I'm so sorry. I feel you're expecting a fetus to be a high school valedictorian. This site is still in development. Give it a chance to grow a bit before declaring it a failure.

@Riffster: nope. Just an ex EP member who is hoping this place won't fall on its face too. I'm 72 years old and I don't adjust to change well. When EP crashed, I was devastated,,even though in the last year or so, I was more disgusted by the changes I saw, than pleased,,I felt lost. It was like when I quit smoking. Headaches, crying, mood swings like you wouldn't believe. Literally, I was sick. I hopped from one place to another trying to find a soft landing place that wasn't too complex for me to learn. (I came to computers very late in my life.....I was 66 years old before I ever tried to use the Internet. Before that I used a computer as nothing more than a glorified typewriter.)

I am one of those slow learners. I tried Tumblr and couldn't stand the perpetual motion of the gifs. Tried vent and couldn't even find my way off the log in page. Tried dozens more and found nothing but frustration and headaches. So I thought when I got the notification that a brand new site was opened, I might be able to find my way around.

There have been so many people who've come here saying this isn't as good as EP. My kind words to them, have always been, "I never stick around where I have nothing in common with the riffraff around me, so if I felt as you do, I'd leave." They usually don't leave, but they do block me. For some reason, I just don't get the same feel from you. You don't come across as whiny or mean spirited. You do come across as a disappointed person who hasn't found what he needs, yet, I checked your profile and I'm not seeing any interaction except today's. I fee.l you aren't giving us any chance. By us, I mean the members, not the developers. I want this site to flourish, but not because I have a vested interest, jus because I need it. So far, I'm playing it by ear. It is certainly no EP, I haven't felt like sharing as many stories or poems as I did there. I had nearly 2000 posts on EP. But I'm not ready to give up. I've made a few friends here. I hope to make a few more. I hope to get as comfortable as I was on EP before they gave up on us and let the trolls take over.

All that being said, I hope you won't go,,but if you do, I hope you find soft landings. A safe place and supportive people.

@Serenitree: Thanks for this.

Clearly there are technical issues at work here - the site's obviously borked. I am pretty sure I've written more stuff than the three items I can see, and I've definitely responded to others, asked questions and the like.

I appreciate that the devs here are trying to build a community but I'm afraid I don't have the energy to devote to a site that's "getting there." I'm sorry if that sounds selfish, but I do appreciate your words.

Thanks, sincerely, for your input

@Riffster: well, I still wish you soft landings. Be well. If you find a place you can stay, let me know, please. I'd like to pop in and see how you're doing.

I did.

I'm really happy you're having a better experience and I hope that continues.

I would also like to say I hope nobody thinks I'm somehow saying the people who run this place are lax or denigrating them in any way because I'm adamant that is not where I'm coming from.

I'm dealing with much bigger issues. This is small fry and diversion. I need more to remain.

If that's how you feel.. Carry on

you've echoed my sentiments in four words

thankyou

you miss the point.

You know that can't happen!!

@Serenitree: Well if you're only seeing two visits, then there's clearly a technical issue that needs resolving. I probably logged in every other day, or maybe twice a week - and I have posted a few things in the months I've been here, both as original work and responses.

I'm sorry that's given you the wrong impression.

I did give this place a go.

@Riffster: this is what I see when I look at your profile

And it says 1-3 but there are only 2

@Serenitree: Then it's clearly a bit borked and pretty crap. Another reason not to stick around.

I strongly suspect you're not being kind here.

@Diane1949: yes. You're right, and maybe you were lucky enough to have not run into Billy or Pezo. Or any number of the trolls. And the religious fanatics who jumped on anyone saying anything that wasn't what they believed. I loved EP. I wouldn't have left if they hadn't shut down, but I was extremely disillusioned at the end. I never knocked anyone who had those needs or wants. I did get angry when one of the fetishists would use one of my stories or posts to talk about those things in place of a response to what I wrote. Something completely unconnected. They didn't like a story about a child's first day of school,,they came and left a story about pooping in their adult diaper and sipping coffee while doing so as a response. Telling them to stop didn't work. Blocking them just got them to tell all the rest of the people who were in that group to harass me. And I wasn't the only one.

@Serenitree: I am sorry you had some bad experiences. Let's hope this SW is better for you. I don't have any problems myself here but maybe because I feel if someone doesn't like me or what I say, or wants to block me, I think it's their problem and their loss. I don't get offended. :)

Oh,,I don't get offended by being blocked either. And I really don't mind people disagreeing with me. Even telling me I am out and out wrong. I have seen some of EP's trolls have landed here, but I try to block them before they notice me.