I think the problem with Tumblr is that everything text-based is kind of getting left in the dust. It's good for images, sure, but images have never been all there was to fandom. Back in the LJ days, fandom practically revolved around fanfiction, with art and RP behind it.
Nowadays there isn't really a good community for fanfiction. You just pick a website to post it to. But there aren't really fandom hubs for general interaction, discussion, and OOC friend-making like there were on LJ. RP, too, is possible on Tumblr but not ideal. People only seem to be playing there because Tumblr is Where Fandom Is.
I doubt fandom will move off of Tumblr any time soon, but when it finally does I sure hope it's somewhere friendlier to text. Image-based fandom bores the hell out of me and how a lot of people nowadays seem to participate in fandom exclusively through fanart and gifsets baffles me. I just want a decent, active, RP/fanfic friendly community again.
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Nowadays there isn't really a good community for fanfiction. You just pick a website to post it to. But there aren't really fandom hubs for general interaction, discussion, and OOC friend-making like there were on LJ. RP, too, is possible on Tumblr but not ideal. People only seem to be playing there because Tumblr is Where Fandom Is.
I doubt fandom will move off of Tumblr any time soon, but when it finally does I sure hope it's somewhere friendlier to text. Image-based fandom bores the hell out of me and how a lot of people nowadays seem to participate in fandom exclusively through fanart and gifsets baffles me. I just want a decent, active, RP/fanfic friendly community again.