So considering the fact that I’ve had a lot of traffic recently, I thought I’d lay out an idea of some rules when interacting with my space. This is common etiquette I’d love if everyone could follow. If you choose not to abide by these boundaries, it’s up to me whether or not I answer your question(s) or simply block you from the space. I would hate to do that to anyone, so please let’s all keep this a healthy and fun space for all involved.
1. Don’t send me your thoughts on the show or your analyses. This is not the space for those kinds of messages.
2. Make sure you’re actually asking a question. I’m okay with people using this space as a place where they occasionally vent and would like to hear their favourite character say something back, but please don’t send me statements of fact or one-liners that don’t require any sort of engagement. Also, this is NOT an IM platform, don’t send me things like “what’s up” on a regular basis. I wont respond.
3. Do not try and pick fights with Arnav or send aggressive messages. While I understand they’re not aimed at me and that people have frustrations with the character, they’re emotionally taxing to respond to and take a lot of labour. Please don’t use this space to air your own vendettas against Arnav as a character.
4. Don’t send asks pretending to be Khushi or Anjali or any other character. I don’t engage in roleplay with questions and haven’t since I started this blog many years ago.
5. Try and be mindful of how many questions you’re sending in a short period. I completely understand that it can be exciting and fun to have a verbal sparring session of sorts, but it does take a lot of time to control the flow of messages and I can’t promise that I’ll get to them if it becomes too much for me.
6. Be patient. Please don’t send me multiple follow up asks to discern whether I received your question. I have a lot to balance with school and work and volunteering, and I will get to it as soon as I am able. If you see that I’ve been actively answering questions and yours hasn’t appeared, shoot me an ask asking whether I received it and at that time I will let you know.
7. Please don’t introduce your own HCs and fic ideas and want me to continue them. For example, I once received a message where someone was congratulating Arnav on Khushi’s pregnancy, something they wanted to see, but I can’t be expected to keep up with everyone’s canon continuations. Write a fic instead, I’d love to read your take on your idea!
These are all I can think of, for now, I’ll update this if I think of more boundaries. Please be conscious of these and try to keep them in mind, that way we can keep a fun and safe space for both myself and all of you. Happy asking :)
