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Day 1 Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024

"Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024"  Prompt 1. Sept 1.
It's the site's 24th Anniversary. Tell us about your love or fondness of Writing.com. What makes this a wonderful place for writers? Why are you (still) here?



What do I love about Writing.Com? I have mentioned this before:

There is a song we sing in church that has a chorus that reminds me of The StoryMaster (no disrespect to God intended):

Even when I don't see it, You're working
Even when I don't feel it, You're working
You never stop, You never stop working
You never stop, You never stop working

StoryMaster is always working behind the scenes.

The best thing about this site is the couple who started it. The self-taught coder, The StoryMaster and the artist/photographer he loves, The StoryMistress

My only regret is that I did not find this site sooner!

From the beginning, I got to have open communication with the OWNER of Writing.Com. Our interactions started on "Technical Support Forum" back in 2009. He was kind, patient, informative and occasionally a bit cheeky.

How was he cheeky? Well, there was this one time I thought I noticed changes in heading font sizes and such. I posted on "Technical Support Forum"  asking, "Am I crazy or have some of the font sizes changed today. He responded, "Well, I can't say whether or not you are crazy but the font sizes did change. "

Cheeky, eh?

Another place we have interacted is "Suggestion Box" . Something that has made this site super special to me has been his responsiveness to my suggestions. He has implemented several of my ideas over the years which totally blesses my heart.

Another thing is the man is a good businessman! First of all, he understands the baker's dozen philosophy: when you order something from the WdC store, you ALWAYS get little extras along with your order. That's just one of his business strategies—there are others—some are done anonymously and show the same business savvy.

Truthfully, I love the man and I love WdC.

And, The StoryMistress is a sweetheart, too. Years ago, I told her I would like a custom made merit badge. I wanted it to have blue daisies and be titled "Just Because". Back then, they did not offer this feature but the day came that she started using her creative talents to do just that:

You can see the image I sent her here:

Just Because...  [E] #1553681 The Merit Badge I dreamed of ever since I joined Writing.Com by ruwth

The StoryMistress has also made some of the most beautiful trinkets I have in my collection! You can see them here:

Trinkets Created By The StoryMistress  

There is much more I could say about these two but I will conclude with another thing I love about Writing.Com"

YOU!

StoryMaster did not just create a site, he created a community and if you are reading this, it includes you! Reading, Writing, Reviewing. and interacting with each other definitely makes Writing.Com a wonderful place for us to gather, eh?

24 Years and counting!

~ ~ ~ JESUS is LORD! ~ ~ ~