When I wrote Azircon on discord, he first thought I was a scammer, too
He gets targeted a fair bit assume - or used to. He put me onto you btw (not as a scammer).
It gets tiring at times to get messages like that, asking for something without even having the courtesy to try and know me first. Isn't it just bad manners?
My discord account has the same username as my Hive - just like you write, that helps I guess.
The people I recognise (positively or neutrally) I will talk with no worries :)
I remember that. He got me to write my first post, introducing myself. I went through the comments the other day, and it was very interesting to read those again. It feels like such a long time ago, though it has been only 8 months. I also remember reading a post by Bravetofu, highlighting you as one of his favorite writers. The first post I read from you was about reading, and I got inspired and wrote about reading to Lily - and you commented on it, saying that you liked it a lot and followed me. That was an important one, that huge and so friendly welcoming was a key event for me. So, thank you for that. My life is a lot richer since I'm writing again.
I also remember your brother being like "Why tf doesn't he answer to the comments?" and Azircon not only defending me right away, but also sending me a lecture on netiquette via discord. He was and is a great teacher. Unconventional, but just right for me.