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I've drunken the kool-aid

Opinion by johnminh posted 4 years ago
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Ok, this is my first time to write a soapbox. Please be gentle with me and don't make it hurt too much. *giggle*

So I've been a member of Fanpop for a little while now, and I've seen how the community has evolved and grown. I first came to Fanpop for two reasons: Heroes and Viral Videos.

Towards the end of Season 1 of Heroes, my interest in Fanpop started waning. Call it TV burnout. But a funny thing happened: Dave sent me a message about a new feature that was going to debut: Picks! I dabbbled in it a little by adding the pick: Who is the better kung fu practitioner? It was fun, but I didn't think I'd be creative enough to add any good picks. Soon my profile was inundated with all these awesome picks that Fanpoppers were creating. I had fun answering them, but I knew I couldn't do any picks that would rival the sheer creativity of everyone else's.

Then, Benji sent me a prop for a final fantasy video that I submitted. He sent it to me on my birthday no less. Wow! I was excited. And then inspiration hit me. I submitted the How happy/excited do you get when you get a prop? pick and within a few hours, I had a bunch of responses, props, and random Fanpoppers becoming a fan of me. Determined to drag my fifteen minutes of fame, I noticed that comments were a great way to interact with other 'Poppers as well.

In the short time since, I've reallly seen a community grow up from a few power users (those who submit links on an hourly basis: I'm looking at you cressida and megloveskyle! =) ) to a whole slew of major contributers. I can seriously say the highlight of my day is when I log in and see all these updates to spots that I'm a fan of. (It doesn't hurt that I'm single, live a dull life, and work in an office job) I'm crazy about Fanpop. I've sipped the purple kool-aid and it tastes good! Thank you everyone for making this place such a wonderful place to hang out!
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Temptasia said:
Drunken the kool-aid... how cute! Great first soapbox.You rock and so do your contributions!
posted 4 years ago.
 
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benji said:
"I'm Captain Benji von Ronsenburg of Fanpopsca!"

I didn't realise it had been your birthday too otherwise I would've said! I did wonder where you dissapeared to, I missed that old icon of you... uhm... letting loose all your bad feelings ¬_¬
posted 4 years ago.
 
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alinazeer said:
I have never seen john talking serious on anything before lol :P congrats on your first soapbox article.
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dave said:
Thanks for not giving up on us John! :)
posted 4 years ago.
 
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AmyFitz said:
Aw, you make us 'poppers feel special!

I love it when people use the word "poppers"

xxx
posted 4 years ago.
 
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benji said:
Makes it sound even more like a drug >_>
posted 4 years ago.
 
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waterlilybarb said:
A great go on your first soapbox article. I have to agree, I love seeing the updates whenever I sign in. Keep those contributions coming.
posted 4 years ago.
 
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megloveskyle said:
This is a great soapbox. I am looking forward to many more from you. Thank you for always making me laugh!
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TweenaCat said:
Aren't poppers a type of button? Well, it's still a cool name. I'm going to start using it , it's catchy.
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twix said:
a very Nice first soapbox keep up the good work :)
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DrDevience said:
YOU are part of what makes me keep coming back ;)
posted 4 years ago.