All you Wattpad users out there have probably noticed that "fanning" has turned into "following." Wattpad is a writing website, not a social networking website.
The definition of "fan" in the dictionary is "a person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular sport, art form, or famous person: I'm a fan of this author." Basically, if you fan someone it means you truly admire and support their writing.
"Following" on the other hand is a term commonly used by social networking websites to indicate that you get notifications from them. By using this term in place of "fanning", Wattpad is (unintentionally) insulting us as authors by saying people only follow/ fan us for purposes other than reading our works.
Please sign this petition if you want "following" to be switched back to "fanning."
