Talk:SeeU/@comment-184.17.177.44-20150101092437/@comment-53539-20150106193922

^Thank you diz. The more I try and point out the problem with judging fanart or even fanfiction as a sign of success is it doesn't always lead to money being put back into the franchise the fandom is centred around. Its a circle, fans love something, fans put money into it, it grows, you get more fans, they put money into the franchise, it grows, you get more fans. Fanart heightens popularity but unless money is put back not the franchise, it doesn't do a lick of good and this is the thing we've basically been trying to get across the entire conversation.

This always goes back to square 1 of why the popularity of the fandom is not always a good indicator of success elsewhere in the franchise... I feel like this point I'm making isn't getting across at all.I even tried using CeVIO as an example of something whose popularity isn't reflected by its number of downloads. I honestly don't know how many more ways I can explain the same damn thing I've been doing for nearly a week or so now... I'm also getting really tired of repeating it. :-/

@Sharzi; so rather then listen to someone else explain or put their points forward, you choose instead to ignore their points and call fowl on their ideas, BSing them in the process without trying to understand them? Well... Thats disappointing, to say the least, a little humble pie doesn't hurt and the point of discussing something with others is to get another POV even if you don't agree with it. Basically, you don't want to hear what others have to say because we don't agree with you? :-/

This is why people will actually listen to critics, reviewers, etc. Sharing information improves our understanding of the world. You can only do this by interacting with others in some way.