Wattpad Ambassadors

@ParkMiraLee - which challenge are you interested in joining?

Hello, 
            thank you for your information. Would you happen to know someone I could contact to get a sense of closure for this?

@Ur_Motherless - Hi Elizabeth, the Ambassadors do not have any sight into the Wattpad internal systems as they are not staff. So, they can't really give any information there as they simply don't have it. Sorry.

@TheOrangutan thank you very much :)

@Byuno_o - sorry, but responses aren't always instant. The best way forward in my experience is to find people who write similar stuff to you, read their stuff, leave feedback, build relationships, and utilise the community to help you improve as a writer. You can also often find folks who have advertising 'stories' on their profiles. To me though, it's all about building relationships with other writers. It might be a slower burn, but I'd say it's infinitely more valuable in the long run.

@ Byuno_o  I really sorry to bother you.

@LoLaceWrites - no worries, and absolutely not thinking you were giving attitude at all, it's always nice to see people asking questions about wattpad and how things work.

@LoLaceWrites - I'd advise against spamming people / profiles to read your work, it's poor etiquette. The best way forward in my experience is to find people who write similar stuff to you, read their stuff, leave feedback, build relationships, and utilise the community to help you improve. It might be a slower burn, but I'd say it's infinitely more valuable in the long run. 
            
            I'd also advise making yourself aware of the Content Guidelines in particular as they govern what you can and can't post on Wattpad. For example, just cos you've said "Mature Content, read at your own risk" in your story's About Me section does not give you the right to upload content that's contrary to Wattpad guidelines. 
            
            Oh, and be aware of the Mute, Block and Report functions too. If you see something you think is contrary to guidelines, or someone's giving you a hard time, then there are systems in place to help you be safe as a user. And the Ambassadors are always available to answer any questions you might have if you can't find the answer on the Help pages.

@TheOrangutan Its simply a bit vague on some of the articles; I swear I'm not daft lol. So when I seen a lot of users doing things, I figured it was allowed. Especially when their posts remain up.
              So generally what are a few things others do, that aren't allowed?

@ihatemyself_24 sign and share this petition if your language is one of the no longer supported ones as of 11th of June 2024 - https://chng.it/pBcgrsNFrx

@ ihatemyself_24  !!

@ihatemyself_24 you're right!

@_misheto - tagging someone who is a regular Wattpad user will do absolutely nothing to help your cause, please don't do that. 
            
            As I've noted to others on other recent changes, the Ambassadors (and certainly not regular users) are not making the changes here. This decision was taken by Wattpad, not our Ambassadors. You can contact Wattpad via the Help pages if you wish to give feedback. Thank you.

@AnimalSaga394 #WeWantourlanguageBack #BringBulgarianlanguageBack #ИскамеСиЕзикаОбратно

@AnimalSaga394 - we have an alternative communications process in place.

@TheOrangutan If the Ambassadors are 'representative of the Wattpad community of readers and writers and aim to encourage people to write, show people where information is if they're struggling to find it, and generally be a source of positivity and information for the benefit of all who use Wattpad' as you say, then said Ambassadors are clearly not doing a thing at all. 
            
            The decision that enraged the non-English speaking community was clearly NOT communicated OR put to the vote in any way and I see no positivity whatsoever in this communication. The only thing I clearly see is a person who feels offended about being called on for not lifting a finger to even express an opinion. This is not a political debate and it would be a good idea to really HAVE an opinion (imagine if your native language had been removed). 
            
            Let me tell you exactly what I see - there is zero merit in this site and it is consistently turning into a 'pay to play' platform for clueless American teens who write smut fan-fics with their favourite k-pop idols. It promotes this kind of trash consistently and aims to squeeze as much money out of those kids as it can. This is the real reason 30+ languages are removed - the users of those languages simply do not pay to play, hence why bother. There is ZERO merit in that. 
            
            It was very difficult to reach any kind of audience back when I joined (2019) and now, without even the language category and the stream of 'promoted' k-pop pornography on the title page - it would be next to impossible. This place could, ideally, help you foster friendships and communicate with people - with DMs gone, that's history now. 
            
            So, you tell me, what value or merit is there for someone who wants to read and write something other than the aforementioned 'works', does not want to write in English and cannot even communicate with friends or people from the same language community?

@BistraStoimenova @BistraStoimenova - the Ambassadors are volunteers. They are representative of the Wattpad community of readers and writers and aim to encourage people to write, show people where information is if they're struggling to find it, and generally be a source of positivity and information for the benefit of all who use Wattpad. 
            
            Sometimes they can only provide so much information, particularly if a decision has been made by senior Wattpad management. Ambassadors cannot change decisions already made by those who run the platform. Just because you do not see the merit in something simply because it can't help you with your situation does not mean that it has no use. 
            
            If you have contacted Wattpad directly via the Help pages then that is the correct course of action, but adding additional protest / comment here will not influence anything.

@TheOrangutan English it is, then (way better than my Russian anyway). 
            
            No one threatened you in my previous post. Maybe Google translate failed to translate the meaning of it - which was that confusing languages like that is downright insulting. By the way, it is today that we celebrate the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet (Wikipedia will tell you the whole story). 
            
            Let me ask my question again, in English this time - if Ambassadors do not make any kinds of decisions and would not provide any kind of mediation/assistance to regular users, then WHY are you even Ambassadors and why does that position exist in the first place. 
            
            From what I've seen so far, I see no use in it. That's what I wanted to say (and I did say that in Russian as well). If you see this as a threat, maybe you should work on your reading comprehension skills. 
            
            As for contacting who-not, we already did, thank you.

@KodyKuma - This conversation is talking about Wattpad Originals. 
            
            I'm assuming you're talking about the removal of the Private Message function. No-one has taken your friend away. If you have their username then you can still drop a note on their profile and say hello.Warning was given prior to switching off the private message function to allow people to talk their friends and arrange other means of communication should they wish to do so.

@TheOrangutan Thanks. 

@richardronnins - there's some more information on Originals on the Help Pages here - https://support.wattpad.com/hc/en-us/articles/18999845281556-Wattpad-Originals-Frequently-Asked-Questions - but some pertinent sections are
            
            "Using editorial expertise, we select strong, well-crafted, serialized stories that represent your diverse range of voices, genres, and styles for Wattpad Originals. Every Wattpad Original represents an immediate, engaging, and commercial narrative, and they all fall under one of our clearly defined verticals, each of which is tailored to specific reader and writer experiences."
            
            and 
            
            "Wattpad Originals is currently invite-only. The Wattpad community starts and ends with its writers, and we’re committed to supporting every step of your journey. Please visit our Creators Portal for tools to help build your community, useful writing tips, and to learn about the programs available to writers on Wattpad."
            
            Hope that helps a little, but there's more info on the Help pages that may be useful to you.