User blog:AndrewBrauer/December 2016 - Present

Hey dudes it's Drew here, today I decided to make a more serious blog update about how far I've come when it comes to being a part of this wiki. Now I first joined the Loud House wiki on December 9th 2016 even despite first discovering the show during the summer of that same year, but I became a fan of the series during the fall as I was going through some rough times in school along with a month long period of depression and the show was an escape from reality into something I enjoy for once. Here's an embarrassing secret, this isn't my first wiki I joined I've actually been a member of this website ever since 2013 and this was one of my first wiki's I joined at the time. That wiki was also where I first became friends with Yoshi and he got me to become a member of this wiki as well, all thanks to his fanfics Trustworthy Parts 1 and 2. Even before I joined I helped Yoshi co-write some of his fanfics which got me inspired to write stories again, which was something I hadn't done for a couple years because of my personal life. Shortly after joining this wiki, I went straight back into writing and I continue to do that today, this show has brought me joy in my life and has gotten me to think more positively about myself again.

Being a part of this fandom has been a lot of fun, even despite dealing with those users who take the show so seriously they make hate fan art or hate stories about a character or episode in the series, let's also not forget the long period of everyone just hating on NSL that to some extent still continue on to this day. But along the way I've made plenty of new friends and I've gotten into very interesting discussions with users surrounding the show, however this has also led some people to think that I take the show too seriously, with even a few users calling me out for hating on Garage Banned just because of one scene with Luna and Luan. Now yes, while I do hate that scene for being poorly written and out of character for both sisters, I have other issues with the episode such as the weak humor and the recyclable plot that's already been used in A Tale of Two Tables which isn't even a good episode to begin with. Still, I do have positives with the episode which included how much I enjoyed Lori and the growth she had in the episode, even if I find said episode is mediocre at best. I bring this up because for the past few months it seems like whenever I disagree on an episode or have issues with it, several people will comment saying how I take this show too seriously or that I just dislike the series because all I do is whine and complain about all the episodes without ever pointing out all the positives. When Pulp Friction came out I wasn't in love with the episode as SO many other fans were, as my main issue with the episode came with the main motivation for the sisters helping Lincoln and Clyde along with certain gender stereotypes the episode seemed to have been setting that left a sour taste in my mouth. As soon as I said that, fans accused me of just hating all the sisters in general with even a few saying that I was a Lincoln worshipper, keep in mind that Lincoln is only at number five for my list of favorite characters on the show and the other four spots above him are filled by some of the sisters. I also wasn't completely negative on Pulp Friction I still had positives to say and when I talk about the episode at the end of this season with my Season 2 Ranked blog, I'll more to say about it. I wish users on here would understand the difference between giving a thorough and detailed opinion on an episode and when someone just whines about an episode so much they won't stop talking about said episode, as they go to extreme lengths to fix whatever problems they had such as make petitions or make hate content.

Even putting all that aside, I've really enjoyed being in this fandom and have some things to say about those I know.

Yoshi: One of my best friends and my longest friendship I've ever had with someone, ever since we started talking back in 2014 you've been someone I've always gone to whenever I just feel like opening up. Not only that you're a really good artist and a great writer too, I've enjoyed your stories for years and have been grateful to be part of writing them with you as well. Talking with you has always been the highlight of my day, even if it's very late at night due to the time differences we have, still it's all worth it.

TMNT: We've quickly become really good friends over the past couple months and I always enjoy talking with you, not only for some of our shared interests and viewpoints, but because having conversations with you are always a joy to me. Not only that, but I appreciate everything you've done for this wiki trying to keep pages in order and making them look great as well. I hope we can continue to be friends as time goes on, talking with you is one of the highlights of my day.

Muppet: Funny how our friendship began with you asking for help with one of your fanfics, and in the process we've grown much closer. Even if you don't contribute much to this wiki, you're still a great person to talk to and I always enjoy hearing your opinions on episodes.

Vossie: By far one of the most interesting and fun guys I know, I love talking with you every day even about things that aren't related to Loud House. The quirks about yourself make you so enjoyable to be around, even in situations that are a little out of hand you manage to stay very calm which is something I really like about you.

WJ: We may only talk on Discord but I love talking with you, not just about Loud House but everything else too. I always enjoy hearing your opinions on episodes and you find ways to defend certain characters such as Lynn so you can stand by your opinion. I hope you don't give up on this series because that would really be a shame.

SkilletSavior: I know we only worked on a few stories together, but it was a lot of fun writing with you. Maybe soon we can write together again for another story and maybe even get to know each other some more, you seem like a cool dude.

Veenster: Sorry if we don't talk as much, but I love everything you do to keep this wiki in order. I might've left the Wiki discord but talking with you on there made being on the server all worth it.

CartoonFan14: Whenever we talk, I always enjoy hearing your thoughts on the show or just certain episodes in the series. Also I really appreciate you for defending my fanfic Whipped when it was getting attacked.

AF15: Hopefully we can have some more interactions with each other on here, I might not always agree with your opinions on certain episodes but I very much respect the defenses you have for why you enjoy a very much hated episode or why you enjoy a character on the show over others. You seem really cool and I hope we can talk some more soon.

Other people I know

 * Ezmanify: Super cool guy to talk with and we both love Leni and Luna on the show.
 * MrToon1999: We're both fans of Regular Show and we both love Loud House, plus you're super cool to talk with.
 * DigiCartoonist99: I know we only started being friends this month, but so far you seem like a really cool dude.

That's all I have to say, I hope to continue being a part of this fandom and that things don't get worse on here like some people are predicting it will.