I mean, I hear you on this. It's annoying that the comm goes unused for so long. (And you'll notice I don't crosspost fic there either--not that I'm a diligent crossposter anyway.) Definitely the folks over there who care about the show don't tend to be active and producing in the fandom.
At the same time, there's a silent contingent that, with some elbowing, might be able to pull some stuff out. I don't mind organizing for three-weeks-a-year fans; it's not a huge timesuck for me, and if I can energize the ten-or-so other people who don't actively participate but actually care on some level? It's worth it to me.
But obviously, it doesn't have to be worth it for everyone. And you certainly do enough around these parts.
I think I also have a different experience of DW, since I don't use it solely for fannish purposes. So I think that leaves me extra enthusiastic about it.
I also think someone should stop me from proposing a Fringe fandom vs. XF fandom snowball fight. In part because of the amount of energy I would spend figuring out what the logical equivalent of a snowball fight would be on DW, and plus how to deal with all of us in both fandoms. QUICK THROW DIGITAL SNOWBALLS AT YOURSELF.
At the same time, there's a silent contingent that, with some elbowing, might be able to pull some stuff out. I don't mind organizing for three-weeks-a-year fans; it's not a huge timesuck for me, and if I can energize the ten-or-so other people who don't actively participate but actually care on some level? It's worth it to me.
But obviously, it doesn't have to be worth it for everyone. And you certainly do enough around these parts.
I think I also have a different experience of DW, since I don't use it solely for fannish purposes. So I think that leaves me extra enthusiastic about it.
I also think someone should stop me from proposing a Fringe fandom vs. XF fandom snowball fight. In part because of the amount of energy I would spend figuring out what the logical equivalent of a snowball fight would be on DW, and plus how to deal with all of us in both fandoms. QUICK THROW DIGITAL SNOWBALLS AT YOURSELF.
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