I used to mod forums! And all the ones I used to be a part of are gone. Even the one that swore to stay up only as an archive after it disappeared is gone.
Forums still exist - but they're not the main thrust of the kind of fandom that engages in ship fic anymore.
I honestly think the expectation that things be pan fandom really hurt new forums from existing. That things have to be for everyone really hurts small archives or forums from springing up.
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Date: 2021-06-25 08:09 am (UTC)Forums still exist - but they're not the main thrust of the kind of fandom that engages in ship fic anymore.
I honestly think the expectation that things be pan fandom really hurt new forums from existing. That things have to be for everyone really hurts small archives or forums from springing up.