Hello there!

Hi there, I'm a pokeshipper at the age of 18, I like the pokemon anime as a whole- and I came over from a now dead forum in which i was an admin:

www.pokeshippers.proboards77.com

Do any of you know that forum, or are members of it?

I hope I'll enjoy my time here AaML Forever!

Welcome by lord Martiya. I don't know anybody from that forum, but I hope you'll enjoy here.

Who cares, stupid bitch? I care!

The fate of this forum turned out to be exacly the same as the fate of that forum. First the pokeshippers proboards and now pokeshippers "paradise".

How ironic, the paradise turned into hell.

this particular definition of hell being...the absence of God (/chosen supreme entity/idea/force/whatever)

i think there's better words to describe it, but it'll do.

Again, chill, it was inevitable. The fandom isn't dead. declining, but not dead. it's a shame the various forums have been gradually closing down but what can you do? shouting isn't going to solve anything.

I know it was inevitable but it's just pissing me off. There are practicaly no AAML forums left compared to what it used to be just a few short frickin years ago. And I'll tell you something else, a decline always leads to extinction. People don't give a shit about this shipping anymore.

And then on top of all that, our "admin" leaves without the intention of ever coming back. Seriously with followers like her (although she can hardly be called a follower) this shipping is going to be extinct before the anime even ends.

yeah but that's to be expected. If the shipping does not appeal to and attract new, younger members, then gradually as the older ones 'die' the lack of replacements leads to a decline, which (unless there is a drastic change in direction - say Misty coming back to the show for an extended period of time, preferably with an obvious romantic subtext) will ultimately lead to extinction.

it is annoying, yes, especially since we're two of the lingering, older members who are in the unpleasant situation of watching this group that we have been members of for years just decay and die - but it's the way of life.