Websites to Avoid

No doubt, by looking at the time, you have realized just how late it is. For some reason, sleep seems as if it wishes to elude me tonight, or at least for the time-being, so I am left with nothing to do but let my fingers carry me away as I type.

But now, to the task at hand.

There is a website or two that I have encountered that are really quite terrible. Websites, in fact, that I used to enjoy, but no longer do because of what they have become--or rather, what I have realized them to be.

For instance, the website you should be the most careful to avoid is Gaia Online. At this site, you are sure to encounter a collection of the rudest people in the world. And I mean this quite literally, because Gaia is a place where people of all ages from all countries commune. From that last sentence, you would think that it is a wonderful place. The truth, as you might have guessed, is that it is far from wonderful. Gaia is a ghastly place, most especially the Writer's Forum. Once, did I enter said forum, and my visit only resulted in being flamed to death for attempting to help someone.

Several hours ago, I allowed my stepsister to use my account, as she quit the site some weeks ago, and I gave her access to it. Unfortunately, she posted a topic in the main forum (the Chatterbox), which is something I vowed never again to do. (This was because of the fight that erupted in the Writer's Forum. I secluded myself to select guilds.) Just minutes ago, I checked the topic, and to my horror, I found myself once again flamed. At first, I had thought that it was just me that all of the Gaians seemed to dislike. But now I realize that they aren't prejudiced. They flamed my stepsister as well.

Now. The other websites which I rather dislike (or begrudge) are admittedly not as terrible as the one I have just mentioned. I still use them, though I am careful when I do.

Fanfiction.net is rather frightening, simply because of all the things you can find there. (Such as highly descriptive rape scenes, bizarre [slash] pairings, and terrible writing.) If you ever choose to visit this site, you must be highly certain of what you are looking for, as you can stumble upon some very unpleasant things if you're not careful enough. Granted, there is some decent writing, but it's a rare (and refreshing) thing, rather like finding a rose in a garden of weeds.

However, I would highly caution anyone against actually posting stories there. Just as on Gaia, people are horribly rude. It is highly likely that you will receive reviews that have the capability to send you into a state of depression--and I do not say this lightly. I know this because of a story I attempted to post there entitled A Maid in the Malfoy Manor. My first review told me that my character was a Mary Sue (which she was not, because I have consulted several people on this), and my third review was a flame berating me for how I portrayed the Scottish incorrectly. Needless to say, I deleted the story immediately and refused to post for a long while afterward.

Lastly, two sites you should also be careful when browsing are QuickKwiz and Quizilla. The latter is filled with terrible writing, and the former, while enjoyable if you know what you are looking for, contains a vast quantity of disgusting items. I've not taken personal insult from them, but it is likely only a matter of time.

I edit this later today in hopes that you will ignore this. In light of today's discovery, it would seem that I am to be brilliantly flamed for every little thing that I do, and so I would not want to come off as complaining too terribly, because I am only going to be torn apart for it. Thankfully, as of yet no one knows of this humble blog, so I can complain all I like without anyone to have to listen to me. It's a fair arrangement, I think.