I proposed the shutting down of the VRSOF once it became clear that the fanning system was here to stay. Needless to say, my idea was rejected...

My personal view then shifted to the idea that the VRSOF should only fan content that would have been given 5 stars under the old rating system, but that idea was under-cut by the F4 suggesting that fanning something should be considered equal to giving the content a 4 or 5 star rating under the old system.

I also thought that link should be shut down, but again, my suggestion was rejected. And I still feel it should be shut down.

Like I said in the other forum, people who were here in the good old days still view fanning as rating. People like myself, spent a hell of a lot of time rating under the old system. I spent probably about 85% of my time on here looking through content and rating it. With the fanning system, the content that I feel comfortable fanning is few and far between, compared to my previous rating activity. But I still have fanning as rating in my mind, because I translated fanning to mean 5 star ratings. I guess its nostalgia for the old days when it felt like my viewing and rating rating content meant something and contributed to Fanpop in some way.