quotev and cohost refugees
hii, i've been thinking about quotev and the very few replacement sites that have tried to pop up but either failed or we just stopped hearing about it. now i'm no coder so i cannot even begin to make a new replacement site but i am an ideaswoman so i'd like to imagine i was making a site. and i'd love to hear from ex-quotev users and also ex-cohost users and whatever other similar site users that have been displaced. i'd like to create the best imaginary site idea, and see where it goes.
so i'd love to hear what you liked and didn't like on your site of choice and what you think would be cool to add to a new site. i'll go first.
what i love/loved about quotev
the story-writing element. sure, i've used it less over the years but i began my time on Q as a fanfic writer and i still like to dabble occasionally. i also like how you can basically private your stories to only your followers by posting them only to your page and then privating your published tab. i haven't been able to move any of my writing from quotev because of this because other websites don't have a similar feature.
the feed, ofc. it was nice to be able to see what my friends were doing in real time, instead of catching up on it whenever i remember to check their pages. also it was cute seeing people have feed convos.
messages and groups!! its not enough to just comment on stories and activity posts. i want to be able to privately message people!! i want to be able to create groups for story planning or roleplaying.
the layout. i've been trialling a lot of other sites that have various different features and it really makes me miss the layout of quotev. everything is basically on your profile so its really easy to access, and you used to be able to private whatever you chose.
in my circle of friends on Q, we'd create ask books where friends could ask questions in the comments and we'd answer them in the book. i think it would be so cute to have an ask box feature like tumblr's to allow anonymous asks and whatnot.
i've tried a few sites like spacehey which have a bunch of customisation so i would maybe add a bit more customisation to a new website. not heaps ofc, especially since if it has a similar layout to Q, it would also have the option to customise your about already. but maybe something subtle, like being able to change the accent colour. and maybe the option to code your layout yourself
i've heard people talk in regards to other replacement sites about adding multiple accounts to the same main account, similar to tumblr sideblogs so you can access them all from the same account and i definitely think that would be good. helpful because i always have at least 3 quotev accounts at once.
anyway, yeah. this is just me rambling basically. feel free to add your thoughts :)) i just thought this could be a fun little way to discuss our ideal nerd social media experience lol
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