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*copied from Blxxii*
Dear Reedsy,
I've emailed you endless and endless times, however, you ignored. I NEED you to reply, please.ย
It's all about downvoting.
ย "Oh, this is just a thing about downvoting, B-O-R-I-N-G!"ย
And skip.
This is an important message, Reedsy.
My friend Ari Reynes, has been downvoted from 4,600 to 1,000. This is unacceptable and the hard-worked for points are gone-poof. This isn't a threat, but a lot of people are taking breaks from Reedsy.
I, myself, plan on leaving Reedsy for the sake of downvoters-(I am more concerned about my friends.)
This is a time when downvoters are striking the most-either from multiple accounts or just from teaming.
Sadly, the Marshmallows are practically gone.ย
I wasn't here when all that happened, however, I suspect that that's the reason why Marshmallows were created; the cause of downvoters.ย
I have just checked, and many of my friends were downvoted 5,000 points down. Literally. Want me to list a view? Sure! I'll gladly, but I bet that'll be the rest of the story.
Here's just a F E W, you may add to the list if you'd like.
Ari Reynes (4600-1,000.)
แฉแดแiแ แท ๐ (31,010-28,000.)
๐แด แด แด แด ส ส ๊ฑ แด ๐ (5,100-1,000.)
ๅฑฑ.w. S๐yเธฟelle (3,000-1,000.)
๐๐ฆ๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ ๐ (2,000-1,000.)
As you can see, downvoting is making people feel...Hurtful. Perhaps it may sound stupid just to quit Reedsy just because of some stupid downvoters-well, it is. Wanna know why? 'Cuz your friends are just gonna be there and upvote you. When I was downvoted, it was a battle between them and my friends (obviously my friends won.) Thanks to them, I'm above 1k, without...I'd be at 0.
The upvoting button SHOULD BE A THING.
The downvoting button SHOULDN'T BE A THING.
Reedsy, I doubt you'll ever see this message because...
1. You never respond to my emails.
2. Your boss would never (probably) see this.
3. You'd let the downvoting button exist anyway even after everyone left Reedsy, huh?
All I'm applying is:
Remove that downvote button.
Remove that down-arrow.
Sigh here (Reedsy name) as a petition to remove downvoting. If the word count get's too much, then make a new one. Like this story if you want the downvoting button removed so it can get to the very top. If it wasn't clear enough, delete one "Reedsy author here" sentence and put your Reedsy name there.
โฆโขโโโฟ ๐๐ต๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ โฟโโโขโฆ
๐แด แด แด แด ส ส ๊ฑ แด ๐
ๅฑฑ.w. S๐yเธฟelle
๐๐๐๐๐๐โฏ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐
โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐
๊งโญโญ ษฉษฃฦด ฦฦสฦญัส โญโญ๊ง
Felicity Anne
แฉแดแiแ แท ๐
ะlแฉฦถ๐ ๏ผฒ๐ช๐ฒ าใ๐ฅ๏ฝ๐ๅฐบโ
๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ธ
Meera Lakshmi
Keefe Sencen
Keya M.
๊ฐ๊๊ฌ๊ช๊๊๊๊ ๊ฐ๊ฒ๊ง
โฏ โ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ค โฏ
๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ค (โก๐๐ป๐ช๐ฐ๐ธ๐ท ๐๐ต๐ธ๐พ๐ญ๐ผ๐พ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฎโก)
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ โ
Akshaya Sutrave
๐๐ฆ๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ ๐
B. W.
๐ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐
Ari Reynes
Mira Caplan
Radhika Diksha
โฅโ ๐ผ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐คโฆโฃ
Cassandra Durnin
Devaki ๐
๐ฎ๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ ๐
โจ๐๐ป๐๐ชโจ ๐ฆ
Jay Dmer
Izzie Q.
Luna Wood
Bucky Barnes
Ashlynn S.
Kate Mengal
Maya Emerson
๐ ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐๐ฝ๐ถ ๐ฑ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ ๐
Samantha Langley
Ruby โจ๐๐
๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐พ๐น๐๐ ๐
Maraika M
โฐ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐๐ง๐ โฐ
โ๐ธ๐๐โ๐น๐ผ๐ธโ ใ
โ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฃ๐๐ช ๐กโ
Veda Vivek๐
Antman ๐
Vanessa Queens
Roxie Piatigorski
Writer Maniac
Em ๐ฅ (๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐)
โจ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ๐ฃ๐ช ๐โจ
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791 comments
You got downvoted, too?? :((((
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yup :( pEtiSHUNNNNNNNNNNNNNN
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Aghhhhhh so many of my friends and great writers are getting downvoted this is a SERIOUS problem :(((((( Petitionnnnnnnnnnnnnn I want to do what you did (c+p this, publish it, and add your name to the petition) except I donโt want this (as important as it is) to be my 20th story. So would you mind putting my Reedsy pen name (with the font and everything) on your version of the petition?
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yeah I know :[ YES OFC! I'll do that right now :)
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:( Thank youuu :)
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:DDD How are you? :]
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New thread, who dis? Lol Also, love this! *signs*
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NOOOOOO AERIN YOU GOT DOWNVOTED SM OML- >:[
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YEAHHHHHH ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
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>:( don't let them get to you tho
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(I know Iโm responding super late but lol I havenโt been responding to notifs until nowwww) I wonttttt
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(lol yeah ;]) :)))))
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Aerin, this guy has been down voting. Could he have gotten some of your points? I'm getting my friends to rant at him. https://blog.reedsy.com/creative-writing-prompts/author/beethoven-s-left-ear/
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(I know Iโm responding super late but lol I havenโt been responding to notifs until nowwww) Yea I actually saw that dude, I canโt believe it, thatโs super annoying.
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Urrrrrrrrrr I hate downvoting That's ok! Hey, how do you see old stuff? After one page it forgets that I haven't seen it
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*signs* I'll post a link to this in my bio!
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:D Should I add you to the list?
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Definitely!!!
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:D yay!
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Sigh me up pls I know how it feels I got from 8000 to 6000, from 6000 to 4000 but my friends bounced me back.
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Yes :[ I will :)
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:) Add me
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:D
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thank you also if you leave- then I probably will I cant take the downvoters any more:(
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:) np! No, I'm not leaving, I copied it from Blxxii, she's the one who's thinking about leaving :((((( me too >:(
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I got downvoted off the leaderboard.
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yeah, me too :( PETISHUNNNNN
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Yup. Now, wait- you're back on
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a wait WHAT oml thanks whoever did that XDDD I will get you onnnnnnnnnn
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Yeha, lol XP tysm.
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:] how r u?
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We're at 51 signatures.
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yay!!!!
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Check my bio.
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okay WHAT? SHE'S THE DOWNVOTER- oml
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She is
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that's just- .-. also Brian's link doesn't work. Did they delete their account?
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Oh-it doesn't?
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yeah :|
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Think they deleted their account :(
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yeah :/
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can u add me to the list plz? :)
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ofc! :]
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SPAMMMMMMMMMMMM (-replies to this)
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<3333
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Okiiii finished!
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thank youuuuuuuu <33
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SIGN ME UP ASAP KKSDIDJEIEKDMEIDEJODOP
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OOP RIGHT SORRY XD
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Up to Date List: โฆโขโโโฟ ๐๐ต๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ โฟโโโขโฆ ๐แด แด แด แด ส ส ๊ฑ แด ๐ ๅฑฑ.w. S๐yเธฟelle ๐๐๐๐๐๐โฏ ๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฝ๐พ๐๐ฆ๐ท๐ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐จ ๐ณ๏ธโ๐ ๊งโญโญ ษฉษฃฦด ฦฦสฦญัส โญโญ๊ง Felicity Anne แฉแดแiแ แท ๐ ะlแฉฦถ๐ ๏ผฒ๐ช๐ฒ าใ๐ฅ๏ฝ๐ๅฐบโ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ธ Meera Lakshmi Keefe Sencen Keya M. ๊ฐ๊๊ฌ๊ช๊๊๊๊ ๊ฐ๊ฒ๊ง โฏ โ๐๐๐ ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ค โฏ ๐ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐ โ๐ฃ๐ ๐ค๐ค (โก๐๐ป๐ช๐ฐ๐ธ๐ท ๐๐ต๐ธ๐พ๐ญ๐ผ๐พ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฎโก) ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ โ Akshaya Sutrave ๐๐ฆ๐๐ โ๐ ๐๐ ๐ B. W. ๐ธ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐๐
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thank you! :D
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np!!!!
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I just realized Aerin's at 20000... :<
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Two more! :D Ari Reynes โฅโ ๐ผ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐คโฆโฃ
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Hey there Amethyst, I saw the petition to end downvoting, and I'm in full support. So many of my friends have been downvoted, and whenever I get them their points back, *BAM* they're downvoted again. How do we sign this petition and where is it? I'd love to help spread the word. Maybe we could send this to Reedsy's managers since they can make executive decisions? Just a suggestion, not sure if you already planned to do that. Thanks, K
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LOL ๐คฃ Just realized this IS the petition! Plz, add my name, thx. Also, who are we sending this to and how?
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At this point, weโre just hoping Reedsy sees it. Blxxi said sheโs emailed Reedsy a million times, but theyโve never replied. By doing this, maybe one of the judges will see and actually alert the higher-ups of Reedsy? Hopefully?
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I had no idea that people had already contacted Reedsy! I'm shocked and very disappointed that no one responded. This is a big problem and that needs to be recognized. If not, I think we should keep trying. DVing is not cool, and it's ruining the Reedsy community.
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Yes, absolutely. I totally 100% agree. This thing has seriously gotta go. And if itโs too much trouble to just get rid of downvoting, why not upvoting, too? Maybe they should just get rid of that system altogether and karma points are only earned from the likes on stories? Or, maybe just do away with karma points completely...
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I copied from the most recent post (Ari Reynes) so now much more people are on :]
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That's fantastic Amethyst!
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:DDD
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SIGN THE PETITION! :D http://chng.it/KGcybXBTZP
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Just did it!
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YAY!
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Please add me. I am also putting this link in my bio.
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I also got downvoted today. It sucks
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Yeah it does :/
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Hi Ame! I wanted to say thanks for filling out my form! I appreciate it!
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hi Sarah!!! :D np! I plan to read more of your stories (I saw your bio) but it taking a bit of time :| also, I really like your pfp :)
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Thanks! Himiko is one of my fav MHA characters.
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:D what is MHA about? One of my friends is obsessed with MHA and like 32476587 other animes XD so sometimes I forget
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Basically, it's set in a futuristic Japan where 80% of the population has powers (called "quirks"). A young boy named Deku was born quirkless, gets a quirk, and attends a superhero school. And ish gets real QUICK.
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ooh :) sounds coolio What's your favourite anime?
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Heyyyylo!
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heyyylooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo XD
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Henloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo*proceeds to spam more โoโs*ooooooooo :DDDDD Whatcha up tooo?
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yassssssssssssssssssssssssssssss *proceeds to spam more 's's* sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss I started a new story :) replying to comments also lol
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Ooh yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa*proceeds to literally span until Reedsy breaks down from โaโ overload*aaaaaaa Yaasss kween, tell me when itโs out! XD
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Lol yasssssssssss oMg aErIn sAiD iM a kWeEn hAs tHe wOrLd tUrNeD uPSiDe dOwN XD thanksssss
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thankssss ;) <3
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Hello Amethyst! I love this idea, imma post it rn! Also, OMGGGGGGGGGG YOUR POEEMMMMMMM!!!!!!! It was AMAZING!!!! Like, seriously I'm obsessed! ~Abby
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Hi!!!!!! ;) THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUU lol ~sUcH hIgH prAiSe~ thank you <33333
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Of course! Honestly, I thought you borrowed it from somewhere it was so good lol.
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:O shanksssss :>
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Add me, maybe? Alsooo I upvoted you 30-ish points if that helps
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add? thanks :) what was your original amount? Mine was 5100
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To the list lolz OMG I JUST NOW CHECKED- 2 HOURS AGO I HAD OVER 1300 AND NOW I HAVE 1100 WHATTTTTTTTT
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eeek I can't edit :[ ERG >:(
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OH NO- it's fineeee FDBGJXDK I CANT BELEIVE IT WAS ACTUALLY DEVAKI THO-
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'-' YEAH IK RIGHT-
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new thread OMG YES THOSE ARE TERRIBLE
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:) IKR LIKE YOUR HAT IS LITERALLY RIGHT THERE- XD *waiting for new prompts even though it's only Tuesday*
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yessssssssss *waits impatiently bcuz the prompts kinda suck*
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*a bit XD* so you know that painting I told you about? I made the plan for the plan and then left it for 2 weeks XDDDD I've also left the poem, needa finish that lol
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oh noXDD yassss you needs tos finishssssss itssssssssss I needs tos reads itssssssssssss
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XD yeah I need to finish: 1. a website me and Saph started 2. my part of the novel me and Saph started 3. the painting 4. the poem (not in order of priority)
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Can you add me as I was downvoting 100+ points(from 1100 to 956 last week) ALSOOOO are you a fan of Miraculous Ladybug??
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oh dear yes, could you do me too? I'm still under 1000 lol I've watched a bit :)
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Ofc. Ty! OMG PLS GIVE MLB A CHENCE YOU WIL LOVE IT IF YOU LOVE ROMANCE..?
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:) np! I don't love it, but I could try it out. What's it about?
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Lol yeah sry I do have a small habit of coming on a a bit strong... ok sooo Ladybug(Marinette Dupain-Cheng) and CatNoir(Adrien Agreste) areusing the powers of magical creatures called Kwamis, they transform into the superheroes Ladybug and Cat Noir. they're on a mission to protect the city of Paris from the evil Hawkmoth, the two of them must learn to cope with their new responsibilities, as well as ordinary troubles involving love, school, family, and friends. OKI SO MDC LIKES AA(he's too blind haha) and CN LIKES LB Soo they keep friendzo...
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lol XD it's fine ahhhhhhh there was this one episode on TV once, it had Hawkmoth. I think XD friendzoning? #IlovethathashtagXD
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