Outsiders who join a fandom/hobby with the sole purpose of policing the behavior of fans in said fandom/hobby and not because they enjoy the hobby themselves. They can commonly be seen trying to shame people for engaging in things that are normal for the fandom and aren't even offensive and harmful, in order to make them "normal" according to their standards. They often engage in brigading to bully people to be more "normal" according to their standards. They like to ragebait fans on purpose and play the victim when the fans get angry or call the fancops out for their behavior. They also like to attack the pre-existing fans by belittling them for their hobby. They also always appeal to triviality.
Fan: wtf happened to anit bro cant even have a waifu anymore
Fandom Police: “Waifu” talks in 2025. We can watch anime without all dat extra weebo shit😭.
Also Fandom Police: Said weebos found this tweet and calling me slurs very on brand for the social rejects
Fandom Police: “Waifu” talks in 2025. We can watch anime without all dat extra weebo shit😭.
Also Fandom Police: Said weebos found this tweet and calling me slurs very on brand for the social rejects
by PomuHub February 16, 2025
Outsiders who join a fandom/hobby with the sole purpose of policing the behavior of fans in said fandom/hobby and not because they enjoy the hobby themselves. They can commonly be seen trying to shame people for engaging in things that are normal for the fandom and aren't even offensive and harmful, in order to make them "normal" according to their standards. They often engage in brigading to bully people to be more "normal" according to their standards. They like to ragebait fans on purpose and play the victim when the fans get angry or call the fancops out for their behavior. They also like to attack the pre-existing fans by belittling them for their hobby. They also always appeal to triviality.
Fan: wtf happened to anit bro cant even have a waifu anymore
Fandom Police: “Waifu” talks in 2025. We can watch anime without all dat extra weebo shit😭.
Also Fandom Police: Said weebos found this tweet and calling me slurs very on brand for the social rejects
Fandom Police: “Waifu” talks in 2025. We can watch anime without all dat extra weebo shit😭.
Also Fandom Police: Said weebos found this tweet and calling me slurs very on brand for the social rejects
by PomuHub February 16, 2025
The act of engaging deeply with fan-produced content—such as fanfiction, fanart, video edits, commentary, and memes—of a specific fandom without having consumed the original source material. A fandom stalker selectively immerses themselves in the emotional and aesthetic aspects of a fandom, often becoming familiar with character dynamics, plot arcs, and themes through the lens of other fans. This form of participation is marked by a pick-and-choose approach: embracing what resonates while intentionally avoiding aspects of the canon that don’t appeal.
“I’ve never watched The Last of Us, but I know everything about Ellie and Joel from reading fanfic and watching TikTok edits. I guess I’m fandom stalking.”
by critter018 May 13, 2025
The BTS Fandom(mostly on Twitter), who are mad about everything other Groups do and achieve. Always in the Qrt of other Fandoms and and fighting Ghosts, 24/7.They seem Jobless.
"The Jobless Fandom is in the Qrts again"
Someone who is childishly, gender-neutrally nerdy\geeky and lives for fandom as if it was their job and\or lifestyle.
Synonymous with "Fandomer".
Synonymous with "Fandomer".
Normie 1: Layla has a lot of drawings and stories about that "Galen Frontier Sparkle Z" anime. She's even cosplayed the characters once or twice. I just can't get how she can do that if she has never saw it or read the manga.
Normie 2: First, call her Kyochibi instead. Kyochibi is a fandom gremlin, so she usually gets into fandoms through the Internet, and sometime later may end up watching or reading some of their source material.
Normie 1: So, she's not a fan of the thing, she's a fan of the FANDOM? Well, I guess, it makes sense. She's been referring as her fics and art, as metafanon instead of fanon
Normie 2: First, call her Kyochibi instead. Kyochibi is a fandom gremlin, so she usually gets into fandoms through the Internet, and sometime later may end up watching or reading some of their source material.
Normie 1: So, she's not a fan of the thing, she's a fan of the FANDOM? Well, I guess, it makes sense. She's been referring as her fics and art, as metafanon instead of fanon
by Kyko Micsu December 18, 2016
When the reputation of a piece of media (such as a TV show or a video game) on the internet is soured thanks to the unsavory nature of some of its fans who have nothing to do with the media itself, usually amplified by its detractors who compile this unsavory content on sites such as YouTube, in which Fandom Rot can also be called Hatedom Rot. This can in turn prevent newcomers from wanting to check out the media for themselves, usually out of fear of being associated with those fans.
Fandom Rot can "heal" as a piece of media decreases in popularity and/or if its fans and detractors mature and either have a change of heart or move onto different things.
However, some pieces of media may be doomed to suffer from Fandom Rot forever as its fanbase becomes synonymous with it. The people who own the piece of media may also feel it's a good idea to acknowledge or insert a joke or reference about their unsavory fans within the media itself, but this usually just immortalizes the Fandom Rot as a part of the franchise.
Fandom Rot can "heal" as a piece of media decreases in popularity and/or if its fans and detractors mature and either have a change of heart or move onto different things.
However, some pieces of media may be doomed to suffer from Fandom Rot forever as its fanbase becomes synonymous with it. The people who own the piece of media may also feel it's a good idea to acknowledge or insert a joke or reference about their unsavory fans within the media itself, but this usually just immortalizes the Fandom Rot as a part of the franchise.
P1: Hey, have you heard of Otto's Quest?
P2: Otto's Quest? That show sucks! The fandom is so cringe! Haven't you seen the cringe compilations?
P1: What does any of that have to do with the show itself?
P2: ...I never really thought of that. I still don't want to watch it, though.
P3: Hey guys, have you seen the newest episode where Otto meets one of his weird fans? They got the behavior down to a T!
P1: Why would they want to associate with that? The Fandom Rot has really gotten to the writers' heads.
P2: Does anyone else suddenly feel like watching Otto's Quest?
P2: Otto's Quest? That show sucks! The fandom is so cringe! Haven't you seen the cringe compilations?
P1: What does any of that have to do with the show itself?
P2: ...I never really thought of that. I still don't want to watch it, though.
P3: Hey guys, have you seen the newest episode where Otto meets one of his weird fans? They got the behavior down to a T!
P1: Why would they want to associate with that? The Fandom Rot has really gotten to the writers' heads.
P2: Does anyone else suddenly feel like watching Otto's Quest?
by yeetyoteyacht July 13, 2023
(wannabe budsforbuddies) 9 yr old kids who think they are sooo epic and rad by killing fandoms. they claim they hate fandoms but the only fandom they like is gacha life and these creatures greet people with "HEY UGLIES/LOSERS" like dawg stfu💀
julie:HI LOSERS IM BETTER THAN ALL OF YOU BC IM A GACHA FANDOM ABUSER HAHAHAHA
nelson:i wonder why nobody likes u lol
nelson:i wonder why nobody likes u lol
by n3ls0n-! September 26, 2024