I get that, but there are already services for those groups, and the noisiest users I'm seeing/hearing are fans. I have no problem focusing on what fans want, since their particular needs are going to differ slightly when it comes to their link-saving patterns than, say, someone in the sciences, who, I suspect, is less likely to want to save the same essay posted in four places, or to have sequential bundles that are parts 1, 2, and 3, or even to ever use a flag for wips, let alone an NSFW flag.
...so while I wouldn't say that it's fan-exclusive, I don't see any issue with creating an application that's fan-centric. As long as it does what it needs to do -- serve fans well -- then it satisfies my priorities. If it also serves another group well enough, then that's icing. But given that fans are clearly marginalized by development groups like Avos, I don't see why I should engender more marginalization, if I can help it.
And in the end, who's to say a scientist isn't also a fan of the sciences, or a chef a fan of the culinary arts?
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Date: 6 Oct 2011 01:42 am (UTC)...so while I wouldn't say that it's fan-exclusive, I don't see any issue with creating an application that's fan-centric. As long as it does what it needs to do -- serve fans well -- then it satisfies my priorities. If it also serves another group well enough, then that's icing. But given that fans are clearly marginalized by development groups like Avos, I don't see why I should engender more marginalization, if I can help it.
And in the end, who's to say a scientist isn't also a fan of the sciences, or a chef a fan of the culinary arts?