How old is everyone?

[staywild23]

In the chat a couple days ago we got to talking about people's ages in the forum. I know I have always been curious about the demographics here, since it's quite different from other fan spaces on social media. Not really the most important poll, but interesting either way

 

[MykelTheSuperfan]

I have a request for everyone,
If someone is under 18 please don't take advantage of them
So that all ages can enjoy the forum

 

[staywild23]

I have a request for everyone,
If someone is under 18 please don't take advantage of them
So that all ages can enjoy the forum

Of course I 100% agree with this, though the need to mention it concerns me a little bit. I hope nothing like this is happening right now. If anyone is harassing someone else, especially someone underage in some way, I think the mods should definitely be told.

I hope you included this just as a precaution and not because anything is going on!

 

[staywild23]

Returned to this poll out of curiosity and I'm quite surprised that 25% of respondents are under 18! The rest is sort of in line with what I expected, but wow!

 

[filmandmusic]

How did I not do this poll before? Odd!

 

[DangerousGal91]

Returned to this poll out of curiosity and I'm quite surprised that 25% of respondents are under 18! The rest is sort of in line with what I expected, but wow!

With how popular Michael apparently is on TikTok, I'm not entirely surprised, although I do agree it's quite the amount lol, especially on a forum of all things. It also defies this whole idea that Michael Jackson is only for "old people" even more (something I've honestly always disagreed with). And it makes me love him even more, knowing just how timeless he is! What a phenomenon.

 

[staywild23]

With how popular Michael apparently is on TikTok, I'm not entirely surprised, although I do agree it's quite the amount lol, especially on a forum of all things. It also defies this whole idea that Michael Jackson is only for "old people" even more (something I've honestly always disagreed with). And it makes me love him even more, knowing just how timeless he is! What a phenomenon.

Oh for sure! I am not at all surprised by him having a younger fan base! More just surprised to see young people on a forum when there are so many other social media platforms that I assume most younger people are more comfortable and familiar with.

He truly is timeless! It's incredible and beautiful. I went to a tribute concert a month or two ago and it was truly an all ages event. from babies and children to people in their 80s, everyone loves Michael Jackson

 

[zinniabooklover]

Oh for sure! I am not at all surprised by him having a younger fan base! More just surprised to see young people on a forum when there are so many other social media platforms that I assume most younger people are more comfortable and familiar with.

He truly is timeless! It's incredible and beautiful. I went to a tribute concert a month or two ago and it was truly an all ages event. from babies and children to people in their 80s, everyone loves Michael Jackson

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[filmandmusic]

from babies and children to people in their 80s, everyone loves Michael Jackson

The babies had no choice though

 

[staywild23]

The babies had no choice though

Trust me, they were having a great time haha. I even saw a few moonwalk their first steps. pretty damn incredible!

 

[MykelTheSuperfan]

Oh for sure! I am not at all surprised by him having a younger fan base! More just surprised to see young people on a forum when there are so many other social media platforms that I assume most younger people are more comfortable and familiar with.

He truly is timeless! It's incredible and beautiful. I went to a tribute concert a month or two ago and it was truly an all ages event. from babies and children to people in their 80s, everyone loves Michael Jackson

that true! not only do I feel more comfortable, I also feel that it's safer here from trolls, haters and other nasty people.
I also think that this format of online socialization is superior to social media altogether.

 

[staywild23]

that true! not only do I feel more comfortable, I also feel that it's safer here from trolls, haters and other nasty people.

I'm so glad to hear that for you! It's also definitely true. I am not so sensitive to haters and nasty people as I once was, but I am still very sensitive and I hate to interact with people like that. Sometimes even Twitter is just too much for me.

I also think that this format of online socialization is superior to social media altogether.

I totally agree with you! There's so much more productive and generative conversation

 

[wendijane]

I love that there really are so many younger ones here! It wasn't too surprising cause Michael appealed to every age but it was surprising (and lovely) to see it written all down in a poll. Loved that. Nice thread.

 

[Lacra]

I love that there really are so many younger ones here! It wasn't too surprising cause Michael appealed to every age but it was surprising (and lovely) to see it written all down in a poll. Loved that. Nice thread.

For me, it feels like the majority of visible and active MJ fans online are younger people now. So many are between 14-20 years old. (Twitter, Discord, Tumblr) At the same time, it's mostly younger people that write a full bio into their profiles. Maybe the rest are older people but they just don't bother to put something into their profiles.

I wish more people would come back and start use forums again. They are superior for fandoms. So many fans on other platforms have a burnout because they have to fight against negativity all the time

(Here we fans only have to fight amongst ourselves and our own negativity )

 

[DangerousGal91]

For me, it feels like the majority of visible and active MJ fans online are younger people now. So many are between 14-20 years old. (Twitter, Discord, Tumblr) At the same time, it's mostly younger people that write a full bio into their profiles. Maybe the rest are older people but they just don't bother to put something into their profiles.

I wish more people would come back and start use forums again. They are superior for fandoms. So many fans on other platforms have a burnout because they have to fight against negativity all the time

(Here we fans only have to fight amongst ourselves and our own negativity )

I agree with your first point, the majority of fans online do seem to skew younger! Perhaps many of the older fans aren't online, or simply don't engage in fan spaces as much. Different generation and whatnot, plus many older people have a life to tend to so they might have less time for it.

The bit I emphasized, though, is exactly why I came here! For all the frustration I have with excessive negativity (not just here, but in general - I admittedly don't deal well with it), at the very least I know I won't find any guilters here, for example. Whereas if I were to run, for instance, a fan Twitter, I'd probably have to constantly block guilters and haters because they just love to ruin things for everybody else. In comparison, fandom disagreements just pale and don't seem as relevant. Most of all I want Michael to be positively remembered by the public at large.

I'm no fan of social media in general, it's not just related to Michael Jackson either. Twitter is especially bad, in big part due to the stupid character limit. It's a terrible place, not even just for fans. Forums and fan sites feel a lot safer and I don't understand why people seemed to have abandoned them. Here, we have our own rules that aren't dictated by some direction board of a detached company. We can just ban any vultures and guilters we see, because it's against the rules. As it should be! We can't do that on social media, because we don't own it. Yet it makes up a large part of the modern internet landscape, and I find that very tragic. I truly wish it wasn't like this.