The fandom has been offered alternatives to FA and has responded with indifference, or in some cases outright hostility.
I'd like to say I'm surprised -- but after nearly six years of this, I couldn't be any less surprised.
All the genuinely good people I knew, without exception, have burned out (or are in the process of doing so). Idealism doesn't really last long (at least mine didn't, as developer then moderator of one of the non-FA art sites).
The fandom has been offered alternatives to FA and has responded with indifference, or in some cases outright hostility.
I'd like to say I'm surprised -- but after nearly six years of this, I couldn't be any less surprised.
All the genuinely good people I knew, without exception, have burned out (or are in the process of doing so). Idealism doesn't really last long (at least mine didn't, as developer then moderator of one of the non-FA art sites).
Ultimately furry reaps what it sows.