My Stance on Defnafizing/Defandomization
Everyoneâs been making posts like this so Iâll give my two cents on it before I go back to work.
I want to say this right here, right now, loud and clear. If you donât want to/feel like you shouldnât defandomize or leave the fandom for other pursuits; then donât! Donât! If defandomizing makes you too sad/stressed out, or if you feel like you still want to RP FNAF, donât defandomize! Donât at all!
The reason people are leaving is because of the current chaotic state of the fandom combined with the butchering of the lore by Scott, as it stood, we had the choice to follow canon, to not and create/establish our lores as AUs/pre sisloc, or take our characters elsewhere. So, some of us went down different paths. Iâve seen all three exercised. None of them are wrong decisions.
You should never feel PRESSURED to defandomize. If you want to change your characters into fandomless OCs, do it on your own accord, do it on the grounds that YOU want to.
On the opposite end of the spectrum, Iâd like to say, defandomization is not the end of the world for any character. In fact, making a character entirely original comes with a lot of benefit! The creator isnât tempted to adhere to the rules of canon, so, they can do quite literally whatever they want with a character!
Change is hard, it can be a difficult thing to embrace, but, most defandomized characters will still end up rping with in-fandom people, I know this from personal experience with people and my own agenda with defandomizing.
If youâre scared or angry because of change, itâs ok to be. Thatâs a normal thing. Never let yourself think that isnât normal. Remember though, this is all supposed to be for fun! So, have fun with it! Let your ideas be yours! If you want to adhere to canon, awesome, good on ya! If you want to let your ideas be an AU? awesome! Power to ya! You wanna make your characters fandomless? Thatâs great too!
Just remember, weâre all here to have a good time!