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faylinn_drake last night about the aftermath of Strikethrough 2007, and the truth is that though fandom united quite nicely and made us all feel good about ourselves, nothing will change. Oh, a few people actually backed up their threat to leave and deleted their LJ, but most of us-myself included-went only so far as to mirror our content on other blogging sites, and I suspect that's as far as we'll go. We're too comfortable here, too addicted to the status quo.
And let's face it: we're daunted by the prospect of picking up stakes and starting over. We've become established here, and for those of us involved in fandom, our readers or viewers know where to find us. We've worked hard for the five people-or five thousand-who read us, and like good little crackbabies, we want them to come back and give us our next hit. Moving means we might lose a few, and for those who have few to begin with, that's a scary prospect. It's easier, safer, to sit tight and wait it out.
The same goes for fandom comms. What moderator wants to uproot years of content and lose most of their memberlist? They would, too, because as I and countless real-world experiences have noted, humans are lazy, complacent creatures. Despite the dire rumblings of Strikethrough 2007 and FanLib, fandom is unwilling to make the seismic shift required to move en masse from LJ to another service. We've told ourselves, collectively and individually, that we've seen the worst, and that we can live with that. And like a hive that has been momentarily disturbed, but is now unmolested, we've returned to business as usual. Evenstewardess, one of the most vociferous critics of LJ/6A during the Strikethrough debacle, is still here.
And I suspect she will be tomorrow. Just like most of the rest of us.
faylinn_drake last night about the aftermath of Strikethrough 2007, and the truth is that though fandom united quite nicely and made us all feel good about ourselves, nothing will change. Oh, a few people actually backed up their threat to leave and deleted their LJ, but most of us-myself included-went only so far as to mirror our content on other blogging sites, and I suspect that's as far as we'll go. We're too comfortable here, too addicted to the status quo.And let's face it: we're daunted by the prospect of picking up stakes and starting over. We've become established here, and for those of us involved in fandom, our readers or viewers know where to find us. We've worked hard for the five people-or five thousand-who read us, and like good little crackbabies, we want them to come back and give us our next hit. Moving means we might lose a few, and for those who have few to begin with, that's a scary prospect. It's easier, safer, to sit tight and wait it out.
The same goes for fandom comms. What moderator wants to uproot years of content and lose most of their memberlist? They would, too, because as I and countless real-world experiences have noted, humans are lazy, complacent creatures. Despite the dire rumblings of Strikethrough 2007 and FanLib, fandom is unwilling to make the seismic shift required to move en masse from LJ to another service. We've told ourselves, collectively and individually, that we've seen the worst, and that we can live with that. And like a hive that has been momentarily disturbed, but is now unmolested, we've returned to business as usual. Even
stewardess, one of the most vociferous critics of LJ/6A during the Strikethrough debacle, is still here.And I suspect she will be tomorrow. Just like most of the rest of us.
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