History YMMV / TheBackrooms

** The expanded lore added after the original post. Some find it interesting, others think making it less vague makes it less scary, like what happened to Literature/CandleCove, with some even leaving the fandom because of it.

* ItsPopularNowItSucks: A variant. A major complaint amongst the community is that with the massive NewbieBoom spreading from various sites like Youtube, the Backrooms Wikidot had suffered a massive onset of articles of varying, oftentimes poor, quality. Not to mention several works either downplaying or outright omitting the type of liminal horror that projected ''WebOriginal/TheBackrooms'' into popularity in the first place. This is mainly attributed to the site's lack of quality control and moderation present in other similar wikidot communities such as ''Wiki/SCPFoundation''.
* ParanoiaFuel:

* FriendlyFandoms: With its shared origins (Creepypastas that expanded into a full-on NewWeird community) make it an ideal form of media for ''Wiki/SCPFoundation'' fans and vice versa.

** The behavior and theme of each level varying from source to source adds a sense that even if you read expolorer reports about the Backrooms thoroughly, your experience can still be unpredictable. For instance, entering Level 0, expecting to never encounter another entity and then being chased by an unreported entity that you're not prepared for.

* VindicatedByHistory: Though the video was already a good hit to begin with, the Kane Pixels series going viral helped bring more attention to Evan Royalty's take on the Backrooms and comments on the video became very frequent. While unfavorable comparisons get made between this movie and Kane's videos and the use of ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'' isn't necessarily seen as a positive, this video had different goals, such as a realistic portrayal of [[PoliceProcedural police procedures]] and the trauma even a trained officer might go through being isolated in the Backrooms with an unknown entity. [[spoiler: As a twist, Rich escapes alive inadvertently, but requires psychiatric rehab to recover.]]

* VindicatedByHistory: Though the video was already a good hit to begin with, the Kane Pixels series going viral helped bring more attention to Evan Royalty's take on the Backrooms and comments on the video became very frequent. While unfavorable comparisons get made between this movie and Kane's videos, this video had different goals, such as a realistic portrayal of [[PoliceProcedural police procedures]] and the trauma even a trained officer might go through being isolated in the Backrooms with an unknown entity. [[spoiler: As a twist, Rich escapes alive inadvertently, but requires psychiatric rehab to recover.]]

* VindicatedByHistory: Though the video was already a good hit to begin with, the Kane Pixels series going viral helped bring more attention to Evan Royalty's take on the Backrooms and comments on the video became very frequent. While unfavorable comparisons get made between this movie and Kane's videos, this video had different goals, such as a realistic portrayal of [[PoliceProcedural police procedures]] and the trauma even a trained officer might go through being isolated in the Backrooms with an unknown entity.

* VindicatedByHistory: Though the video was already a good hit to begin with, the Kane Pixels series going viral helped bring more attention to Evan Royalty's take on the Backrooms and comments on the video became very frequent. While unfavorable comparisons get made between this movie and Kane's video, this video had different goals, such as a realistic portrayal of [[PoliceProcedural police procedures]] and the trauma even a trained officer might go through being isolated in the Backrooms with an unknown entity.

** Many fans of the Backrooms Lore also like the Kane Pixels rendition of the series thanks to the very passionate homage to the Backrooms and the care put into making the camera movements look realistic, as if the videos are real documentaries. It helps that the series has shone a spotlight on the lore as a whole, giving it more attention, and help set a standard of quality for fan videos about exploring the Backrooms.

** Many fans of the Backrooms Lore also like the Kane Pixels rendition of the series thanks to the very passionate homage to the Backrooms and the care put into making the camera movements look as if the videos are real documentaries. It helps that the series has shone a spotlight on the lore as a whole, giving it more attention, and help set a standard of quality for fan videos about exploring the Backrooms.

** Many fans of the Backrooms Lore also like the Kane Pixels rendition of the series thanks to the very passionate homage to the Backrooms and the care put into making the camera movements looks as if the videos are real documentaries. It helps that the series has shone a spotlight on the lore as a whole, giving it more attention.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Are the wire entities truly hostile, or just driven mad from isolation and desperate for social interaction from any being who comes their way. There are two instances where an entity observes the camera guy in "The Backrooms (Found Footage)" episode but seem too shy to come out of hiding like ''they're'' the ones unsure. One entity gives chase, but doesn't actually harm the main character, and sounds vaguely elated to see another living being.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Are the wire entities truly hostile, or just driven mad from isolation and desperate for social interaction from any being who comes their way. There are two instances where an entity observes the camera guy in "The Backrooms (Found Footage)" episode but seem too shy to come out of hiding like ''they're'' the ones unsure.

* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Are the wire entities truly hostile, or just driven mad from isolation and desperate for social interaction from any being who comes their way. There are two instances where an entity observes the camera guy in "The Backrooms (Found Footage)" but seem shy to come out of hiding like ''they're'' the ones unsure.

** The prospect that there's a slim chance that you'll be transported to [[BrutalBonusLevel Level ! "Run For Your Life"]] just by changing levels. Although chances are small, it's best to prepare just in case. Or you could get it out of the way by entering through the consistent ways. Thankfully, once you do clear Level !, the Backrooms will never send you back to this level again.

** Some seen the wiki's gradual shift into a creepy encyclopedia with loads of lore as it being turned into a poor man's Wiki/SCPFoundation, while others argue that it's different from the Wiki due to the lack of comedy of any kind.

** The behavior and theme of each level varying from source to source adds a sense that even if you read expolorer reports about the Backrooms thoroughly, your experience can still be unpredictable. For instance, entering Level 0, expecting to never encounter another entity and then being chased by an unreported entity that you're not prepared for.

** You can noclip out of reality at any moment and end up here, never to return.

* ParanoiaFuel: You can noclip out of reality at any moment and end up here, never to return.

** Some seen the wiki's gradual shift into a creepy encyclopedia with loads of lore as it being turned into a poor man's Wiki/SCPFoundation, while others argue that it's different from the Wiki due to the lack of comedy of any kind and it not being subject to LooseCanon.

* BrokenBase: The expanded lore added after the original post. Some find it interesting, others think making it less vague makes it less scary, like what happened to Literature/CandleCove, with some even leaving the fandom because of it.