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== Literature ==

* This happened to ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' with the massive turnout for ''[[Harry Potter ~~(Franchise)~~/Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix|Order of the Phoenix]]'' -- many "fans" assumed [[J. K. Rowling|JK Rowling]] could get away with writing absolute crap from then on. However, they didn't so much drop the fandom as [[Unpleasable Fanbase|stick around to complain about everything]], thus proving their worth as True Fans.

* This happened to ''[[Harry Potter (novel)|Harry Potter]]'' with the massive turnout for ''[[Harry Potter/Harry Potter and The Order of The Phoenix|Order of the Phoenix]]'' -- many "fans" assumed [[J. K. Rowling|JK Rowling]] could get away with writing absolute crap from then on. However, they didn't so much drop the fandom as [[Unpleasable Fanbase|stick around to complain about everything]], thus proving their worth as True Fans.

** Happened to a lesser extent with the influx of new fans [[Harry Potter (film)|the film]] brought, but the fact that most of them read the books anyway reassured the original fanbase somewhat.

* A lot of long-time book fans of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' were unhappy with the caliber of fans introduced to ''LotR'' by the movie trilogy. Many "old-school" fans consider the movie lovers shallow and frivolous, ''especially'' if said movie lovers were subsequently turned on to the books by the movies.

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== Other ==

* The [[TV Tropes ~~(Wiki)~~]].

* The [[TV Tropes]].

** The hate seems to stem from our terms popping up in other places more frequently. But hey! We seem to be taking over the internet! Aren't you ''happy?''

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** And, to top it off, Ugandans think that the video is tasteless and would only invite foreign aggression empowered by foreign interests. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rU_1jnrj5VI There were even riots during a screening of the movie in a Northern Ugandan town.]

** [http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/mar/16/kony-2012-campaigner-detained Jason Russell's recent bizarre arrest doesn't help things for Invisible children either.]

* Every widely known social networking site ([[Facebook]], [[~~My Space~~]], [[Twitter]], etc.) '''''ever'''''. Specifically, for Facebook, the introduction of high school and regional networks was what [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined it FOREVER!]]

* Every widely known social networking site ([[Facebook]], [[Myspace]], [[Twitter]], etc.) '''''ever'''''. Specifically, for Facebook, the introduction of high school and regional networks was what [[Ruined FOREVER|ruined it FOREVER!]]

* One of the recurring mottoes of The Dreaded 4chan, for a surprisingly (or not so surprisingly) long time. You can imagine their reaction when the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade incorporated a [[Rickroll]].

** Also, mentioning anything related to Project Chanology (the Scientology protests) on most chan boards will now get you flamed, banned, and, possibly, your IP address posted.