36IStillLikeSpyro36 wrote:

this is a forum --> this isn't a fanfiction site --> fewer readers
section requires membership to post --> fewer topics
section requires membership to post --> fewer replies
fewer topics --> fewer replies --> less interest

in short, as it stands, the section is doomed.

If it's doomed, then how come Spyro Forums hasn't done away with the section already?

because it has potential that's not being realized here. look back at my first post, and you'll see that most of the reasons are because you have to "join" to post anything there. if that was taken away, that would leave us with one thing: the fact that this isn't where most people would go to look for fanfiction (i mean, there are whole SITES about fanfiction, so not too many would think to check here), but that could be a lot less of a big deal than it sounds, especially with proper care and attention.

this is a forum --> this isn't a fanfiction site --> fewer readers
section requires membership to post --> fewer topics
section requires membership to post --> fewer replies
fewer topics --> fewer replies --> less interest

in short, as it stands, the section is doomed.

If it's doomed, then how come Spyro Forums hasn't done away with the section already?

in short, as it stands, the section is doomed.

Yes. I like to think that everyone who previously wrote there learned that fanfiction is a worthless waste of talent at best, or something despicably poor-written that will inspire lamentation and shame in the writer's future self, but I fear they've simply moved to places more accomodated to that sort of thing.

Nice way to put it. xD