How do you think the AH perceives you?

[Statius]

Thank you, that's kind.

It's all good, I got my own thang here. Coupla threads, pop off in Poem-A-Week once in awhile.

I respect what writers here do. It takes a fair bit of work to put together a decent short story. I got discouraged by the factors people always bemoan here: broken rating system, trolls, complete indifference from mgmt.

Based on the recent complaints - two-month approval delays, broken AI filters - I don't feel any motivation to try again.

I hear you. Partly why I'm in no rush with what I'm working on now. Not even sure I'll ever publish it, but the character and her story mean a great deal to me so right now I'm writing it for me.

 

[MK_Whimsy]

Given how infrequently I participate here, strongly-held opinions about me are probably very scant.

 

[ebony_pussy]

I hear you. Partly why I'm in no rush with what I'm working on now. Not even sure I'll ever publish it, but the character and her story mean a great deal to me so right now I'm writing it for me.

Yeah good point. Sometimes I write because of the character. Like they're asking or begging or pressuring me. GIVE ME LIFE! YOU OWE ME! I DON'T EXIST UNTIL YOU WRITE!

 

[ebony_pussy]

But I got voices in my head anyway, what do I know.

 

[Statius]

Yeah good point. Sometimes I write because of the character. Like they're asking or begging or pressuring me. GIVE ME LIFE! YOU OWE ME! I DON'T EXIST UNTIL YOU WRITE!

Exactly. And there's no way I could not finish her story. Most important character I've created. Her story is THE story for me. Everything I've got and capable of is going into this one.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

In an AH gangbang with everybody getting everybody, no holds barred, I'd be the one told to stand in the corner and keep an eye on the pile of clothes.

 

[Djmac1031]

The only aspect I've no idea about is how they see my writing.... Annoyingly, that's the opinion I'm most interested in.

In all honesty? Same. Id rather hear feedback on my writing than feedback on my AH personality.

But to try and answer the original post:

I get along with most people here and I think they get along with me.

There are several I do NOT get along with very well and I'm pretty sure they don't like me much either.

Thats okay, I don't need everyone to like me. So no, it doesn't bother me.

But overall I think i bring a positive energy to the forum.

 

[HyunnaPark]

How I hope I'm seen: Fun, supportive, collaborative, quirky

How I think I'm seen: Pushy, moody, permanently stepping on toes

How I'm really seen: You sure you didn't mean TheRedChamber?

 

[NuclearFairy]

How I hope I'm seen: Fun, supportive, collaborative, quirky

How I think I'm seen: Pushy, moody, permanently stepping on toes

How I'm really seen: You sure you didn't mean TheRedChamber?

You're definitely the first part, never seen you be the second part, and I haven't mixed you two up yet!

 

[old_prof]

How I hope I'm seen: Fun, supportive, collaborative, quirky

How I think I'm seen: Pushy, moody, permanently stepping on toes

How I'm really seen: You sure you didn't mean TheRedChamber?

Definitely the first. Except the time early on I did confuse you with RedChamber...

 

[kreemi_pi]

I agree with @Statius. Half your stuff seems to cater to the kind of members that send unsolicited dick pics and yet you definitely have a quick wit that is completely wasted on that crowd. Maybe try separating your posts. Know your audience as they say.

Since you've seen my threads, you know I'm more into writing erotic than litetature. I'm very sexual in real life, and I really enjoy writing about my dates and my sex life. I go very deep into sensations and feelings. Sometimes I post realtime while I'm masturbating. It's what I enjoy doing here, and I never gave much thought to the crowd I'd draw.

But I also love humor and I appreciate the compliment.

And I do have a tendency to randomly toss my ideas into different places where it's not always the right audience.

 

[Areala-chan]

I assume people see me kind of like my avatar, a bespectacled dork with a wink and a smile, who fades into the background and watches the party going on around her because that's what introverts do.

 

[YmaOHyd]

I assume people see me kind of like my avatar, a bespectacled dork with a wink and a smile, who fades into the background and watches the party going on around her because that's what introverts do.

I see your name and think of Arale-chan from Doctor Slump, and her poop stick, which is the basis for the modern poop emoji.

https://fwmedia.fandomwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04132706/Arale-with-poop-on-a-stick-in-Dr.-Slump-_-Credits-Toei-Animation-1024x614.jpg

 

[calmlikeabomb]

I am mostly a lurker with two poems up and a story scheduled for publishing (look at my output and despair).

I'd be surprised if I was more than a blip to AH at large.

 

[Actingup]

 

[joy_of_cooking]

What is your idea of how the AH sees you?

As a forum participant, I hope earnest, pleasant, well-intentioned if not always well-calibrated.

As a writer, competent with a particular set of kinks and trying to learn more literary stuff like characterization.

As a reviewer and beta reader, probably kind of negative and maybe a little too interested in verisimilitude, but constructive in my criticism and overall helpful.

Do you think you're one who fits in, who gets along with most people, or do you believe you are the odd one?

I think I fit in but I think that's a pretty low bar. People are pretty accepting here. The ignore list functionality helps, I'm sure. No point getting worked up at people when you can just edit them out of your experience entirely.

Do you think you bring positive or negative energy to the forum?

I hope I'm positive on net, although I have to admit I haven't been purely positive. The happy lesbians thread was definitely a low point in my AH career and one I still think about when I get the bright idea to dash off a quick post before bed.

does it matter to you how the AH sees you? Does it bother you?

Yes and no.

In practical terms, no. I'm not dependent on your good opinion for job security or mutual aid or anything.

But psychologically, yes. I'm not very forthcoming about many topics here, but what I do say is all true, and on certain topics (ahem) I say more here than I do anywhere else. So in that way my interactions here are real, and rejection here would feel like real rejection.

Also, more generally I like to think I'm a nice guy, so it'd bother me to find out I was widely regarded anywhere as not that.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

In an AH gangbang with everybody getting everybody, no holds barred, I'd be the one told to stand in the corner and keep an eye on the pile of clothes.

Well, someone has to make sure my six-inch Jimmy Choos don't wander off. It's a big job.

 

[joy_of_cooking]

I assume a large portion of the population have me on Ignore.

I think of you as the origin of innumerable writing exercises, author organized challenges, and intentionally bad jokes. You know what they say about someone who's much worse than chance.

 

[joy_of_cooking]

Fucked up.

I think you're a really good writer! I want to say you used to have a story about a detached eyeball or something. It was super novel.

And you have a real skill for building community if your blue sky and discord server are any indication.

 

[Rob_Royale]

Not a clue.

 

[joy_of_cooking]

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

You are widely acknowledged as good at a kind of character-oriented storytelling that I aspire to.

 

[Britva415]

I've just realized I actually wrote smited. But smitten has such a different connotation, dammit!

Smitened

 

[Areala-chan]

I see your name and think of Arale-chan from Doctor Slump, and her poop stick, which is the basis for the modern poop emoji.

https://fwmedia.fandomwire.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/04132706/Arale-with-poop-on-a-stick-in-Dr.-Slump-_-Credits-Toei-Animation-1024x614.jpg

Jesus Christ, I have failed completely.

 

[YmaOHyd]

Jesus Christ, I have failed completely.

Sorry!

 

[millamomud]

I don't think I make enough of an impact to even be noticed.