Anon, are you me? I've been struggling not to disappear for months now. The only thing that keeps me going is the fact that every time I talk to one of my icon friends, they tell me how much they miss my icons. I know they're not trying to pressure me, but it sure feels that way. I'm not even a popular maker, I'm just different.
It's been six months already. I should really just call it quits.
As the person who originally posted the secret, the point of it wasn't to praise the comm (thought it is a wonderful one), it was to say that it makes me all ~doubtful of my abilities~. I definitely wasn't trying to keep the name of the comm from you, and if you asked in the comments, I would have been more than happy to point you in the direction of the activity.
I think a lot of the reason that people don't mention the comm is a mixture between a) it being necessary in the context of the secret and b) we assume that people know about it. I realize that the last reason isn't a very good one and I'm sorry if it made you feel excluded, but there are no secret societies here.
It looks like you still don't want me to know, as you don't say the name... :(
Really, if you praise something, why keep it such a secret?
The month or so I've been reading this comm, it's become very clear people constantly assume everyone else knows everything. Numerous times it's mentioned that "I don't want to get into this because it's been talked about before", which makes newbies feel very isolated and confused. It's like, so am I not allowed to bring this subject up anymore, even though it's new to me?
I don't have time to read every single secret and comment since Iconsecrets was created to catch up with you all. This IS a secret society for those who've been memebers since Day One(or possibly Day Two).
Sorry, I interpreted your secret more as an "I wish people wouldn't do this" using my secret as an example than a request to know what it is. The activity I was referring to was the icon remake at bestof_icons. I gave you my reasons for not mentioning the comm name before, and as I said, I'm not trying to keep it secret. Nobody is. If you ever want to know what a secret is referring to, just ask and someone will answer you.
I'm sorry that you've come across that reaction, but I don't think I've ever said that to anyone, so I can't answer for it. If you're talking about that happening in secrets, you can still comment with "Actually, I'm new and I have no idea what you're talking about" or some variation and I'm sure someone will be willing to fill you in. You're not expected to know everything that goes on in the icon community, but sometimes when things have been pretty major here before, people won't specify what they were in secrets because most of the people who come here week after week are the same. But again, we're not going to not
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I was getting tired and frustrated, and really needed this. I think if you're feeling tired you should do the same, at least for a while.
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The only thing that keeps me going is the fact that every time I talk to one of my icon friends, they tell me how much they miss my icons. I know they're not trying to pressure me, but it sure feels that way. I'm not even a popular maker, I'm just different.
It's been six months already. I should really just call it quits.
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I think a lot of the reason that people don't mention the comm is a mixture between a) it being necessary in the context of the secret and b) we assume that people know about it. I realize that the last reason isn't a very good one and I'm sorry if it made you feel excluded, but there are no secret societies here.
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Really, if you praise something, why keep it such a secret?
The month or so I've been reading this comm, it's become very clear people constantly assume everyone else knows everything. Numerous times it's mentioned that "I don't want to get into this because it's been talked about before", which makes newbies feel very isolated and confused. It's like, so am I not allowed to bring this subject up anymore, even though it's new to me?
I don't have time to read every single secret and comment since Iconsecrets was created to catch up with you all. This IS a secret society for those who've been memebers since Day One(or possibly Day Two).
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I'm sorry that you've come across that reaction, but I don't think I've ever said that to anyone, so I can't answer for it. If you're talking about that happening in secrets, you can still comment with "Actually, I'm new and I have no idea what you're talking about" or some variation and I'm sure someone will be willing to fill you in. You're not expected to know everything that goes on in the icon community, but sometimes when things have been pretty major here before, people won't specify what they were in secrets because most of the people who come here week after week are the same. But again, we're not going to not ( ... )
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I don't know Alex that well but from what I do know, seems super awesome! Then ofc what is not to love about Jorgen, that swag troll :3 ♥
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But I agree, these guys are lovely. :)
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