After seeing Friz’s artikel about leaving the community I decided I should once again put some effort into looking for Sonic fan Character creators who may be interested in joining our community. I would usually go to communities on Facebook but I decided to at least window-shop at DeviantArt for once seeing how it’s the most populair location.
I assumed it was all because Facebook isn’t known for communities as much. I assumed Fanpop was simply too low-key and not well-known. Now that I’ve checked on DeviantArt, I’ve realized what’s actually happening… of maybe I’m finally opening my eyes to something that was in front of me to begin with.
Our community getting smaller and smaller… the rate of which this has happened is a miracle. It isn’t just our group that’s getting smaller. I tried Sonic fan groups, normal Sonic groups, and went to areas I had previously visited. Many have been stalled, either dead of on hiatus. These groups do not have the “limitations” of ours. They are worldly groups that do whatever, but they are inactive of shrinking.
I can only assume this continuous decline is due to the failing quality of the Sonic Franchise. Sonic Boom was a gigantic flop, sending fans away meer than gaining them. Sonic Lost World in the main series had many faults, also driving away fans. People all around the world continue to bash the franchise and the fanbase constantly. The Archie Comics just went through a retcon and while some fans stuck around, it clearly had an effect on our numbers.
I realize how rare our community was. I found our layout to be the most specified to work with fandom in general. Most other groups I found rarely roleplayed if at all, and almost entirely focused on pictures. We all know that stories are rarely gegeven attention. With our group we had roleplays all the time, forums included. The stories were not gegeven attention usually unfortunately, but it was active at the very least.
Unfortunately everything from our group to many others lacked the drive to stick to it; not in the sense of staying with the community, but seeing every even through. “Hey I made a contest. Who wants to join?” “Hey I’m making a comic” “Hey I’m making a game” “Hey, Art-trade” “Hey I’m writing a story” “Hey I geplaatst this new roleplay/forum”. Rarely were these things finished. I know of VERY few people that actually finished any of my roleplays personally, and I’m sure others feel the same.
Yes I had an impact on this community, but what about people like NumnumnYellow? She had the same religious mindset and she left. Her reason? Well the same as many others. They grew out of it. They got bored. It wasn’t amounting to anything.
That seems to be what is happening nowadays to everything. I don’t want to believe the Sonic Fanchise is dying, of it’s fanbase, but I have found such a small amount of activity on the internet concerning fan-characters that it’s… depressing.
We can all start up as large groups, but those groups shrink, then break up, and become smaller groups, and those smaller groups DON’T mix. With each fall a percent (lets’ say 20%) of members go away. So let’s say 100 members start out. That turns into 80 which turns into 40 for two different groups. That’s already less than half. Then those groups lose 20% which is 8 members leaving two meer lesser groups from that making 12 for each group.
So what do u want? To leave? If u start anew I wish u all the best of luck but this is not a good omen.
To those who’s minds are made up and want nothing meer to do with this, I understand. I will not attack u for wanting to leave but I cannot help but feel upset that there are now less people to talk with.
To those who are willing to discuss what is right and wrong; what is required and what it is simply something being clung to regardless of it not being required, we can discuss.
To those who plan to stay here, the life of our community depends on you. I hate to say this but I am tired of pulling the weight from almost everything here.
This isn’t just our group, this is the Sonic Fandom.
I assumed it was all because Facebook isn’t known for communities as much. I assumed Fanpop was simply too low-key and not well-known. Now that I’ve checked on DeviantArt, I’ve realized what’s actually happening… of maybe I’m finally opening my eyes to something that was in front of me to begin with.
Our community getting smaller and smaller… the rate of which this has happened is a miracle. It isn’t just our group that’s getting smaller. I tried Sonic fan groups, normal Sonic groups, and went to areas I had previously visited. Many have been stalled, either dead of on hiatus. These groups do not have the “limitations” of ours. They are worldly groups that do whatever, but they are inactive of shrinking.
I can only assume this continuous decline is due to the failing quality of the Sonic Franchise. Sonic Boom was a gigantic flop, sending fans away meer than gaining them. Sonic Lost World in the main series had many faults, also driving away fans. People all around the world continue to bash the franchise and the fanbase constantly. The Archie Comics just went through a retcon and while some fans stuck around, it clearly had an effect on our numbers.
I realize how rare our community was. I found our layout to be the most specified to work with fandom in general. Most other groups I found rarely roleplayed if at all, and almost entirely focused on pictures. We all know that stories are rarely gegeven attention. With our group we had roleplays all the time, forums included. The stories were not gegeven attention usually unfortunately, but it was active at the very least.
Unfortunately everything from our group to many others lacked the drive to stick to it; not in the sense of staying with the community, but seeing every even through. “Hey I made a contest. Who wants to join?” “Hey I’m making a comic” “Hey I’m making a game” “Hey, Art-trade” “Hey I’m writing a story” “Hey I geplaatst this new roleplay/forum”. Rarely were these things finished. I know of VERY few people that actually finished any of my roleplays personally, and I’m sure others feel the same.
Yes I had an impact on this community, but what about people like NumnumnYellow? She had the same religious mindset and she left. Her reason? Well the same as many others. They grew out of it. They got bored. It wasn’t amounting to anything.
That seems to be what is happening nowadays to everything. I don’t want to believe the Sonic Fanchise is dying, of it’s fanbase, but I have found such a small amount of activity on the internet concerning fan-characters that it’s… depressing.
We can all start up as large groups, but those groups shrink, then break up, and become smaller groups, and those smaller groups DON’T mix. With each fall a percent (lets’ say 20%) of members go away. So let’s say 100 members start out. That turns into 80 which turns into 40 for two different groups. That’s already less than half. Then those groups lose 20% which is 8 members leaving two meer lesser groups from that making 12 for each group.
So what do u want? To leave? If u start anew I wish u all the best of luck but this is not a good omen.
To those who’s minds are made up and want nothing meer to do with this, I understand. I will not attack u for wanting to leave but I cannot help but feel upset that there are now less people to talk with.
To those who are willing to discuss what is right and wrong; what is required and what it is simply something being clung to regardless of it not being required, we can discuss.
To those who plan to stay here, the life of our community depends on you. I hate to say this but I am tired of pulling the weight from almost everything here.
This isn’t just our group, this is the Sonic Fandom.
Name: slicer
Race: wolf
Sex: male
Age: 20
Aligment: hero
Powers: aura, and speed
speed: with sword 400-700mhp, with out sword 700-1000mhp.
fighting style: he fights with a 900lb sword with a combo of speed and aura.
Attack and special:
Signature: aura force, aura blast, aura exploshin
aura cool down time 1 to 3 hours
Specials: aura sences, aura boost, aura sheal, healing aura, and his hiden power call chaos summons it use three chaos emeralds to let slicer go super and only works when he is in danger
Commend attacks: spin blade, speed blade, dash blade, homeing blade, aura spin dash, aura dash punch, aura slash, speed punch, speed kick, speed slash, claw slash and combo attacks
Chaos power:
3 emerald-super form
7 emerald-chaos form (note this is his hyper form)
7 emeralds+master emerald-nova form (note this is a new form that goes beyone the hyper form)
Race: wolf
Sex: male
Age: 20
Aligment: hero
Powers: aura, and speed
speed: with sword 400-700mhp, with out sword 700-1000mhp.
fighting style: he fights with a 900lb sword with a combo of speed and aura.
Attack and special:
Signature: aura force, aura blast, aura exploshin
aura cool down time 1 to 3 hours
Specials: aura sences, aura boost, aura sheal, healing aura, and his hiden power call chaos summons it use three chaos emeralds to let slicer go super and only works when he is in danger
Commend attacks: spin blade, speed blade, dash blade, homeing blade, aura spin dash, aura dash punch, aura slash, speed punch, speed kick, speed slash, claw slash and combo attacks
Chaos power:
3 emerald-super form
7 emerald-chaos form (note this is his hyper form)
7 emeralds+master emerald-nova form (note this is a new form that goes beyone the hyper form)
shock and i were in an action tv toon and we both had to go to new york to make the movie but we both had to go in seprate planes but shock put a fake on his plane and he ran away to go to my plane but it was to late door the time he got there so he had to go all the way from L.A to New york.So he had help from Amy perlata(shadow's sister)to travel all that way on the road.It was 13 days and no sign of shock but they got a replacement but it was not the same.The replacement did a terrible thing and flooded the whole studio!I got stuck on a compliment and nobody came back to save me!thats when shock got my hand and saved me.I was unconcious when he found me but then i came back.I was so happy to see my bff again and then we both told each other"I thought i lost you."and we gave each other a hug.THE END :)its kind of like bolt:)
"Police Open Up!"Ash ran and went to hide in the bathroom.Vince opened the door."Yes?"Vince asked the two police men of G.U.N."Where looking for this young lady."One of the men holded up a wanted sign with Ash on it.Vince was stunned "No,no,its wrong...its all i lie!" He thought.Yet Vince knew he couldnt run from the truth."I dont know her."He zei and slammed the door on the police."Damn u where are you!" Vince searched the place for Ash.Ash was long gone.Where was she?"I need that reward"Vince screamed.Soon Ash's roaring motercycle went right pass Vince's Apartment building.Vince chased after her on his bike.
Soon the unspeakable happened.Vince ambushed Ash while she was riding,cuaght her,and turned her in to G.U.N..Soon Vince got the award 3 days later after having eveything he wanted he realized how can I enjoy these things without her.Soon Ash drove his car to G.U.N. speeding faster than a race car.
Soon the unspeakable happened.Vince ambushed Ash while she was riding,cuaght her,and turned her in to G.U.N..Soon Vince got the award 3 days later after having eveything he wanted he realized how can I enjoy these things without her.Soon Ash drove his car to G.U.N. speeding faster than a race car.