Artichoke Heart

Studded, layered leaf-scale armed

Practical beauty

Hearts will blossom like a rose

Truth is an armour that chokes

K.B. Silver

With no explanation or reply past the initial request for my email address, even though we were communicating through said email address, there has been no movement on Vocal's part. I can't continue posting when I can't reply. I tried it and hated it. I obviously can read, but with no way to interact, that, too, is frustrating. I feel like I'm living in the Twilight Zone, reading AI comments and stories, and being restricted from commenting for no reason. I can only assume that the penalty also bars me from getting Top Story awards, but who knows?

I want an explanation since the reasons given for the filter auto-shutting people down were "posting multiple comments in a short time or using repetitive phrasing." I haven't done those unless they consider using emojis in your replies "repetitive phrasing." What does posting multiple comments in a short time mean? Do they mean as fast as only a computer could leave them? Or do they mean sitting and dedicatedly reading numerous stories in a row and then commenting on them?

I have made relatively few comments; my entire portfolio of comments is probably as long as some of the more dedicated Vocalites' daily logs. I just started building myself up on here, and this is beginning to drive me insane. I planned to pay for the subscription once I had built enough of a friend group and gotten a feel for the site. That plan has gone directly into the trash. This is an unsafe environment.