HP Drama and Nostalgia

[deralte]

You know you've been out of a fandom too long when you can look at this fictionalley thread and feel nostalgic. Of course, the thread also makes me feel really old since this girl keeps pointing out how much of an 'oldie' she is, when she registered over eight months after me. Her fixtation on post count is hilarious though. I probably shouldn't even mention that I hadn't noticed the site had been changed over to a new format or that there were new icons available etc...

Even more nostalgic was looking through the 'Help! I'm Looking for...' forum. Time was I used to know a fic for nearly every request there and I had to hand type the url of each one of them after walking seven miles uphill, through the snow, to find an internet connection. Now, I'm just pleased to see that Uric is still being recced. *smiles happily at friendslist*

Comments

[rilina.livejournal.com]

I was never more than semi-active in fandom, but it occurs to me that almost all the writers that I read and reviewed are now pretty much uninvolved with it. I wonder how long the average fandom lifespan is?

[deralte.livejournal.com]

For me, the average lifespan for any fandom is 6 months to a year (unless it's a small obession, since then it can last only a month). HP was unusual in that it lasted for something like two years probably due to all the fanfic which could keep you going.