Board Thread:Wiki Discussion/@comment-1073312-20140816013529/@comment-2081141-20140818093725

Have to say I agree with Xho on the point of not being able to write for everyone, on a personal level. Everyone here will be aware of this to a greater or lesser extent, but my talents and interests are characters, not factions. I come from a long background of having just one, single character at any given time, with the faction they belong to just being a minor detail that frames who they are. Because of this, it's very, very hard for me to get involved with fiction in the wiki, simply because it's largely impractical for an independent character with little to no backing to travel between galaxies, and many of the fictions that do involve "hero party" stories that I love involve some aspect of what I'll call tech and magic, which is my single biggest pet hate. Ultimately this has left me with very little fiction I truly enjoyed writing even when I was active, even though I have become somewhat attached to the Fordanta over time.

Now before you think this is another bout of self-pity, understand this in the context of Xho's message: I simply can't write for everyone else's audience, because what I want to write is a few steps to the left of what everyone else writes. Even so, I tried as best I could and put that particular pet hate behind me for the good of the group, and as a result I'm at least a welcome member of the wiki community as a whole.

I'm not saying that everyone should just repress the parts of them that make them unique, but I am saying that it's entirely possible to at least trim the edges here and there so you can still contribute without butting heads.