Two Years of Thought: A Letter on Writing, Anonymity, and Community

By Wandji Wilfred · 18 July 2019 · 115 reader comments
Digital Culture & MediaCameroon lens: Social Evolutionreflective

On PoiseSocial's second anniversary, the writer Wandji Wilfred reflects on producing over 109 articles in that span, driven by a conviction that rigorous social commentary should endure and document culture for future reference. He acknowledges the reader community that has shaped the platform, defends his choice of anonymity as essential to clarity, and signals that deeper expansions are coming when the moment is right.

I have seen people come up with the wildest theories about me and Tino being the same person. I am sure Tino appreciates the compliment.Anonymous writer on rumours he and the founder are the same person
The piece

It’s been 2 years, people. Two years since the very first article was posted here on PoiseSocial. In that time I have written exactly 109 full-length articles for PoiseSocial and a good number of shorter ones. I just counted, and I am surprised. I didn’t realise I have been writing basically an article per week for PoiseSocial over the last 2 years.

I joined PoiseSocial barely two months after the first article was written. I had always wanted to write social commentary but never really got around to doing it. And so when I saw what Tino was doing, I decided to jump in. The intersection of music, art, society and marketing had always intrigued me and I thought it would be interesting to put out my thoughts on the issue. I sent a few articles to Tino, he published them, and the rest, as they say, is history.

My drive had been to write thought-provoking, pertinent and evergreen content that people could always come back to refer to. Over time it has had an added dimension of me trying to document our culture and being able to produce material that people in 20 years would want to consult and reference.

All this to say, I have been very fortunate to be able to be here and to be able to write my thoughts on the issues which I think are pertinent to me and to our community of readers. Along the journey so far, I have come to know many of our readers’ whose opinions I always find enriching. I would name a few people Like Visas Mabel, Larissa BW, Skiezy, Leila Kigha, Karen Ada, Elobo Christelle, Gilles Zelot, Melanie Boh, Mockors von Genius, Nsuh Yosembom….. Reason why I put some of you, our followers, on the cover photo for this letter.

Thank you guys for the likes, and the shares, and the comments, and encouragements.

I am sure I may have bruised some people with my words and picked up a few enemies along the way; especially with some of my dear people from the Mboko Gang with whom I have had a few differences of opinion. It’s all love, guys.I’m not out to hurt anyone with my thoughts and I am always open to being corrected. I hope one day my opinions would serve as a prop to the movement you guys are trying to build.

Together with Tino, we had planned and promised some major additions to what we do here. We have had to scale back on our plans a little because we have thought things out and we don’t think it is time yet. I think we are at like 15% of where we want to take PoiseSocial. We ask you to just be patient because when the time is ripe, you all will love where we will be taking PoiseSocial to.

And as for those wondering who I am, let’s just say I cherish my anonymity. It gives me a certain clarity which I would not have had otherwise. I have seen people come up with the wildest theories about me and Tino being the same person. I am sure Tino appreciates the compliment.

Maybe one day I will reveal myself, who knows…. But that won’t be anytime soon. We still have a long way to go and time will reveal things when it is time for things to be revealed.

I love you guys. Happy anniversary to us all

- Wandji Wilfred

I am sure I may have bruised some people with my words and picked up a few enemies along the way.Writer acknowledging the cost of two years of social commentary
I didn't realise I have been writing basically an article per week for PoiseSocial over the last 2 years.Writer reflecting on his own unexpected prolificacy
Context

In 2019, digital platforms in Cameroon were still largely defined by social media's surface-level engagement. PoiseSocial emerged as a counterweight—a space for sustained, authored reflection on culture, art, and society. This letter marks a turning point of consolidation: the platform had found its voice and its readers, but remained consciously small and ungoverned by growth metrics.

Why it matters

The piece articulates a philosophy of writing—evergreen, community-oriented, self-aware about impact—that remains rare in digital culture. Its refusal of celebrity or rapid scaling, and its embrace of anonymity as a tool for intellectual honesty, offers a model distinct from both legacy journalism and influencer culture. The letter's candor about internal planning and restraint reads now as a statement of editorial integrity at a moment when many platforms were chasing viral reach.

How the audience responded
The reaction was overwhelmingly affirming and celebratory, with minimal critical engagement. Readers converged on two dominant themes: appreciation for PoiseSocial's intellectual quality and impact on the Cameroonian community, and curiosity about the author's anonymity—the latter treated playfully rather than as a point of contention. Several commenters offered detailed testimonies about how they discovered the work and became devoted followers, emphasizing surprise at finding such thoughtful local content and a sense of community pride; notably, readers framed PoiseSocial as culturally significant to Cameroon itself. The engagement was largely affirmational rather than debate-driven, with the author responding warmly to most comments, and no substantive disagreement emerged around the article's themes of writing, anonymity, or community. The reception reveals an audience invested in the creator's mission and identity more than in interrogating the ideas presented, suggesting readers engaged PoiseSocial primarily as a trusted, locally rooted intellectual voice rather than as a platform for contested discourse.
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