21st Century Tolkien - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Hilde Bracegirdle · 05-24-2006, 03:21 PM

Has the nature of fandom changed? I don't think the book fans have changed radically, though I only knew a handful before finding the Downs.

If so, has it been a good change? It is a bit of frighteningly diverse and large crowd these days!

Have the numbers of fans increased? In view of the movies, I think so.

Will we all still be rabid fans in 10 years time? 20 years? Speaking for myself, I know I'm still the same fan I was 20+ years ago, and plan to be for 20+ more.

The internet has been a wonderful tool for finding information and so forth, but I'm not fond of the commercialism that has been introduced in RL.

05-24-2006, 03:21 PM	#2
Hilde Bracegirdle Relic of Wandering Days Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: You'll See Perpetual Change. Posts: 1,480	Has the nature of fandom changed? I don't think the book fans have changed radically, though I only knew a handful before finding the Downs. If so, has it been a good change? It is a bit of frighteningly diverse and large crowd these days! Have the numbers of fans increased? In view of the movies, I think so. Will we all still be rabid fans in 10 years time? 20 years? Speaking for myself, I know I'm still the same fan I was 20+ years ago, and plan to be for 20+ more. The internet has been a wonderful tool for finding information and so forth, but I'm not fond of the commercialism that has been introduced in RL.