i think once the entirety of melee academy is finished and posted to FFN i am done with the site

[omaewokorosu]

So remember when I posted a PM from liorafenwick2 who may or may not be a spam bot of some kind?

No?

I got you, fam, there's a link to the entry where I discussed that.

WELL.

I have been getting PMs from what are probably spam bots and most of them have been banninated by this point but I just wanted to share some things because this is my journal and I can write about this shit if I want to.

THE FIRST OF THE LATEST PMs comes from moofa8009 (account bahleeted):

Subject: wanna chat with me

Hey! I just wanted to say I really loved the latest chapter of The Prestigious Melee Academy of Higher Learning! Your writing is so lively and full of energy it was such a joy to read. I actually came up with a couple of fun ideas for the next chapter that I think would fit perfectly if you're planning to continue. If you're interested, feel free to reach me at [EMAIL REDACTED] and we can also chat on social!

In case anyone is confused, The Prestigious Melee Academy of Higher Learning is the FFN title for Melee Academy of Higher Learning and I wanted it to be less confused (potentially) with the OG Melee Academy of Higher Learning for Boys. I didn't have to do that for AO3 because the OG and the reboot are in two different fic series; FFN doesn't have anything useful like that.

How's abouts we don't chat via email or socials or anywhere outside of this website...? But also I am not collabing with anyone and if I were to collab it would be with people I know? And it wouldn't be on this fic? Like Melee Academy is my child lol also I have 13 chapters already written and, at that time, I only had two posted on FFN... So I immediately posted the third lmao yes, I admit, it was out of spite.

(I also mentioned in my author notes at the beginning of chapter one that this was coming from AO3 where I'd started it in 2018 so like.)

THE SECOND OF THE LATEST comes from vanessa6695 (account bahleeted):

Subject: Creative Project Inspired By Your Writing.

Hi,

I just finished reading The Prestigious Melee Academy of Higher Learning, and I had to reach out — it honestly left such an impression on me. The way you brought the world and characters to life was incredible, and it sparked so many ideas and visuals in my head. I couldn't stop thinking about how much I'd love to create some artwork inspired by it.

If you're open to chatting more, or if you'd like to see some of my work, I'd be really excited to connect.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

All the best,
Vanessa

do you think I was born yesterday or that I just started participating in fandom this morning...? Like my FFN is from fucking 2002 were you even born yet???

if you wanna draw me fanart for my fics, just...fucking do so and tell me. I think I've only had a couple of fanarts drawn for my shit lmao and if I wanted to pay someone to draw my stuff??? I have artist friends I can commission like. TRUST ME I don't need nor do I want your AI art.

THE THIRD OF THE LATEST comes from harper12 (account bahleeted) who I guess was so excited to send me a PM they not only sent the same thing twice, they forgot to put anything in the body of it:

Subject: thanks for your story I like it

Talk about overeager lol

THE FOURTH OF THE LATEST comes from sophhia (account bahleeted), who put a very confusing subject line in this PM:

Subject: Beacon

Hey Author,
Today I read your story and I really enjoyed it. I also really liked your story's characters.

I feel like this is one of those form emails or something. "Hey {{Author}}!" but they forgot to change the bracketed item lol

why do most of the fuckers not mention what story they allegedly liked??? what characters did you like???

*lights ChatGPT on fire*

THE FIFTH (and final—for now) OF THE LATEST comes from Emmacartin20 (account still active, for now):

Subject: discussion

I noticed Marth lies about sleeping well do you see this as part of his personality or is there a deeper reason he hides his exhaustion?

I talked about this one on my Plurk because like, of all the things I've been asked when it comes to Marth... "Is Marth saying he sleeps well at night but actually doesn't sleep well at night a personality quirk or is there a deeper meaning behind it?" is not one of them lmao

I also have a review for Melee Academy that I wouldn't have known about had I not gone to the story stats page when I was adding another chapter... Like do you not send me review alerts anymore???

(What a surprise, something with FFN is broken.)

This review comes from gasgas (anon) on chapter 2 of The Prestigious Melee Academy of Higher Learning:

Hey there! Hope you're doing well!

I recently had the chance to read your story The Prestigious Melee Academy of Higher Learning, and I was genuinely blown away by it! The narrative really sparked my imagination, and I'd be excited to bring it to life through my art whether as a comic adaptation or even a short animation. I'd love to work with you on this as a commissioned project, and I'm confident the end result would be something you'd be proud to share.

I’m a digital artist currently open for commissions, with a few slots available. I specialize in a variety of styles, offer fair pricing, and always aim to deliver polished, high quality work.

If this sounds interesting to you, feel free to reach out!
Here’s how you can contact me:

Discord: [REDACTED]
Email: [REDACTED]
Twitter: [REDACTED]

Excited to possibly collaborate looking forward to your reply!

lol

lmao even

you're not an artist you are an """artist""" you more than likely use some kind of generative AI where you put in a prompt and click a few buttons and boom, art. Except it's not art. There is no skill involved that is uniquely your own, it's made up of pieces of other artists. There is no soul, no passion. It is it antithesis of art. And as a creative who put centuries of work into what I do, that is fucking insulting.

Kindly go fuck yourself and never review my work ever again.

Of all of these, the one who is interesting to me personally is Emmacartin20, mostly because the profile is like a much shorter version of liorafenwick2's:

Hi, I’m Emma.

I write stories that linger where what if come alive heartbreaks are rewritten, and characters finally get the space they deserve. Inspired by books like The Starless Sea and A Court of Thorns and Roses I craft tales full of raw emotion, slow burning tension and unforgettable moments.

I write because it’s my passion. If you love deep characters and stories that pull at your heart I hope you’ll feel at home here.

Not accepting fanfiction commissions at this time. Thanks for understanding and please refrain from messaging about it.

NO COMMISSION:

Like. Do you think you're fooling people? Like what is the point of your """reviews""" or whatever? Especially when I know you're either gonna want to go off-site or you're going to bring up the ol' "hey, do you want to collaborate?" shill.

I could go into detail as to why Marth doesn't sleep well at night, but what's the point of that when a computer isn't going to understand anything I write anyway? Like you obviously didn't read the fic because we learn basically in the first couple of chapters that Marth is a fucking refugee. I wonder why he can't fucking sleep well at night???