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Toxicity on this Platform [RANT]

Posted by VirtuaBlueAM2 - February 16th, 2024


I'm going to be real.

I'm fed up.


So far, I've had no good experiences here. And I hate this fact.

This platform is near and dear to my heart, I've known the site since the early days of the 2000's, so this place obviously holds some nostalgic values.


However, Since becoming an user starting in this era of time, My opinion of NG and it's community has dwindled severely. For every post, several hateful comments pop up and discourage me. I've already had to block six users already. And I feel like I shouldn't HAD to block anyone in the first place.


It's not that hate criticism, In fact, I would love to know what I could be doing better. But the type of comments I'm getting is far from being Constructive or helpful in any fashion. It has made me feel uncomfortable posting content, which is the polar opposite of what I came here for in the first place. In the end of the day, I am still human and have feelings and shit does hurt. Let's not pretend. Stuff like this makes me want to quit all together.


I honestly feel certain creation mediums like the one I use (MikuMikudance) is not welcome or frowned opon.

For example, I can't help but feel like if you can't draw a masterpiece, Compose a Banger, Or Traditionally animated, you are below the elite and don't deserve to be here.


I really loathe this feeling, and It turns me away from supporting the platform at all.


I didn't want to make a ranty and longwinded post like this, but dammit, I'm at my breaking point.


If you hate me for this, well, go ahead and hate me.


I mean everybody else already does.


Tl;dr - The NG Community is toxic and elitist IMO, And it makes me frustrated and a bit sad.


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That's kinda sad... I hope that things get better on here for ya.. I'm not saying that to be a jerk.. really I'm not... I swear! I'm saying that because this platform is great for artwork and I bet that your art is really good!

"For example, I can't help but feel like if you can't draw a masterpiece, Compose a Banger, Or Traditionally animated, you are below the elite and don't deserve to be here."

I see the high quality standard as less of a form of snobbery but more as a motivation to get good. B) And by "good" I mean really good. Initially, ur gonna keep getting low-ish scores, but if you set a goal to outdo youself with each new submission, and you reach a certain level, you're on the top of the world! B) Newgrounds is this sorta litmus test if your content (mostly animations) is pro or you're not there yet, imho. There's no YouTube sugarcoating here.