Excuse me while I gush a bit

[Dirty Unicorn]

Can I just say it's really nice to have a forum and a writing forum especially where the atmosphere is generally pretty comfortable as well as actually helpful? Like I feel perfectly fine asking staff or other posters a question or for advice, because I’d actually get legit answers with no drama attached. I've been on plenty of forums before, and this is one of the very few that I feel like I'm going to be sticking with. For some reason I've noticed that people who are open about writing adult material come off as much less high-strung then people who don't (or who loudly proclaim to be against it).

TL;DR: Just wanted to show my appreciation to AFF’s forums for being a non-toxic place (if it is, then it’s very well-hidden, lol). I don’t see that very often.

[BronxWench]

Thank you! Our forum staff works hard to make sure this is a welcoming place, and I know they’ll love hearing from you!

[CloverReef]

Ikr? Been writing online since the dinasaurs and this was the only place I kept coming back to. 

 

[WillowDarkling]

Thank you for the kind words, Dirty Unicorn. I’m so happy that you like it here, and it’s always nice to get a pat on the back. So, thank you. 

[Melrick]

Very glad you’re enjoying yourself here! 

[Dirty Unicorn]

Anytime, guys! I like to give credit where credit is due, and you definitely deserve it! Keep up the good work.

@CloverReef Yeah, when it comes to a majority of other forums out there (writing ones or not), a friend of mine’s was saying, “You end up needing escapism to get away from your escapism.”

 

 

[Melrick]

You’re not wrong about some other forums out there.  There’s some real toxic places that just seem to attract dick heads galore, and they feed off each others negativity like some arsehole mosquito.

[JayDee]

People are real polite here. Other people, I mean. I’m pretty unpleasant.

[BronxWench]

5 hours ago, JayDee said:

People are real polite here. Other people, I mean. I’m pretty unpleasant.

I dunno, I always think of you as sort of fluffy, and sweet… ::ducks and runs away::

[JayDee]

There’s an old forum thread where someone said I really hurt their friend’s feelings! It’s from over a decade ago but even so…

[BronxWench]

I think that’s called being human, if we’ve hurt someone’s feelings at some point in our lives. It’s not a harbinger of being an awful person at all.

On the other hand, some people make it a habit to look for hurt in everything that’s said to them. Me, I make it a point to assume the best. I find it terrifies most people when I do that.

[JayDee]

Alright, but how impolite and unpleasant is it to take a positive, upbeat, cheerful and indeed outright gushing thread of praise to the forum and selfishly make a negative comment about oneself?

Exactly! Real unpleasant and downright rude. What kind of toxic asshole would do such a thing? But, yes, other people are just great. Much praise for the admin team, the mod team, and that unquiet spirit that keeps trying to communicate through the black diamonds.

JayDee, genuinely awful person (for further evidence, see An Actor Abducted)

[AquaTonic]

Bump bump. It’s one of the reasons I came back after time away from writing in general. I really enjoy the atmosphere here too!