User blog comment:ArmadillooftheAges/Useless thoughts and opinions from an old user here/@comment-25941663-20190303183131/@comment-38454773-20190304104456

It's rather tragic that the term "Creepypasta" has actually just become a brand-name for the sake of attracting attention or web traffic. If I'm not mistaken, doesn't this place get more web traffic than the "official" Creepypasta website itself and other subdivisions like r/NoSleep? As that then-administrator had said back in 2013, this website started off as a mere off-shoot of the /x/ board and now it tries to act like you must produce works that are only good enough to be published since this Wiki/Fandom is the jewel in the Creepypasta crown in the eyes of many.

When you think about how movies and games and shows based on classic Creepypastas are made every year, it's pretty much becoming an industry and I wouldn't be surprised if, someday, new users will be required to pay a fee to register an account on here. I know people will try and deny that, but hey, never say never.

I actually never read 1999, Eyeless Jack, or Laughing Jack. I believe I did read part of Slimebeast's work and, to be honest, I saw it as nothing special and was pretty forgettable.

As for Sonic.exe and the original Jeff the Killer, yes, I would indeed agree that they do have historical value regardless of their quality; those two Pastas were pioneers in their respective genres. It kind of annoys me when I visit a classic Pasta's article and a lot of the reviews/comments on it are whining about how it's too cliché to be considered "good" and being completely oblivious to the fact that that Pasta was probably written before they were even born. I propose there be a small blurb or something explaining how these Pastas, while seen as very dated and formulaic contemporarily, are iconic and established many tropes seen in Pastas today and they should be given credit and for paving the way for bigger, better Pastas to follow.

Ah, Candle Cove. If there was any Pasta (much like you, Ned, I'm capitalizing the word "Pasta" for those classic ones) I was pretty bummed to have seen get taken down from here, it was that one. That Pasta was probably my most favorite and the only one among the classic ones that genuinely gave me shivers. Of course, I guess Mr. Kris Straub saw dollar signs when he got contacted by Syfy to produce a series based on it. That's fine and all, I mean, it's his intellectual property after all. But still, it was just sad to see it go.

You're right, Ned. If those Pasta authors decide that they want their work taken down from here, well, how can this place call itself "Creepypasta Wiki" anymore? Isn't that this place's gimmick?

Hm, you know, I never thought about that. I guess, in a way, the Pasta of the Months were the precursor to all of this competition. To be fair, I found them a little flaky even back then. I'm not sure why, I just thought there were dozens of other pastas that attracted my attention and for some reason, I was just never drawn to the PoTM.