An Interview with Laxman, Beyond the Bots and the Banter
One glance at Laxman’s profile and you get the picture: the August Writing Contest’s landslide winner wears many hats in Fluent English, far beyond being ‘just a member’. He builds and runs many of the server’s bots, hosts events, creates content, and plays a big part in keeping the server buzzing with energy and humor– among other roles. Having this interview with Laxman felt like talking to a friend at 3 a.m., with just the right amount of tipsiness: candid, reflective, revealing. In this spotlight, we get to see the person behind the wisecracks, the tech work, and the infamous ‘Need a Rich Wife’ badge. On Winning the Writing Contest Aarya: What were your honest thoughts when you found out you won the August Writing Contest? Laxman: Okay. My honest thoughts were like… there were so many good entries. I don’t know, I saw the voting thing and people were voting for my story, and I couldn’t understand why they were doing that. A: What makes you say that? Were ...