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I know that the lecturer I will have the pleaser of being taught by next year at University is a Tolkien fan and scholar
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Sounds good, they seem to be everywhere. My tutor was even taught by Tolkien himself at Oxford! Needless to say he's an absolute hero. One of the world's leading authorities on Old Norse they say...
To bring this back to the topic, I'd say to find the answer, just look at the member list. Hundreds of people on it come, post a dozen times and never return. However, there is a dedicated section of fans who stick around, and I think there always will be. Therefore, I'd say that the nature of fandom has changed, but only in that it is on average more widespread and less fanatic. Once you get to the centre though, it's the same as ever.
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