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No, that's 100% accurate. Not only that, but you're on track to the even bigger issue - a very large amount of people getting involved in Creepypasta, NoSleep, et al, were and are trying to get narrated or to get licensing (movie, tv, etc.) deals. When you're trying to follow NoSleep's rules AND write within the trend that's getting upvoted AND allow for possible future installments to sell in a book AND you want it to be the length and content type narrators need AND you're hoping to leave open the possibility for a film adaptation if you're lucky enough, you've just added rules on top of rules on top of rules and nothing is experimental, weird, or fun anymore.
There was a shitty "Virtual Convention" some years ago for online horror (mostly held on VRChat) that had a "panel" with two popular NoSleep authors at the time. Before the panel started, they were "hot mic'd" on the stream and were commiserating with each other about how difficult it is to write a story that capitalizes on the popular trend of that week or month, when it's like... just don't? It's a loser's game, anyway. I don't think I've heard of either of them again after that panel.
CreepCast provides a good look at these problems. Fan stories try to add in podcast memes, religious themes, Lovecraftian vibes, NoSleepy tropes, in the hopes it will get their story on the show - not because they do well with, understand, or even actually have any personal interest in the concepts they're writing about.
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. The only reason why anyone would hide their profile is because they are the biggest pussy imaginable. If you can't handle the odd troll posting on your wall then this website isn't for you.
