Talk:Seddie/@comment-3180503-20150615212316/@comment-14284535-20150615232103

The measuring stick is based on volume of fanfic, interaction on boards like this, and fandom-related activities (I presume that they include social media given that we used to measure this stuff with fanzine subscriptions and computer BBS-es.)

It is the broad, albeit vague, consensus of the SMOF community that iCarly-Victorious-Sam&Cat has *the* most intense combination of passionate and aggregation of fans outside of the "Big 3" (Doctor Who, Star Trek, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). There are very few fandoms that match the long-term first-time fans, quality of discussion, quality of fanfic, influence outside of the fandom, etc. than these. Sure, there are more popular series for fanfic and discussion, but only ones like the Big 3 bring out people trying to improve their writing skills, extended talk within the universes, etc. And iCarly - hands down - leads the younger fandoms in influence in the public at large.

Seriously, as an ex-SMOF, you guys are impressive in a largely positive light. Indeed, many SMOFs agree with me that the travesty that iBadWrite actually hurt the fandom in one swoop more than the iCarly fans ever have.