Yuno avatar who might enjoy one. I'm working every now and then on the same comic since October, so it might take a while XP. I have an idea with the cat you use with a fanged grin "Welcome! Don't worry, I don't bite~ *chuckles*"
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LOL Sounds like some fun and interesting and unique banner ideas there! *big grin* I'd love to see them if you ever find the time to work one/some up! I really love your fanged cat banner idea... the only thing I'm against is violence/implied violence that doesnt seem welcoming, such as a character pointing a gun at another and saying, We want YOU! Such things won't fly with me... (I had a Greeter submit a bullet-hole riddled banner that I didn't approve because I thought the implied violence negated the welcome message. And some female friends I showed the banner to thought the same thing...)
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TreeOfWolf says... I couldn't find the like button, unless you mean gmail, I don't have facebook. Maybe the button only appear for registered members (or people with a newer browser).
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The like button is only available to registered Forum users at this time. *sad* Hopefully, available to all once the Forum registration is open again.
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TreeOfWolf says... I opened all the written links in your wall, and they all seemed to open the same page, except maybe one. There was more than one text link that pointed to WECO.
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Most of the links are WECO banners, and thus they mostly all -do- point to WECO. I think I only have links to a couple of other things on my profile. There were more links, to clubs I belonged to and such, but sothis closed most of the site's clubs and games... *cry*
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TreeOfWolf says... I'm asked to log again when I go in the forums because it's technically a different site. Firefox asks me my Firefox-password when there's a login in the page. So I was logged in A-P, but not logged in A-P forums... which is very odd to have 2 sites in the same page... The forums are closed to registration until they are merged... but that info was written months ago! I don't want to wait months T_T Can you contact someone and ask them when, and tell them to let people join if it's going to take that long...
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By now, you know this whole story... Again, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you.
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TreeOfWolf says... It's a big token of respect for me to compromise your very identity... I wonder if you'd still find italic pretty if you had to read everything in italic. I went for web design as a career and wanted to do 3D animation and pretty things... but when I use a site or Windows, I want it to be efficient, readable... not load forever and have to wait for a slow motion to open a menu... My site is super plain, hahaha!
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I like vanilla ice cream. It's just... I don't ONLY like vanilla. I like chocolate chips added to vanilla, and sometimes caramel and/or nuts. Sometimes, I prefer coffee ice cream instead...
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TreeOfWolf says... Hahaha, so you can handle horror, nice. Maybe you'll be able to tolerate my darkness. I'm watching Deadman wonderland, again, right now... The eye punishment really sucked all the soul out of my body...
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Oh no! There is eye punishment???!!! The one thing that really gives me heeby-jeebies is something bad happening to someone's eyes. Some people fear snakes or spiders, but what really gets to me is seeing mistreated eyes! LOL ... and I have Deadman Wonderland on my Want to Watch and Want to Read lists...
TreeOfWolf says... Yes, I wrote hideous because the Japanese word for "awful" sounds like hideous, hahaha. And it really feels that way. Thank you for giving me the name and even link to the site's creator. I'll go give my thanks and a bucket of puppy tears for closing the forum.
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I'm evil. So if I was you (and was nice enough to make WECO) I'd abuse that power by warning all the newcomers that they can' register in the forums until the sites are merged, and imply to go talk to sothis. If thousands of people message her wall... maybe she'll see that it's an important function for a functional site... She'll probably just stop reading her wall... But she should know our feelings. She should feel how it feels. (And the wrath of my impatience XD) Thank you for your consideration and time.
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I know that sothis wouldn't appreciate all that extra chatter and extra complaints. I know she works hard and is trying to come up with a fix... My frustrations that the solution is taking so long won't be alleviated by irritating sothis LOL
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So, not recommending newbies to contact sothis to complain...
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TreeOfWolf says... I noticed that you have 2,356 Followers and are doing 2,345 Following… So your time is short and precious… But who's the one abandoned poor soul who's following you that you aren't following. Hahaha. He probably didn't notice. I hope that I can join the actual thread soon, but I'd probably shower it with a deluge of spam, so it might be for the best, hahaha. I'll show you the creepy banners if I end up making some. Have a glorious day~
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I regularly update and follow everyone who follows me. You happened to see my Follower count before I did an update and Followed back all my new Followers. When I'm up-to-date, the site will show me Following 2 people more than are Following me. There are two folks I follow that don't Follow me. Hint: sothis is one of them!
*Gasp* Indeed, it is I ~ a stranger. Nice to meet you, other stranger. I probably just found you off of a comment. I want to register for the forum too, but sadly registration is closed. *frowny*
Well, thank you very much. That's true, I read manga for a little but then I stopped because it got too confusing. I think animation makes it much easier to follow the story rather than pictures. The colorless also makes it confusing just because it's hard to depict what is what in the picture.
The creepy stuff? Hmm~ Like what? Me too. Yato is the whole reason I decided to watch Noragami. (I'm not that shallow, I swear) That, and the opening was breathtaking.
Miraculous Ladybug & Chat Noir? Well, this must have been fate because my favorite Villian is Hawkmoth, which is the villian from Miraculous Ladybug. I don't really watch cartoons besides anime, so my favorite anime would be a tie between Noragami Aragoto and Haikyuu!!
Oh, that's interesting, LOL. I don't like One Piece just because it's waaaay too long. It took me more than 2 years just to finish Bleach so, NOPE. You have posters in the shower? Don't they get wet? Well, I guess if they're laminated then they wouldn't, but still... You have so many posters! I don't have posters at all, haha. I would decorate my room with posters everywhere but my parents most likely would make me take them down. Same here, I just can't handle the long anime that are filled with uncomedic, irrelevant fillers. I don't care what people say ~ they are boring as hell, they don't make me laugh, and if I may ~ bullshit. 12-25 length anime are the BEST. They get to the point quicker ~ none of that prolonged "informational" storyline that no one actually cares about or pays attention to. I guess you could say I have just a "little bit" of anger issues as well. Horror anime call me down.^
That's true. We finally had a good female fighter ~ power to women! ~ but then, she was captured and put into a cage like a helpless bird that broke it's wing. Only to have Kirito come to rescue her, while he runs into his SISTER and then falls in love with her. I mean, technically she fell in love with him ~ but whatever, same thing. Kirito is a lady's man, you got to admit. If that made it sound like I disliked that anime - I didn't. Still loved that anime to pieces.
Ah, that's understandable. I really don't care the age of the person I'm talking to, as long as they aren't a perverted, egotistical, spoiled brat ~ which clearly you aren't, so we're all good here, LOL. My parents are helicopter parents, so they tell me not to even talk to strangers at all. Really, it's not that bad as long as you aren't giving out your coordinates to some stalker, which I'm not dumb enough to fall for that. I'm actually asexual myself too. People tell me that I'm probably not, just because I'm so young and I haven't developed those "feelings" yet, but I think I would know myself better than anyone else so they can just get out. I don't like ecchi anime either, they just seem unimportant with no actual plot. Usually just a group of dumb chicks accidently showing off their ass or something. I don't know and I don't care.
No, you sound like the kind of person that would actually understand me. (No matter the age) I'm actually a very emotional ~ angry filled ~ person on the inside, but I have to try to swallow that madness just so I don't completely flip out on people. Like you, it makes me seem too nice and then people either take advantage of that kindness or think I'm just a delicate little princess. (Because I'm actually really small) So if you can handle me sometime flipping out, then that's cool and I applaud you. *claps*
Yes, I am a member of the Welcoming Committee.
Well, I had it really flashy at first ~ all of my pictures were flickering galaxy prints, but I just decided I wanted to go for something more simple. I feel like the black & white theme represents me more. I guess just because I'm more of a laid back person rather than a hyper, energetic person. Don't get me wrong ~ colorful is awesome too. My page just looked really wild & busy with all the colors. Most of my clothes are bright, just because my mother has no idea of my fashion sense and keeps buying me bright things even when I tell her that I don't want them. I don't even wear them though, which is a shame ~ but she's the one who won't stop buying them even when I tell her not to. I usually just end up wearing my grey hoodie and some leggings. Band tees are also my favorite thing in the world and mean more to my than gold itself.
A squirrel ate your wall? Holy shit, that's a badass squirrel. I mean that's bad news for you, but dangg squirrel has some skills. Yes, someone understands me. I'm pretty nice but I'm also pretty rude too. With my friends it's more of a jokingly rude ~ unless they really do something that sets me off. My friend told me that my music sucks - she was kind of joking though because she listens to some of the same music that I do - but I got really mad because music is one of the things that mean the world to me. I had to clench my fists just so I didn't yell at her because she's one of the few friends I have irl. I'm more of a tuffie on the outside but I'm an emotional lil' shit on the inside.
Nice to meet you too. *decietful grin*
Nah, I'm totally kidding ~ you're cool so I hope we can talk more.
P.S It's totally fine. I'm a lonely child myself so it's nice to have a long conversation. ~
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I feel a bit better. I managed to fix the problems in my home. I ate stuff I'm not supposed to, but my body seems more stable today.
I'm still struggling socially... this resumes it well:
I'm happy when I watch animes, but some people have a way to make me feel miserable.
There are two type of people... someone who'll do their best to understand, respect and avoid hurting your feelings again... they deserve forgiveness because no one is perfect. But narcissists will mock your feelings, invalidate your mind, try to make you believe that you don't deserve respect, and that you're the wrong one. No matter how sweet and kind they seem... if they can't act on it when it truly matters... if they make it worse deliberatedly by claiming to be perfect and blaming your feelings... they're unforgivable. Allowing someone like that if your life will make you forget that you have the right to be respected, dignity, and even needs. They're threat to your very survival.
There are worse things than being alone.
If I'm going to be with fake people having fake emotions... I'd rather be watching animes.
Oh, no! I am sooooo sorry. This reply is sooooo late. I put off responding until I could find the time to give a decent, unrushed comment back, and kept putting it off till later, and putting it off and look at how late it's gotten. Am very sorry! I never meant this to be so late. *deep bow*
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... Hello dear, I'm starting to imprint and be fond of you. Thank you for skipping italic just for me <3
\r\nI'm sure you've since thought better of this and chasnged your feelings accordingly, but I would humbly ask to remain onthe list of folks you consider friends on the site. *fingers crossed*
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... Sothis also spoke to me, I could see how much she cares. It's natural to feel frustrated when it's important to us and that we don't know any better. Her reply made me see how caring she is. I now understand better why I prefer AP so much better than MAL... it's not done by corporations, but by someone with all her heart and a few volunteers... But it has the downside of being limited in solutions and speed. Merging the forum and AP accounts under such circumstances seem undoable. So I suggested to have two forum and let us do the migration by redoing our accounts and threads. Eventually trashing the whole thing. She seems too caring to even be able to think about a solution that would inconvenience us... desperatedly trying to find the best way, while making us wait... so everyone should help instead to try to carry all the burden on her shoulders.
\r\nI know - getting the forum re-opened would be a major boost to revitalize the community here and is the top enhancement feature I wish for. I hear sothis has found some new developer help; I truly hope it works out!
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... I just came here after asking help at another site... and I feel like I've been bullied... I even wanted to cry at some point... I have limited options to solve the problem and they gave me disdain for it... basically calling what I do, my life and me trash... It does a huge contrast with all the warmth that Irecieved here, in spite of being so mistrustful that I ended up being the mean one. Thank you so much for your kindness. It heals me more than I can explain.
\r\nIt makes me sad to hear that you were mistreated so, and sad that there are places and people like that. There really isn't a call for it. If possible, try to stay away from that place and its toxic environment. That'd be for the best. And if you really must go back there, gird up for it and realize that they aren't going to spontaneously heal themselves, and will most likely dish out more of the same. Sadly.
\r\nUnfortunately, this is the world we live in, and there are people like that everywhere. Even here. So, I just gotta believe that there are SOME nice folks at the other place, and I'm hoping you find them! The world seems so much nicer when dealing with the more open kinds of folks.
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\r\nI asked sothis, I even gave her ideas about how to code, to reopen the forum before it's fully merged. But I think this was my most convincing post:
\r\nReopen the forum registrations or I shoot the kittens.
\r\n=ε/̵͇̿̿/’̿’̿ ̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ ̿̿ ლ(=ↀωↀ=)ლ (^._.^)ﾉ (^･ω･^=)~ Save us!
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\r\nLOL Not that I'm -ever- an advocate of harming kittens, but too funny! How did sothis respond? *grin*
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... Hello~ Thank you for replying. But I don't see any color changes and see no options for it, that's usually plenty to have a unique identity. Bold is much easier to read than italic. Thank you for showing me that much respect, I really appreciate it. I apologize for my rudeness. I have almost -10/20 vision, and health problems make it hard to focus, my pupil oscillates all the time. At least you don't use chat shortcuts, I'm sorry for mistaking you for a uncaring person like that.
\r\nNo more worries nor apologies for this, ok? I cannot use different colors in comments (it -is- available in the forum, and I use purple font there. And the dreaded italics. *gasp*) You know who I am now, so maintaining my unique identity isn't as big an issue here. I can live without it to be friends with you and have our comment conversations.
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... Why isn't the grammar corrector working in AP text field?
\r\nUnsure, as I don't usually rely on using a grammar corrector. Are you using the grammar corrector indigenous to the site, or some other program?
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... Quotes are usually not necessary if you use keywords to remind the topic to people. I see that you're a conscientious person putting a lot of effort and love in your replies. Thank you.
\r\nQuoting helps me not only to remind myself and others of the topic, but also to instill the flavor and texture of the past conversation into the current one. Sometimes, I do use a keywords reminder; mostly when the other person quotes me as part of their response back. In such a situation, I'll bracket the keyword(s) to remind them what they were talking about when they said what they said.
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... I'd like to be a supporter, thank you for thinking of offering the option. I thought of welcoming random people sometimes, just for fun, to add extra confetti, if the person seems compatible with me, to meet friends since the forums don't allow new people in... Maybe you can add the list of new people of the day (or just the link to find them in the first post of the club thread). So everyone can shower a little welcome. While the person doing the official greeting precise that he's assign to the newcomer as a helper, and they can go to them for any questions about the site. It's really a wonderful idea that you had. Too wonderful to limit it to just one person, making the others think "oh someone else will do it"... they can think "I'll say welcome too, even if I can't do it all the time, everyday, and don't know how to help." Does the forum has a place for newcomers to introduce themselves? It was nice to get a whole bunch of hello. But people like me might be to shy to make a thread, and newcomers can't... I don't know... I think the wonder-ness ended up being contagious and I want to greet and meet people in spite of my social phobias. But I can't be reliable. Why not assign part timers to a few days a week? I still couldn't... But I might be able to be a random extra.
\r\nIf you can dedicate/commit to 10 minutes a week, you too can be a Greeter! *smile* The minimum requirement is welcoming 5 names one day a week, and that only takes about 1-3 minutes typically, leaving about 7+ minutes to reply to any comments you've received. And voila! you've completed the Greeter requirements: Welcome your assigned members and reply to anyone who has commented to you as a result. Not all Greeters take 50+ names every day! LOL
\r\nSo don't rule yourself out! ANYONE can be a Greeter. (Only special folks step up to actually do it, though!) It doesn't really take an extraordinary effort or supreme reliability effort. It can be as easy or time-consuming as you want it to be. Maybe someday it is a commitment you will find yourself willing to make.
\r\nThe forum does/did have a place to say hello for new members, but with the Forum closed to new members, that thread is understandably mostly dead these days... much of the forum really, really needs an infusion of fresh new member blood to keep vital, imo.
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... How does adding my name to a spoiler help the visibility of the site? If I could join the forum and join the club officially, and boost its stat number and raise it in the list of most popular clubs... can we do that?
\r\nSince sothis killed almost all of the clubs and games on the site (she closed all but a scant handful of clubs), there isn't any popularity rating to have or even strive for. And I don't really believe in competing for popularity anyway...
\r\nAdding your name adds legitimacy to the group. Someone that knows you will think, Hey if ToW is here, this must be a real thing! And others will think, well if there are 400+ people in this thing, it must not be some obscure phony scam of some sort.
\r\nAnd if you add a banner or mention in your profile or in a comment or two, then others will see and word-of-mouth goodness ensues! *smile*
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... I wanted t talk with everybody but I can't register T_T and people just say "welcome" and "done". Is there another thread where people just chat and get to know each other? WECO lounge?
\r\nThere is a WECO Greeter lounge outside of the site where Greeters can get together and chat (Skype and Discord groups). Sometimes quite active, other times very silent. However, when things are quiet, often just one comment from one Greeter gets chat activity started again...Another reason to become a Greeter someday! LOL
\r\nFor site options, a-p does have a live chat room - you can get to it by clicking on the chat room link/red chat balloons icon at the bottom of any a-p webpage. It is an IRC-style chat. I haven't used it much, so I'm not really an authority on how active it is. Most of the times I've gone there, it seemed to me to be a bit clique-ish and they didn't really discuss anime much. But I'm told that my impressions are a bit erroneous, and that I must've just gone during a few bad times. I have had folks tell me (including several of my Greeters) that it is a fun place with lots of lively friendly people. So, I guess it's all just a matter of when you are there... I urge you to check it out for yourself! Forum registration isn't required.
\r\nAny other social threads will require that you be Forum-registered to participate.
\r\nNote that you can have fun comment conversations at any time. And there is a group of people I can wholeheartedly recomment as friendly and willing to chat - WECO Greeters! Feel free to contact any of the active Greeters (the ones not on hiatus) and I'm sure you'll get a friendly response. *smile* (If you don't, for some reason - I can't imagine that happening - I want to know about it!)
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... Thank you. I have days that my health crash and can end up vanishing for a long time... At my most active I aimed for 1 day a week, I managed to come everyday for 10 months but it took a toll on me. But it took me hours, from what I hear, greetings can be quick. But sometimes I get hurt and can vanish for a month... I can't get a job with people counting on me at specific times. Especially not a job 7 days a week O_O. But I'm glad that I can offer support somehow. Even though I can't even reply the thread...
\r\nI know, it is a total bummer you can't reply in the thread. But as a Supporter, you already are helping the club! And if you can make your way to being a Greeter someday, know that you can always ask for and receive time off whenever you need it. I won't ever give you a hard time for needing time off or some vacation time away from doing greetings. So your commitment never has to feel like an onerous burden that crushes you under the weight of obligation! But no guilt, and no pressure. If it isn't something you feel you can/want to do, no worries. You don't have to do welcome greetings to be in WECO!
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... The banners are too cheerful, it'd feel like misrepresenting what I have to offer, hahaha. But I have the project of making some. I saw a greeter with a creepy Yuno avatar who might enjoy one. I'm working every now and then on the same comic since October, so it might take a while XP. I have an idea with the cat you use with a fanged grin "Welcome! Don't worry, I don't bite~ *chuckles*"
\r\nLOL Sounds like some fun and interesting and unique banner ideas there! *big grin* I'd love to see them if you ever find the time to work one/some up! I really love your fanged cat banner idea... the only thing I'm against is violence/implied violence that doesnt seem welcoming, such as a character pointing a gun at another and saying, We want YOU! Such things won't fly with me... (I had a Greeter submit a bullet-hole riddled banner that I didn't approve because I thought the implied violence negated the welcome message. And some female friends I showed the banner to thought the same thing...)
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... I couldn't find the like button, unless you mean gmail, I don't have facebook. Maybe the button only appear for registered members (or people with a newer browser).
\r\nThe like button is only available to registered Forum users at this time. *sad* Hopefully, available to all once the Forum registration is open again.
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... I opened all the written links in your wall, and they all seemed to open the same page, except maybe one. There was more than one text link that pointed to WECO.
\r\nMost of the links are WECO banners, and thus they mostly all -do- point to WECO. I think I only have links to a couple of other things on my profile. There were more links, to clubs I belonged to and such, but sothis closed most of the site's clubs and games... *cry*
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... I'm asked to log again when I go in the forums because it's technically a different site. Firefox asks me my Firefox-password when there's a login in the page. So I was logged in A-P, but not logged in A-P forums... which is very odd to have 2 sites in the same page... The forums are closed to registration until they are merged... but that info was written months ago! I don't want to wait months T_T Can you contact someone and ask them when, and tell them to let people join if it's going to take that long...
\r\nBy now, you know this whole story... Again, I'm sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you.
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... It's a big token of respect for me to compromise your very identity... I wonder if you'd still find italic pretty if you had to read everything in italic. I went for web design as a career and wanted to do 3D animation and pretty things... but when I use a site or Windows, I want it to be efficient, readable... not load forever and have to wait for a slow motion to open a menu... My site is super plain, hahaha!
\r\nI like vanilla ice cream. It's just... I don't ONLY like vanilla. I like chocolate chips added to vanilla, and sometimes caramel and/or nuts. Sometimes, I prefer coffee ice cream instead...
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... Hahaha, so you can handle horror, nice. Maybe you'll be able to tolerate my darkness. I'm watching Deadman wonderland, again, right now... The eye punishment really sucked all the soul out of my body...
\r\nOh no! There is eye punishment???!!! The one thing that really gives me heeby-jeebies is something bad happening to someone's eyes. Some people fear snakes or spiders, but what really gets to me is seeing mistreated eyes! LOL ... and I have Deadman Wonderland on my Want to Watch and Want to Read lists...
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... What means imo?
\r\nIn my opinion.
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... Yes, I wrote hideous because the Japanese word for "awful" sounds like hideous, hahaha. And it really feels that way. Thank you for giving me the name and even link to the site's creator. I'll go give my thanks and a bucket of puppy tears for closing the forum.
\r\nI'm evil. So if I was you (and was nice enough to make WECO) I'd abuse that power by warning all the newcomers that they can' register in the forums until the sites are merged, and imply to go talk to sothis. If thousands of people message her wall... maybe she'll see that it's an important function for a functional site... She'll probably just stop reading her wall... But she should know our feelings. She should feel how it feels. (And the wrath of my impatience XD) Thank you for your consideration and time.
\r\nI know that sothis wouldn't appreciate all that extra chatter and extra complaints. I know she works hard and is trying to come up with a fix... My frustrations that the solution is taking so long won't be alleviated by irritating sothis LOL
\r\nSo, not recommending newbies to contact sothis to complain...
\r\nTreeOfWolf says... I noticed that you have 2,356 Followers and are doing 2,345 Following… So your time is short and precious… But who's the one abandoned poor soul who's following you that you aren't following. Hahaha. He probably didn't notice. I hope that I can join the actual thread soon, but I'd probably shower it with a deluge of spam, so it might be for the best, hahaha. I'll show you the creepy banners if I end up making some. Have a glorious day~
\r\nI regularly update and follow everyone who follows me. You happened to see my Follower count before I did an update and Followed back all my new Followers. When I'm up-to-date, the site will show me Following 2 people more than are Following me. There are two folks I follow that don't Follow me. Hint: sothis is one of them!
\r\nI look forward to seeing creepy WECO banners!
Happy Holidays! I’m wishing you a warm and happy holiday season, full of joyous moments.
I'm having a bad day... I think I need to eat, rest and avoid stress for a while...
*Gasp* Indeed, it is I ~ a stranger. Nice to meet you, other stranger. I probably just found you off of a comment. I want to register for the forum too, but sadly registration is closed. *frowny*
Well, thank you very much. That's true, I read manga for a little but then I stopped because it got too confusing. I think animation makes it much easier to follow the story rather than pictures. The colorless also makes it confusing just because it's hard to depict what is what in the picture.
The creepy stuff? Hmm~ Like what? Me too. Yato is the whole reason I decided to watch Noragami. (I'm not that shallow, I swear) That, and the opening was breathtaking.
Miraculous Ladybug & Chat Noir? Well, this must have been fate because my favorite Villian is Hawkmoth, which is the villian from Miraculous Ladybug. I don't really watch cartoons besides anime, so my favorite anime would be a tie between Noragami Aragoto and Haikyuu!!
Oh, that's interesting, LOL. I don't like One Piece just because it's waaaay too long. It took me more than 2 years just to finish Bleach so, NOPE. You have posters in the shower? Don't they get wet? Well, I guess if they're laminated then they wouldn't, but still... You have so many posters! I don't have posters at all, haha. I would decorate my room with posters everywhere but my parents most likely would make me take them down. Same here, I just can't handle the long anime that are filled with uncomedic, irrelevant fillers. I don't care what people say ~ they are boring as hell, they don't make me laugh, and if I may ~ bullshit. 12-25 length anime are the BEST. They get to the point quicker ~ none of that prolonged "informational" storyline that no one actually cares about or pays attention to. I guess you could say I have just a "little bit" of anger issues as well. Horror anime call me down.^
That's true. We finally had a good female fighter ~ power to women! ~ but then, she was captured and put into a cage like a helpless bird that broke it's wing. Only to have Kirito come to rescue her, while he runs into his SISTER and then falls in love with her. I mean, technically she fell in love with him ~ but whatever, same thing. Kirito is a lady's man, you got to admit. If that made it sound like I disliked that anime - I didn't. Still loved that anime to pieces.
Ah, that's understandable. I really don't care the age of the person I'm talking to, as long as they aren't a perverted, egotistical, spoiled brat ~ which clearly you aren't, so we're all good here, LOL. My parents are helicopter parents, so they tell me not to even talk to strangers at all. Really, it's not that bad as long as you aren't giving out your coordinates to some stalker, which I'm not dumb enough to fall for that. I'm actually asexual myself too. People tell me that I'm probably not, just because I'm so young and I haven't developed those "feelings" yet, but I think I would know myself better than anyone else so they can just get out. I don't like ecchi anime either, they just seem unimportant with no actual plot. Usually just a group of dumb chicks accidently showing off their ass or something. I don't know and I don't care.
No, you sound like the kind of person that would actually understand me. (No matter the age) I'm actually a very emotional ~ angry filled ~ person on the inside, but I have to try to swallow that madness just so I don't completely flip out on people. Like you, it makes me seem too nice and then people either take advantage of that kindness or think I'm just a delicate little princess. (Because I'm actually really small) So if you can handle me sometime flipping out, then that's cool and I applaud you. *claps*
Yes, I am a member of the Welcoming Committee.
Well, I had it really flashy at first ~ all of my pictures were flickering galaxy prints, but I just decided I wanted to go for something more simple. I feel like the black & white theme represents me more. I guess just because I'm more of a laid back person rather than a hyper, energetic person. Don't get me wrong ~ colorful is awesome too. My page just looked really wild & busy with all the colors. Most of my clothes are bright, just because my mother has no idea of my fashion sense and keeps buying me bright things even when I tell her that I don't want them. I don't even wear them though, which is a shame ~ but she's the one who won't stop buying them even when I tell her not to. I usually just end up wearing my grey hoodie and some leggings. Band tees are also my favorite thing in the world and mean more to my than gold itself.
A squirrel ate your wall? Holy shit, that's a badass squirrel. I mean that's bad news for you, but dangg squirrel has some skills. Yes, someone understands me. I'm pretty nice but I'm also pretty rude too. With my friends it's more of a jokingly rude ~ unless they really do something that sets me off. My friend told me that my music sucks - she was kind of joking though because she listens to some of the same music that I do - but I got really mad because music is one of the things that mean the world to me. I had to clench my fists just so I didn't yell at her because she's one of the few friends I have irl. I'm more of a tuffie on the outside but I'm an emotional lil' shit on the inside.
Nice to meet you too. *decietful grin*
Nah, I'm totally kidding ~ you're cool so I hope we can talk more.
P.S It's totally fine. I'm a lonely child myself so it's nice to have a long conversation. ~
Talk to you soon.