I'm not gonna get started on the whole conspiracy theory of one person being responsible for all that but. What is hard to understand is 1. People complaining about an increase in activity with prompts that might not necessarily be exactly what they're looking for, but technically don't break any rules. All the frozen prompts were HYDRA/CATWS related, non-AU, no evilgoodguys, no fluff, and they requested a high level of distressing graphic content. So while they might not be a crowd favourite, they didn't break any of the rules outlined in 'what's not on topic'. So why not let them be and move on? No one's forcing anyone to fill or read anything they don't like. 2. Select few people framing this as some sort of 'new vs. old' discussion. Not only does this approach make the entire community feel self-absorbed at best and extremely unfriendly and unlikeable at worst, but it's also hard to take seriously as this is an internet kink meme. Yes, there is a tremendous amount of skill and creativity in the content created here, but still, it's superhero fanfiction. Getting old high and mighty about the 'good old days' like you're a rich old man in a three piece suit smoking a cigar and complaining about young whippersnappers being out of line, or a feudal lord mildly inconvenienced by revolting peasants is just. Not only conceited and unfriendly but also kind of laughable. And I really don't get why people on here would want to create this kind of impression.
Re: Popularity of an Idea =/= On Topic-ness of the Idea
1. People complaining about an increase in activity with prompts that might not necessarily be exactly what they're looking for, but technically don't break any rules. All the frozen prompts were HYDRA/CATWS related, non-AU, no evilgoodguys, no fluff, and they requested a high level of distressing graphic content. So while they might not be a crowd favourite, they didn't break any of the rules outlined in 'what's not on topic'. So why not let them be and move on? No one's forcing anyone to fill or read anything they don't like.
2. Select few people framing this as some sort of 'new vs. old' discussion. Not only does this approach make the entire community feel self-absorbed at best and extremely unfriendly and unlikeable at worst, but it's also hard to take seriously as this is an internet kink meme. Yes, there is a tremendous amount of skill and creativity in the content created here, but still, it's superhero fanfiction. Getting old high and mighty about the 'good old days' like you're a rich old man in a three piece suit smoking a cigar and complaining about young whippersnappers being out of line, or a feudal lord mildly inconvenienced by revolting peasants is just. Not only conceited and unfriendly but also kind of laughable. And I really don't get why people on here would want to create this kind of impression.