Long Live Opuss

Here here!!! Nicely written honey 😘❤

thanks @sammielee46 .. The scales have tipped. It was inevitable and will gather pace.. For every 1 new poet/writer there will be several posting the same quotes they do on every other social media site they're on.. And until Opuss is saturated like the other sites, they will be popular and achieve status of top this or that. Never has it been truer that the ranks don't matter 👍 live & let live (with some fun)

@Burrfoot couldn't agree with you more. I'd rather be original and write what's in my heart and mind, rather than repost someone else's words of wisdom. 👏👍

I miss the old Opuss 😥 this post says it all.

This is making my head ache :/ I'll stay to live this out and hope the popularity contest phase doesn't last long

@sammielee46 @HeatherAnne @minxyMolly onwards and ?upwards? 😉 thanks peeps

They don't see opuss is different. Here we don't repost to make ourselves grow in others eyes, we do it to make others grow because we they've proven themselves worthy.

So true, but this has happened before, people soon get bored of writing pointless quotes 👮🏃💨

@glen true, but I get the feeling it's quite large scale this time with immediate groups of followers that never happened before. I don't think it's a bad thing per se, just different, not for me and will need a bit of adjustment 😉

They don't see opuss is different. Here we don't repost to make ourselves grow in others eyes. We do it to make others grow within the community because they've proven themselves worthy by posting amazing work. Opuss is "beautiful words" not like twitter which is just "words". It's the people here that make it such a great place. And the fact that those who are at the top of the ranking are actually people who really deserve it. This community is my escape and it really hurts me to see people poisoning it without even realizing what they're doing 😔 Anyhow, great poem 👏

@niixxz ty and I agree with you about what the ideal of Opuss has evolved to be and what it should be in a perfect world. However there is a bizarre ranking; it can only be good that the popularity of it is found through a spurt.. Perhaps some will evolve also and expand their input.. I just see it as separate entities within the community of Opuss and each to their own. The old Opuss is alive and well alongside the new 😉👍

'found' should be 'going'

@Burrfoot sort of like groups within a group?

@minxyMolly absolutely.. There's room for all IMHO, I'll still comment in a sarcastic way on some, but even if a small % are encouraged to expand their reading and writing through their experience on Opuss, it's all good 😉

@Burrfoot hahaha hear hear!

Don't you think it's all a bit of a storm in a teacup. Surely those that say rank and lists don't matter that post quality pieces then its fine. But maybe for some rank and lists does matter. Just my honest opinion.

@eddie12309 exactly.. As the numbers increase the feed filters and scroll button will become more important. Its not relevant to me how many likes I get compared to quotes.. Only that something I wrote is liked.. We've been spoilt that the unwritten 'rules' of Opuss have been by and large adhered to, but IMO the growth of the app is more important than whether that growth will include more quotes.

Very well said opuss doesn't have to change if we all keep doing what we do it's only going to change ranks post of the days etc but like you say they aren't important 😘

Exactly. Who cares what rank you are. Or if your not as high as you were. It's all a lot of bollox. Existing Opuss users should just stick to posting quality. I don't see what all the fuss is about really.

@eddie12309 what better place to have a storm than in a teacup 😂 @sjw absolfreakinlutely

Yeah the way the ranking works isn't that good. Although so far mostly good people are up high. But if this continues the others (don't know what to call them. Like whores?) will climb. Too bad the system doesn't rank with quality in mind. I think opuss could do without the rankings. That's quite a nice way of looking at it! As long as they don't poison my feed they can stay in top of rankings as long as they'd like. They don't know what great community lives alongside them 😊

What @niixxz said. Whilst this is annoying the hell out of me, we'll get through it 👍

@niixxz thats the thing.. There's more chance that one line posters will be influenced by 'proper' posts than the other way round.

@Irrational_Kimmi ain't no doubt 😃👍

Class piece fella and of course you're right. It's just annoying as @Irrational_Kimmi says, because it's come so quickly. Lets see how we do. 👍🍻

@leelee101 cheers sir 💪 Batton down the hatches 😉😂

@Burrfoot born ready mate 👍👍😂

@leelee101 contenders ready?!...

@Burrfoot haha! Yes mate! 😂😂😂

I think Hun that it shall pass, I don't mind the odd quote as long as I know who's posted it is someone who writes from the heart. It is annoying and frustrating but they will get bored...hopefully the wonderful and awe inspiring pieces that are posted will have an influence on what they post. The words that are written will speak louder than the empty words of quotes. Newbies will quickly learn that the Opuss community runs much deeper than a one line sentence. Opuss prides itself on being supportive and nurturing, the truest of writers will shine through and not drown in a sea of quotes...👏✨😘❤

The voice of reason @misslittleDHP 👍 by a process of osmosis ... Or we may be like The Borg 😉😂

@misslittleDHP 👏👏👏🌹

Amen to this opuss!

@Burrfoot @leelee101...thanking you my sweets...I think I've got it off my chest now...lol...✨😘❤🍸🍺

All hail Opuss!!

@misslittleDHP I'm the same, I can't say I've never posted a quote, I did the other day, but that was the only one!

@AJBrown I like quotes Hun too but I want to read great words also from those who post quotes, either in a poem, blog or story...I write quotes myself that are my own and I use my verses on handcrafted cards that I make...but they are mine...you my sweet have produced some wonderful work so you should be proud ...🌹😘💐

@Emily_InspiresAll ty peeps 😊

@AJBrown I've done a few too.. Everything in moderation 😉 ty belle

@misslittleDHP thank you very much am I am the same

I'm living by my newsfeed for a while stick with the core opussians ignoring the top of day etc then it feels like nothing is occurring I like my bubble

@tetti2 👍👍😘

@tetti2 good plan!

Love this! ✨🌟✨🌟🌙

@sleepydragon tyvm 😃 I'm a bit Xmas double vision 😊

Love this! X

@sara_lou thanks 😊