theory for which I have no proof
I HAVE A THEORY, and that theory is that Wikipedia has killed the fan page. Now, the itch to make a site about Show X, with Show X pictures and favourite sound clips and episode summaries is too easily scratched by adding to the Wikipedia page about Show X, or even just reading the existing Show X Wikipedia node.
I think this is a probably a good thing for society as a whole (less duplication of work across the twenty different Show X fansites) but I missed the old Geocities fan sites with sparkling background and Unique Capitalization, especially when compared to Wikipedia's more consistant background images.
I have no proof for this theory but here I am typing it anyway!
NOTE: I exclude larger fan sites from this because they are profitable and have more momentum. But the small one-man fan site (the kind that would get updated for a few months and then abandoned) I think is in decline.
oh well, right?
I think this is a probably a good thing for society as a whole (less duplication of work across the twenty different Show X fansites) but I missed the old Geocities fan sites with sparkling background and Unique Capitalization, especially when compared to Wikipedia's more consistant background images.
I have no proof for this theory but here I am typing it anyway!
NOTE: I exclude larger fan sites from this because they are profitable and have more momentum. But the small one-man fan site (the kind that would get updated for a few months and then abandoned) I think is in decline.
oh well, right?