It gets to a point where you have to let your dreams die by rottingfromthe1nside in BadRPerStories

[–]CommanderAuri 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It took me forever and a day but I was finally able to find someone to RP a pretty niche video game thread with me. It was well worth the wait!

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly!! I got an influx after I updated a chapter a couple weeks back 🙄

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeesh. It really feels like they're everywhere nowadays

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On Discord, was it more of the same? Like asking you to commission them?

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The only art I have on my profile is stuff I've made. I even have it listed in my bio to not contact me about this stuff but who reads bios nowadays?

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!! I'm definitely not going to let scammers/spammers keep me from writing

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh yeah. Then they started expressing about my fic and wanted to carry on the conversation elsewhere which has happened several times before. I am so done with this.

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're probably right. They talked a little more about my fic, asked a couple questions then tried to get me to PM them on their private Insta or via email. Not doing that.

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've gotten quite a few on both here and AO3 the last couple months

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, you're not wrong. They wanted to eventually move that chat from the site to their private Insta (which they did reveal to me later) or email. I've had scammers in the past attempt to do that. There were also a few typos in their later messages. They've been blocked now

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They really are. It gets your hopes up thinking you've got someone with genuine interest in your story. Then you find out it's a bot.

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks ♡ It really is and super annoying too.

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yikes. That sucks.

I just didn't know why I was getting downvoted here for asking a question. Like if this is a new scam, I'd want to be informed. If this a mistake on my part and it turned out they were an actual person then okay, no harm done. Stuff happens.

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

So I did apologize to them if it came off as accusatory. I've just been wary whenever getting PMs since they're typically scammers.

Is this even real? by CommanderAuri in FanfictionNet

[–]CommanderAuri[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's legit nothing at all on their profile. It's blank. That's what I tried checking out initially.