I don't think the internet, or rather the increased availability of the internet has helped fandom....
Stargate fandom is kinda a scary place at the moment - scarier than it was just a year ago - hell you could say it's scarier than it was two months ago. Some of it's because, yeah, some bad and potentially bad decisions have been made (i.e. outright lying to fans) but really people, do you have to, well, implode is the best description (as are certain parts of the DW fandom...)
Yes - there are certain people who shall remain unnamed - who have started to p me off something awful, but that seems to be the aim now *rolls eyes* why be nice to the fans when you can insight so many of them to such levels?? - but we could ignore them and allow people to have their own opinions. The hate/love is on such an insane level now and it kinda makes me edge even closer to the edge than I was before, when really right now, I was wanting to venture further in *sighs*
I'll admit there are bits of fandom that I have always avoided (INCEST?!?) and there are shows I love, but will never ever venture into the fandom of, because, I think they eat people....
So yeah - the prior to the heavy internet presence fandom was a calmer place and those fandoms that started out as such remain so,(i.e. Star trek, Babylon 5), for the most part - but the more recent fandoms - just - meep.
I think I'll remain where I am - away from the crazed Rose fans/shippers and the lemmings etc - and look forward to next saturday (Smith and Jones!! *squee*) without having to avoid the Martha (who we haven't even met yet people!) hate. *sighs*
Stargate fandom is kinda a scary place at the moment - scarier than it was just a year ago - hell you could say it's scarier than it was two months ago. Some of it's because, yeah, some bad and potentially bad decisions have been made (i.e. outright lying to fans) but really people, do you have to, well, implode is the best description (as are certain parts of the DW fandom...)
Yes - there are certain people who shall remain unnamed - who have started to p me off something awful, but that seems to be the aim now *rolls eyes* why be nice to the fans when you can insight so many of them to such levels?? - but we could ignore them and allow people to have their own opinions. The hate/love is on such an insane level now and it kinda makes me edge even closer to the edge than I was before, when really right now, I was wanting to venture further in *sighs*
I'll admit there are bits of fandom that I have always avoided (INCEST?!?) and there are shows I love, but will never ever venture into the fandom of, because, I think they eat people....
So yeah - the prior to the heavy internet presence fandom was a calmer place and those fandoms that started out as such remain so,(i.e. Star trek, Babylon 5), for the most part - but the more recent fandoms - just - meep.
I think I'll remain where I am - away from the crazed Rose fans/shippers and the lemmings etc - and look forward to next saturday (Smith and Jones!! *squee*) without having to avoid the Martha (who we haven't even met yet people!) hate. *sighs*