Summary

A Medium writer is questioning their future on the platform after being wrongly accused of violating Medium's rules, which led to a suspension of their account's view and read calculations, causing significant stress and doubt about their commitment to the platform.

Abstract

The author of the article, a writer on Medium, recently faced an ordeal where they were mistakenly flagged for violating Medium's rules. This error on Medium's part resulted in a suspension of the author's account metrics, such as views and reads, and put their January earnings at risk. The incident caused the author considerable distress, leading them to question whether they want to continue writing on Medium. Despite the launch of their new publication, "Friends Reading Club," which they believe is a valuable resource for writers, the lack of communication and the abrupt manner in which the issue was handled by Medium's administration left the author feeling disrespected and undervalued. Although the issue was eventually resolved and their earnings are no longer in jeopardy, the author remains uncertain about their future on the platform, suggesting that the experience has left a lasting impact on their trust in Medium.

Opinions

The author feels that Medium's handling of the situation was disrespectful and caused unnecessary stress.
They believe that their new publication, "Friends Reading Club," could significantly benefit writers on Medium, potentially increasing their earnings.
The author experienced a range of emotions from pride to frustration and even paranoia, suspecting that Medium might have intentionally tried to undermine their new publication to avoid paying out more money to writers.
Despite the resolution of the issue, the author is still considering leaving Medium due to the lack of proper communication and the distressing nature of the ordeal.
The author values compliance with Medium's rules and encourages others to do the same, which makes the false accusation particularly upsetting.
They are grateful for the support of their friends, followers, and the new MFR Club members and intend to keep them informed about their decisions regarding their presence on Medium.

Medium GLITCH: Am I Sure I Want to Remain a Writer on Medium?

I don’t know after my recent ordeal with a Medium glitch!

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At the moment that I write this story, I’m seriously asking myself the question: Are you sure you want to remain a writer on Medium?

I always thought I was, but after the recent ordeal with the website, I don’t know if I still am.

Here’s what happened to me…

Wrongly accused of a violation

I was wrongly accused of being in violation of Medium rules, and I can’t believe the way they go about doing it.

Besides making me mad, it kind of broke my heart, and I don’t even like admitting that to myself, let alone to all of you.

When my day ended this past Friday, I have to admit that I felt pretty damn good, and proud of myself.

I had just launched my new Medium publication: Friends Reading Club; a resource that I believe will prove to be quite valuable to writers on Medium, whether they are Friends of Medium (FOM) or not.

So why did the administrators at Medium have to ruin my weekend, by out of nowhere, displaying this big red notice on my story pages, saying that my account was suspected of a “violation”, and they suddenly stopped calculating my views and reads?

To make a long story short, it was all a big mistake on their part, and two days later, the problem has been corrected.

I was pleased more than you know, to finally get some type of response from them, clearing the issue up.

This is what they sent:

Well, that little notice is fine and dandy, and mighty nice of them, considering they damn near gave me a heart attack over my pending cash for January — that they conveniently turned the clock off, so it didn’t increase during that time.

I believe it would have been even more than this, if it hadn’t been for their disruption.

Besides being worried about whether or not I would receive my January distribution, I spent needless hours, trying to wrack my brain and figure out what I could have possibly done wrong.

I know that I’m far from perfect, but I do my best to comply with all the rules and regulations, and even encourage others to do the same.

That’s why it bothered the hell out of me, to the point of losing sleep, as I tried to determine what I did to deserve the accusation and to be notified about it in such a way.

Now that I’ve been assured that it was an error on their part, that makes things a little better, but not much.

Yes, I’m glad things were finally cleared up, but I’d be lying if I said I didn’t mind the method of not bothering to notify a member if they suspect a problem.

Personally, I think we writers deserve more respect than that!

Whatever the case, I’m glad they turned my ability to earn back on, and I’ll be able to get a payout, as scheduled.

What happens after that, I’m not sure right now. My publication and newsletter are both on track for being extremely useful to the entire community.

But at this point, I’m not sure I’ll be sticking around. After all of this, I will definitely have to give it a lot of thought.

In my mind, my plans for the new publication is up in the air.

💰 I firmly believe it can help writers on Medium in such a substantial way, that I even suspected Medium of trying to tank the idea, because they might have to pay writers too much money in the future! 💰 💰 💰

I guess I was just being paranoid, but honestly, it’s a damn good and lucrative idea to have an effective resource like this.

For all my friends and followers, and especially the new MFR Club members, I’ll be sure to keep everyone posted, in a timely way.

Thanks for reading…