Board Thread:News and Announcements/@comment-27856359-20160906171105/@comment-25954732-20160906205834

I agree with the points Regan has raised and I'd like to add a little personal perspective on my end.

I'm the type of person who habitually stalks Wikia Activity, but even so, there are so many OCs on here that I will never be able to read them all. Feasibly, anyway. So, because of this, I often do Random Page and comment on the pages I like.

Does that mean every uncommented page I see gets a comment from me? No, of course not (sadly). But, I do think the point of making OCs is to have fun with it, to enjoy yourself. And while it's really sad that most people will never be recognized, it's something that can be reticified in a few ways.

1. Chat.

Honestly, most of the more popular users stay on chat most of the time. And, while we are occasionally known to ignore people at times to our detriment (I apologize for that in advance, but I personally have a hard time paying attention to more than 1 topic at a time), we all are a rather helpful bunch. So, we will assist you.

2. Community Spotlight.

As Regan noted, that would be pretty helpful. However, even with this, it's hard to define the criteria of an under-appreciated OC. What does that count as?

3. Get Yourself Out There!

I definitely wasn't someone who knew anyone when I first started out and that is usually how it goes. But, I find that just interacting with people normally, going in discussions with them, making friends, can often make people more interested in your own characters. Just a small piece of advice.

Not sure how much I've accidentally filched from Regan, but we've talked about it before and agree on the topic, so there you go.