for the most part, yeah.

the Facebook Disney fandom is........ terrible, bluntly, and people are more interested in saying whatever dumb thing they can for Likes than saying anything honest or sensible. Youtube is only a bit better but it really depends on where you look. I've seen people be like "haha fanpop is for kids", and while Tumblr is great about diversity and appreciation for less popular characters/movies but it's also incredibly bad about mob mentalities, bullying, and oh my gosh I'm tired of my less loved characters getting the few defense posts they have without fans of more popular DPs hijacking it to make them about their own faves.

also, yeah, it's true fanpop is more geared toward the younger crowd and has had childish fights here, but tumblr is incredibly immature even with its adult users, and it has almost never made me change my opinion the DPs like fanpop has. Like, I used to really dislike Belle and Ariel, but now for Belle i'm more towards ok with and Ariel I'm neutral toward, and it helped make Aurora my fave. it's generally far more positive and supportive and better at calling out bullies (while never having a toxic cancel culture as tumblr has).

Tbh I remember more bad stuff on this site than anywhere else. I've had people get mad at me when I was new for not knowing who was in the lineup and for trying to do countdowns that were already done, I've had fans get on my case for saying something only a little negative about their favorite princesses, I've had fans get pissed at me and at others and being overall toxic.

Even after that hiatus I had from this site for a few years I had to deal with the exact same issues; had one well-known user get on my case for adding Moana and Frozen to a countdown, I had a couple users get mad at me for liking Elsa and "shoving her in everyone's faces", and another user got mad at me for saying that Rapunzel was in an abusive home and wasn't better off compared to Cinderella or Snow White

I have fun on this site and I love doing countdowns and my Best Lyric/Quote games, but it's really sad that nothing has changed in the almost 10 years I've been here.

^Oh, fanpop's had it's jerks for sure! sorry your experience has been so bad. maybe it's just me but I feel like it's improved over the years.

I felt like it was mostly positive. Only a couple users ever tried to make me feel bad about my opinions. I think it is overall a good place for me to feel comfortable enough to share my personal thoughts and feelings. I am sorry to those who have had a bad experience. I think that we can learn from the past and work towards a community of understanding and appreciating each other's differences (which from my 1 year on this site, I have seen a lot of). <3

No site has 100% nice and mature audience. People in our club are mostly kind and sweet.

@disnerdtobe
I loved reading your comment. I agree with everything you said. I think it is funny how you said we are a secret community. I think it is true considering how many Disney princess fans exist compared to how many active users are on this site.

Also, I agree about Frozen. I like to include Anna and Elsa and I did include them in my ranking the Disney princesses article. Anna is my 2nd favorite princess, and I think she should be included even if she isn't in the official lineup since she is royalty. <3

I didn't know about the Facebook group, either.

I also love that the classics are appreciated on this site. I have actually moved some of them up in my list since I have been on here. I don't think every princess needs to be "strong and independent" like the media portrays, but I do feel every princess is strong and independent in their own ways.

Snow White moved from my least favorite Disney princess (mostly due to not liking her movie as much as others) to in my top 5, so seeing the good qualities of a character being praised rather than put down is a great part of Fanpop. :)

It kind of a 50/50 split, there are times when the club is just straight up dead and when it is active there are either trolls or users who I honestly think may have mental/social problems that affect how they communicate.

BUT whenever intelligent well mannered and well adjusted users come together there is some magic, I just wish that happened way more often.

I feel like I've had a very positive experience on this club overall. No one's ever outright attacked me for my opinions, and the only negative experiences I can think of are when the trolls show up once in a while. Like Adelital said, no online community is going to be perfect, but because this club is so small I think we are able to avoid a lot of the drama other sites like Tumblr see. You guys kinda feel like my Disney family and you have all kept my Disney love alive over the years so thank you <3

I am not active in the Disney fandom on other areas of the internet, so I can't really compare, but I had a short stint on Tumblr a few years back but it wasn't for me. I'm sorry that others have experienced bullying or harassment on here as well as other sites. That is awful and I sincerely hope you never have to experience that again.

Although I personally tend to keep my postings to the "official" DPs, I actually really like it when people include Frozen or other unofficial princess on here because it adds some variety. It really bothers me when people try to gate keep what others can and cannot post.

Like BB2010 and disnerdtobe said, this site is a lot of fun and I can and do browse it for hours sometimes. I love seeing people's creativity. And like AudreyFreak sunnyfields said I appreciate that this club has succeeded in changing some of my opinions on the princesses, like Cinderella shooting from the bottom to the top of my list!

And yeah, the appreciation for the Classics is really wonderful on here. They deserve all the praise!

This. I have been bullied and harassed on here for my opinions, and for my likes and dislikes. When trolls and other users aren't creating ghost accounts to attack me, it's all right.

I don't use tumblr, and I limit my my facebook usage. I was grateful when IMDB took down their message boards. It was full of hateful users who only loved Frozen and nothing else.

There are a handful of good users on Fanpop. I support those folks.

So, yup. This is how I feel about Fanpop in general.

I have never been bullied or harassed for my opinion, but then, my threshold for what I would call harassment is pretty high. There were one or two incidents where I thought someone wanted to get a rise out of me or was overly argumentative, but frankly, I easily forgive the latter, because I can be very argumentative myself, and just ignore the former. There have always been people who were ready to support me when I started a project or encouraged me. Plus, I like that we are most save here from people who have nothing better to do than hating on the classic princesses.

I also suspect while fanpop was kind of aimed at younger people originally, most of us are actually older than that. The people who end up here are those who aren't happy at Facebook or twitter or tumbler and are looking for a place where mature discussions are still possible.

People can be pushy and annoying here sometimes (certain DPs draw some rabid fans) but tbh Fanpop's pretty tame compared to other corners of the internet.

To be fair, this is the only place I'm active in Disney stuff. I follow a lot of Disney fans on Tumblr, but I run an old school Dreamworks blog, so I don't get too involved. I actually prefer the ethos and sense of humor over there; the big problem for me is how easily you can lose control over a Tumblr post. There's no such thing as shares/reblogs on Fanpop, so it's easier to talk about some things without the discussion spiraling because some stranger is thirsty for reblogs. And the pace makes it hard to get analytical - people are like "what is this, school? I'm not here to read." I like that Fanpop encourages longer posts.

I think anywhere can be a "good" fandom space, you just have to know where to go to find what you want: self-contained discussions on Fanpop, images/quick stuff on Tumblr or Discord, shitposting on Facebook, etc.
Except for Youtube, that site is ebola.

Wavesurf- I was on IMDb too! I was on the Frozen board pretty frequently. The Elsa stans drove me crazy too. They blamed Anna for e v e r y t h i n g, even her trying to support Elsa and get her to come back to Arendelle was proof of how selfish she was. And I'm 99% sure a lot of those were sock accounts of one particular Elsa fan because their opinions were way too similar (I remember a thread about which disney heroine you'd add to the DP lineup, and tons of people picked Katrina Van Tassel. Weirdly specific choice of a character not that popular or well known...). What was your username if you don't mind me asking? Just wondering if we interacted.

In the past I have over-committed myself, and have felt burnt out with how much time it took, which is why I've been gone for years now lol. But now I really appreciate Fanpop, which is a really good place to discuss the princesses and I'm feeling much happier..

Well, I'm very new here (only a couple of months and I've ever posted any articles or stuff like that) but so far my experience is very positive!! :) This is the only Disney place where I'm active though, so I don't know much else.

Yes, the fanpop community is much more sane and polite than most!

@AudreyFreak: Oh, gosh. My memory for this is like limestone, so much of it was so painful. I don't even recall what my dang username was on IMDB. Please forgive.