Yesterday, while working on Auntie M’s Advocacy Project, the site was unexpectedly suspended by an automated system.
No warning. No explanation. Just gone.
It turns out the platform’s automated filters flagged the project as potential spam. When a site is brand new and pages are being created quickly, the system sometimes assumes something suspicious is happening.
For a while, the project simply didn’t exist online.
The first thing I did was email the support team to let them know what had happened and request a review. After that, there wasn’t much else to do but wait for the system to catch up.
Instead of staring at the screen and spiraling into frustration, I went back to the part of the work that didn’t depend on the website being online.
I organized content. I wrote new sections. I refined the structure of the project and started outlining a backup plan in case the suspension lasted longer than expected.
Later, WordPress reviewed the automated flag and restored the site. A human looked at the project and removed the suspension.
Everything came back online.
The experience was a small but important reminder that we don’t always control what happens to us, especially when technology and automated systems are involved.
What we do control is how we respond.
Today the project moved forward again. I upgraded the site to a personal plan and secured the domain that will allow Auntie M’s Advocacy Project to continue growing.
Like any meaningful work, this project will face obstacles along the way. Some will be technical. Some will be personal. Some will simply be the reality of building something new.
But every challenge becomes part of the story behind the work.
Sometimes the most productive response to a setback is simple:
Keep building.
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