It is with absolute regret that I return to these forums at a time like this. Recalling my registration back in December of 2004, the Young Writer's Society was a community, in every sense of the word. These days, I find myself looking back and following the evolution of this website, from membership of 100 to the grand 1000 in the beginning of 2006. In regards to its development, I positively commend Nate to his enduring hard work and my respect for him is exponential.
However, exponential is also the rate the Young Writer's Society grows. In a normal sense, this is a good thing--growth is good. But just as our world is becoming overpopulated, the word community grows less and less in validity with each passing day. The Young Writer's Society reflects this detraction from locality--a steady progressive anomaly toward anonymity. This change is, without doubt, depressing beyond belief.
I see each day of this website go from one to the next, the members posting their poetry, posting their stories, posting their "reviews". In no way do I target any individual specifically; rather I target the membership at large as infected by a bacterium. Young writers come to this site to learn, grow, and establish their place with this art: writing. I see a disregard to the rules, that is, posting their story or poem without prior reviews. What is worst, some pieces are plagued with one-sentence trivialities. Guides have been established on creating constructive, analytical feedback. It is a blatant disrespect to the author, a disrespect to the governing policies, and a disrespect to this forum.
To the Reader:
I wish naught to return to the forums in regret. I wish to reinstate a sense of community in this wonderful establishment many of us have taken asylum. These are our forums, given to us by our savior, Nate; each of us deserve the respect of one another. Inasmuch, I shall henceforth promote the well-being of this community in all ways that I can. Please, assist me in making these digital texts into something we can proudly hail our own.
Let us, together, bring back the "Society" in Young Writer's Society!
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