personal :: im outtie

[oliviathecf]

 i see people making posts like this all the time, what are basically personal posts. so i don't see why i can't make this post.

im out. im done with the dreamwidth community. now this break-up post would usually say something like "it's not you, it's me"...

(it's under the cut, my reasons. please respect them. also, if you don't think you can handle criticism and negativity...don't look.)

but it's you. i don't like the direction that this community is going in. i think that the majority of people on this site have a lot to learn about writing and how the literature community on the internet works. on other websites, grammar and spelling are both very important. if you get yourself a beta, this beta is going to be cruel at times and that'd be all for the best. 

as a beta, you can't be gentle. you have to point out errors, that's how the real business works. and, hey, maybe this is all just for fun. and maybe i shouldn't take things to seriously. a spelling mistake isn't a big deal, i've made them and i'll continue to make them. i don't have a beta though, and i never have. your job as a beta is to take things seriously.

as real person fiction authors, we are looked down upon. the least we can do is make our fics polished and neat, so people are hard pressed to find reason to dislike us. that was what the salad was like when it first started, and how it has been, up until a few months back. the attention, of course, would get the community to grow, but we shouldn't be going down in quality. and, unfortunately, that's been where we've been stepping.

i bet you're all thinking something a long the lines of "hey, this breaks rule number one!". and, if it does, i don't want to be a part of a community where constructive criticism is considered "being a dick". 

you all need to learn that constructive criticism is perfectly okay.

also,  there are far too many personal posts. get a tumblr, please. that's where i do 80% of my complaining.

it's really been real though. you've been great for most of my time here. it's not without regret that i'm leaving, i really wish i could stick around. i still encourage all of you to keep writing, keep doing what you love on a website that i used to love. :~)

i'm not done with mindcrack work though. find me on tumblr, fanfictionolivia. in fact, there is a decent amount of fic on there that i haven't posted here, and it's all easier to find. i'm also multi-fandom, creatures/mindcrack/yogscast and i was roosterteeth.

if you have any questions for me, feel free to ask. i'll answer them to the best of my ability. also i hope that you don't take this as an attack of some sort, or some way of starting drama because that is never my intention ever.

Comments

[freezer7]

;-;

[oliviathecf]

ah don't be too sad, i'll still be on tumblr and such. and im sure i'll still be checking to see if anyone has written anymore paktc, i just can't stay away from that ship.

plus, i haven't been hanging around much anyways. if anything, this was more a confirmation of just why i've been so flaky as of late.

[chemrepnacl]

I feel like such a motherfucker right now.

[im_darkside]

I second that.

[oliviathecf]

don't. i don't want anyone thinking too long about what i said, i don't want people pinning the blame on themselves.

[(Anonymous)]

Noooooo...
I am very sorry to see you go but thanks for telling me about the tuumblr.
I agree with you that the community has changed.I have been lurking here for a good while now.I miss the way the fics used to be,I don't think their worse,just...different.Though I suppose a bit off polishing wpuldn't go astray either.I am concerned that some of the ships are going extinct too.
Well,enough ramblings, I think you have a lot to offer to this community.
Thank you for your awsome fics.
~Alexai

[oliviathecf]

you enjoy that tumblr now, i don't give that out to just anyone ;~)

<33

[im_darkside]

Just... just... I'm... *runs off to hide in a corner and cry

I'm really sorry to see you leave though. And I actually logged in this time, that's saying something.

[oliviathecf]

don't cry. i ain't dead and im not done writing. im just done participating on this website. im still up for chats and headcanoning and fics and even just a light conversation on my tumblr.

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We'll miss you!

[shannom]

Aw, Hun, I will miss seeing you on this website but good thing for Tumblr! <3 I hope you're happy with you're decision! :3 Much love!

Re: We'll miss you!

[oliviathecf]

i think it'll turn out to be a good decision, i just have a hunch. and i can always come back if it doesn't feel like it was a good move...like i said, though, some part of me thinks it'll turn out okay.

<33 much love for you all as well, i'll visit :~)

[(Anonymous)]

Sad to see you go, I don't know what else to say
-shaziru

[oliviathecf]

there's really not much you can say tbh. see ya around <33

[fallingonthefloor]

If you ever visit, there will be hugs waiting. I read most of the fics that you write, I just can't comment on them 'cause when I made it I put my real age lol. Brb checking out your tumblr

[oliviathecf]

hehe <33

[yuna_dragneel23]

We'll miss You oliviaaaa ;-;
Although i do have tumblr so i'll see you there >:)
I will stalk your blog and like all them ships >:D
And the PakTC ermahgerrrdsss

[oliviathecf]

<33

yes yes, i'll still be writing all the ships over at tumblr. probably more of the ships :~)

[gummy53]

Aw ;-; I'm soo sad to see you go, Olivia :(

We'll all definitely miss you, but I see you have your reasons for leaving so I'll respect them. :)

And also I will be reading your fics on tumblr ^-^

[oliviathecf]

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[theropod]

I'll miss ya Olivia. I know I'm gonna still post here myself, just to try and keep some quality stuff around but I know the feeling lately. I stalked you on tumblr a while ago, so there's still that and skype too, right? :3

[oliviathecf]

<33 absolutely, thero! we can still talk and read each other's fics on tumblr and skype.

[lthomas224]

We are all very sorry to see you go. Visit sometime? Pleeeease?
I am going to go look at your tumblr now... bye ;-;

[oliviathecf]

of course! i'll probably come by every once in a while to check out the new fics.

[oliviathecf]

don't be that person, i posted this at around three am, with my glasses off, and after a long marathon of Scrubs. plus i wanted to make it more personal and less formal, after i've been here for several months.

it was if i was writing a personal letter to you, so im using more informal grammar.

like i said, don't be that person. especially if you don't know the person. i don't have perfect grammar in the way i speak, and i speak very informally. here's a link on the difference between informal and formal language. (http://dictionary.cambridge.org/grammar/british-grammar/formal-and-informal-language)

[astralradiance]

You will definitely be missed, but I do see where you're coming from. ;_; <3 I'll be stalking your tumblr obsessively though. :b Here's hoping that we still see you around Skype as well!

[oliviathecf]

yeah, i'll probably stick around on skype (unless y'all throw me out hehe).

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[mooshlovely]

Sad to see you leave but I understand your reasons and I already follow you so no harm done.

And I could care less where you post it, as long as there is still wonderful fanfiction for me to read. <3

[oliviathecf]

yeah, it's mostly just a relocation of my focus. im taking the little time i focused on this place and putting it all into tumblr. i've always preferred the tumblr way of posting anyways.

<3

[silvercheers]

Bye bye... ;-; Imma miss you. D: I can't say I always read your fics because I usually avoid smut, but your writing always looked great from when I skimmed it for SFP. I hope you still stay in SFW skype, because I like talking to you!

[oliviathecf]

i'll miss you as well! we've always kind of hung around different sections of this website but you were always there and we do talk in skype!

i'm sticking around the skype as long as y'all wanna keep me there hehe

[kappa77]

Well, I'll be sure to look at your tumblr more often now. :)

See you around on tumblr (and possibly Skype. Who knows, I may actually start initiating conversations, crazier things have happened)!

[oliviathecf]

yeah haha!

see ya around :~)

[ex_writeitinsharpie308]

Bye Olivia! See you on skype sometimes, then?

And remember, there's always a hug available :D

[oliviathecf]

yep, see ya there! owo

<3

[elektron124]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!
but this is why I got a tumblr anyway.
I miss you already :(

[oliviathecf]

ehehe im not dead, no need to miss me

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[(Anonymous)]

As a long time lurker, I see what you mean by the slow disintegration of quality, I understand your reasons for leaving, and I hope you'll check up on us periodically to see if anything's changed. Good luck!
-DarkWingedAngel (still no account... My computer knows my age somehow)