Where have all the fans gone?

[lunaofslytherin]

*makes faces of universal frustration* Okay, think about it: the best way to distract oneself online is to go do geeky fan-type things, yes? For this is the purpose of the internet: geeky fan-type things, shopping, and porn, or any combination thereof that you feel like indulging in. So my frustration is understandable when, no matter what fandom

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[akimika]

Try forums. They're more liable to be there. Never been to Gaia, but I hear it's a good place to start.

To my knowlege, the geeky, screeching fangirls that I once knew died when they grew up. Better for me, better for you; They were dumb.

[lunaofslytherin]

But, but, I did! And they were dead husks of fandoms! It was scary! And horribly sad! Even on gaia! Though they fan-worlds on gaia do tend to be a little more alive than the norm... *shrug* Just the frustrations of a boring day.

[morbidmoony]

Fandom migration.

People like fandoms more when the object of their fannish business (either a book, anime, or tv show) is still in progress, or at least releasing new material. When that stops, or the object gets stale, fandoms migrate to newer shows or books.

Sad, but true. I used to be in the Weiss Kreuz fandom, when the dvds were still being released in the U.S., and when the new series, Gluhen, was being released in Japan. I left the fandom for a few months, came back, and it was deeeeead. The communities I followed only have a smattering of updates every now and then.

:)

[lunaofslytherin]

Yey. Joy. I still think it's silly....