History BrokenBase / WebMedia

* Website/{{pixiv}}:
** One of the most divisive issues regarding artwork on Website/{{pixiv}} is the practice of taking work that was submitted to pixiv and sharing it directly on other sites, particularly Website/{{Twitter}} and Website/{{Tumblr}} (often within the context of roleplaying), or using art as avatars, all without asking the artist for permission. People who practice it argue that there's nothing wrong with it and that artists shouldn't upload their works if they don't want it spread around, and don't want to go through the process of asking the artist every time they want to share one of their works, especially when most pixiv artists are Japanese and only have a cursory knowledge of English. People against the practice, especially artists, consider this a breach of copyright and an act of disrespect towards the artists who worked hard on their pieces only to have it spread around beyond their control, and point out that artists have ended up in [[ScrewedByTheLawyers copyright-related trouble]] or [[WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings quit out of disgust]] because of unauthorized art sharing.

** Ironically, the Website/LiveJournal fans, which are far kinder, appear to average between three and four new topics a month, while the Platform/{{Keenspot}} forum (the most vocal hatedom) has an active community and posts a thread for every new comic strip. It was debated whether Mookie was hanging a lampshade on his fans with Gregory Deegan's line at the end of [[http://dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2010-06-08 this strip]].

* ''WebAnimation/HelluvaBoss'': Does the show not focus enough on the assassinations I.M.P. carries out? Some people say that I.M.P come off as a borderline case of ThePiratesWhoDontDoAnything, and that since it's the premise of the series, there should be more episodes dedicated to the company pulling hits in the mortal realm. Others argue that doing so would run the risk of making the show [[StrictlyFormula overly formulaic]], while the more scattershot approach to episode subject matter lends itself well to {{worldbuilding}} and CharacterDevelopment.

* The Mond oMedia Website/YouTube channel deals with a lot of this. On one side of the subscribers, who have the people only subscribing for ''WebAnimation/HappyTreeFriends'' and ''WebAnimation/DickFigures'', and anytime Mondo uploads a new series or episode of that new series, they will comment asking for more ''Happy Tree Friends'' or ''Dick Figures'', while the other side appreciates the newer shows and will tell the other fandom to shut up.

* Youtuber ''{{WebAnimation/Planet Dolan}}'' expanded from being a one man operation into a small company, and as such, Dolan chose to hire people to narrate videos as his time was otherwise occupied. This has led to no end of people bitching about how much they hate certain narrators, while others know that the scripts would be exactly the same even if Dolan were the narrator and understand why this was done.

*** That said, the fandom ''is'' broken in terms of where it amasses. The Twitter fan community is mostly dominated by leftists, the [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Jreg/ Jreg subreddit]] is liberal and left-libertarian leaning (though both Twitter and the subreddit are home to most of the HoYay fanart), while the more right-wing segments of the fandom generally congregate on the Discord server. The Youtube comment section is the most neutral ground.

* Website/YouTube video creators having paid-sponsorship segments in their videos. There are those who are opposed to them because they see it as corporate selling-out and, less cynically, an implicit limiter on what the creator is allowed to make or say since as a general rule, if you are being paid by a sponsor to make a video, you do not say things that criticize them or harm their reputation. Others argue that these are fine as long as they do not significantly impact the quality of their work and that in this day and age, many [=YouTube=] creators, especially those who lack another means of sufficient income, depend on these sponorships to take care of themselves.

** Ironically, the Website/LiveJournal fans, which are far kinder, appear to average between three and four new topics a month, while the {{Website/Keenspot}} forum (the most vocal hatedom) has an active community and posts a thread for every new comic strip. It was debated whether Mookie was hanging a lampshade on his fans with Gregory Deegan's line at the end of [[http://dominic-deegan.com/view.php?date=2010-06-08 this strip]].

** One of the most divisive issues regarding artwork on Website/{{pixiv}} is the practice of taking work that was submitted to pixiv and sharing it directly on other sites, particularly Website/{{Twitter}} and Website/{{Tumblr}}, or using art as avatars, all without asking the artist for permission. People who practice it argue that there's nothing wrong with it and that artists shouldn't upload their works if they don't want it spread around, and don't want to go through the process of asking the artist every time they want to share one of their works, especially when most pixiv artists are Japanese and only have a cursory knowledge of English. People against the practice, especially artists, consider this a breach of copyright and an act of disrespect towards the artists who worked hard on their pieces only to have it spread around beyond their control, and point out that artists have ended up in [[ScrewedByTheLawyers copyright-related trouble]] or [[WhyFandomCantHaveNiceThings quit out of disgust]] because of unauthorized art sharing.

* There's the base of ''Webcomic/{{Megatokyo}}'' arguments, of Old Story (with Caston) Vs. New Story (Fred by himself), which then fractions into the characters themselves, ''all'' (literally, even minor, minor, ''minor'' characters) of whom no one can decide as to how they're portrayed.

** The comic's artstyle. Some find its minimalist style to be very charming and say that it makes the comic look like something you'd see in a high school student's sketchbook, adding a sense of authenticity to the whole thing. While others find it amateurish and even downright ugly. A third camp thinks that, while the artstyle is nothing special to look at, the story and characters are strong enough to make the comic enjoyable.

** Whether or not Jessica and Aiken were both in the wrong when it came to them breaking up. While pretty much everyone agrees that Aiken went out of line and acted like a complete unsupportive jerk, some think Jessica should have been honest with Aiken and thought ahead of the scenario where there would be insurance problems. While others think Jessica was not obligated to out herself to Aiken.

* ''Franchise/TheSlenderManMythos'', due to the RunningTheAsylum nature of the mythos, is almost this by definition. Since Victor Surge, the man who posted the first images of the Slender Man, has stepped back to let fans run things, no one but Surge can claim to be the original creator and there's an unwritten "everything is canon" rule. Fans are divided on almost every aspect. Some consider ''WebVideo/MarbleHornets'', ''WebVideo/TribeTwelve'', and ''WebVideo/EverymanHYBRID'' the only series worth watching, many say that only one of the three is good, and some fans consider "Surgism" the only way to go. Fans will debate over whether or not Marble Hornets (the most well-known series) has "sold out," there are very different opinions of crossovers of any sort, and of course, there's the eternal vlog vs. blog debate....
** That's not even counting the in-fighting between various forums, facebook groups, and even drama that's not related to the story in specific [=ARGs=] and series fanbases...

** The FNDM is rather split over whose side to take when Team RWBY and Ironwood's group come to blows at the end of Volume 7. [[spoiler:One side agrees with Ironwood and rejects Team RWBY's argument, taking the position that it's better to evacuate who they can save in Atlas and concentrate on keeping the two Relics and Winter Maiden as far away from Salem as humanely possible, especially given that they had almost no time to prepare before her army of Grimm arrived at the kingdom's border. Another group sides with Team RWBY and rejects Ironwood's argument, taking the position that Ironwood is morally wrong to abandon Mantle and the rest of the world to die by Salem's hand, and taking the Relics and Winter Maiden into orbit will only delay Salem at best. There is also a third group that argues the narrative is clearly on Team RWBY's side and against Ironwood, and that his plan ''is'' terrible, but that Team RWBY's approach to dealing with it was so self-sabotaging that they're basically RightForTheWrongReasons. While the first two groups can't find any middle ground between them, both groups argue with the third group due to being incompatible with how [[WithUsOrAgainstUs their preferred side]] is represented.]]

** Inverted, as Jreg actually does have fans from all political quadrants, who while not agreeing on anything else, [[IntendedAudienceReaction agree that jris anti centrist videos are awesome]]. Any actual fandom infighting is more likely to result from shipping the ideologies together which due to it all logically ending up as HoYay, provokes a reaction from jris Authoritarian Right fans, and even them some of those fans are down with it only for the absurdism.

* Youtuber ''{{WebAnimation/Planet Dolan}}'' expanded from being a one man operation into a small company, and as such, Dolan chose to hire people to narrate videos as his time was otherwise occupied. This has led to no end of people bitching about how much they hate certain narrators, while others know that the scripts would be exactly the same even if Dolan was the narrator and understand why this was done.

* ''[[https://www.youtube.com/@TheCriticalDrinker The Critical Drinker]]'''s [[AuthorTract fixation]] on harping on about alleged [[PoliticalCorrectnessIsEvil political correctness gone mad]] (usually in regard to feminism) in almost all of his videos has led to two sides developing about Drinker. Either you love the character and agree with his criticisms along with enjoying how he's willing to call out political correctness and makes his points about it all clear and understandable, or you find his criticisms petty, illogical, whiny, mean-spirited, or at worst outright bigoted.