To me, "fad canon" wouldn't only be applicable for something that JUST came out, or just became popular. For example, back in the day I think you could say that Homestuck is a fad canon, but these days there's plenty of players who have stuck with characters from that canon for at least a year or so and are still truckin'. I don't think I'd call MCU a fad canon anymore, either, since it's been nearly a year since Avengers came out. It's popular, sure, but there's plenty of people that have played from those films for a while.
The thing is, there will always be flakes, even in small fandoms. It's just that the bigger fandoms have more players, so it's easier to see a "trend" in canons...which is probably where some of the fad canon stereotypes comes from. (The other, more valid [to me] reason is probably that there are people that really, really want to be in on the hottest new thing, play with friends, or be in a big cast. I think that's what people are usually worried about when it comes to "fad canons" but I think the term gets thrown around too much.)
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(Anonymous) 2013-04-09 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)The thing is, there will always be flakes, even in small fandoms. It's just that the bigger fandoms have more players, so it's easier to see a "trend" in canons...which is probably where some of the fad canon stereotypes comes from. (The other, more valid [to me] reason is probably that there are people that really, really want to be in on the hottest new thing, play with friends, or be in a big cast. I think that's what people are usually worried about when it comes to "fad canons" but I think the term gets thrown around too much.)