No, the other one.
It's a definition page without examples. Probably should remain so.
The image is non-intuitive, since the popularity axis goes from high to low.
Also, the last paragraph doesn't make a good argument, since both sides of that argument refers to a fan population that's large enough or larger for the argument. One would expect that the argument presents a side for why a work being too mainstream would diminish the jackassery effect.
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So when would someone use this trope? Claiming any given fandom is at "peak jackassery" or whathaveyou seems like massive flamebait, so I agree it should not have examples, but why do we then need a definition?
The image is the simplest of bell curves, and seems to be a case of deceptive statistics.
It does have a few examples, though. Here is one from Alice In Chains ' YMMV page, which seems to misinterpret what the peak represents:
- The Law of Fan Jackassery: Ever since the band's decline from popularity in the mid '90s, the fanbase has fallen dead square at the peak.
- Probably has to do with the fandom containing the worst elements of both metalheads and Grunge Disco Dans.
Going through a few more pages, it seems to be used mostly to complain about the state of fandoms (mostly of music bands, for some reason).
edited 4th Dec '17 6:23:56 AM by Redmess
Optimism is a duty.
The Law of Fan Jackassery is barely used as a trope, and seems to be little more than flamebait. This seems to be based on subjective opinion rather than facts.
Optimism is a duty.