No. But it makes me avoid the forum hardcore.
The only reason to even come here anymore is for downloads . I've been a member here for almost ten years, I grew up on this forum and I can tell you the hatemongering towards Ayu always comes from the same group of about 10 people/stans and they've been doing it since I've joined. (See
this thread for a list of names of the people I'm referring to) They hate on everything that Ayu does - spamming up every thread and forum with why her current project sucks, an essay on why it isn't as good as [x]'s current project, how she can't sell, etc. But most of these people have no taste (
Exhibit A) nor class (
Exhibit B). I mean literally, if you don't believe me go through even just 5 threads and you will see only the same 10 names pop up over and over. I just think its hiliarious how the only place you get shelter from them is the artist and groups threads and one of the weepo stans will pop in and say "I was playing FFX-2 today. Real Emotion is such a goooooooooood soong I wish Kumi-sama would release more good stuff like that like she used to when she was relevant and I would listen to her more" LULZ wtf kind of reference is that? You're still listening to a 15 year old song playing a 20 year old video game. But after all, these are the same people who are committed to not growing up. They don't get that when you get older you don't like the same things you did when you were younger and that includes music. Eventually, you move on and get new interests you don't join a forum 15 years ago, stop liking the artist 14 years ago, but spent the last 14 years trolling the forum running off anyone new to fandom. No fresh air is ever getting breathed into this place and I would shoot myself than participate in another one of Pieces_of_SEVEN stupid threads on how to arrange his Ayupan collection in his apartment that has no furniture in it or another of Surreal 17's stupid "Everyone Let's make a list of old Ayu songs" threads. Shit is so stupid. But then again what do you expect? these are the same people that blow shit loads of money on leggos, multiple copies of the frozen soundtrack, magazines, stuff animals, every last thing ayu has ever release no matter how much they hate her, they're clearly not well mentally.