@Ferrotter  
I know this is an old comment but to add on what you’re saying, some of the people who have left have also come back and there’s some new fans coming in as well.

@Ferrotter  
I’m glad you understand what I mean, you did explain it more correctly.
 
The scattered schedule has screwed up the “unity” of the community.

@evocov  
His comment went over your head like an SR-71 photographing Death Valley.
 
He doesn’t have to “wait a bit.” He can’t “wait a bit.” “Wait a bit” won’t do jack squat for him. Because the things you want him to wait for are never coming. He is absolutely right. Because the episodes are being released out of order and early in some smaller markets, the fandom is fragmented. Some artists will have seen “this week’s” episode weeks ago in their home market, done some pictures, gotten bored with it, and moved on to other episodes. Others will have watched a bootleg of it some time later, but still a few weeks before the actual air date. They too will have done some pictures, gotten bored with that episode, and moved on to others. And some who are in markets where they got bombed with multiple episodes in a row will have had no time to finish what they were inspired to do by S08E14 before S08E19 aired, and will be working on something inspired by S08E19 afterwards. S08E15-S08E18 will have come and gone and moved out of their immediate attention, and artists will produce less works from them. The fandom as a whole is diminished.
 
Compounding that, it’s harder for artists to inspire each other. When Artist A’s work for S08E14 is buried 600 pages back before Artist B sees the episode, Artist B will not see Artist A’s work after the episode, say “Ah, that gives me an idea!” and make something else. Not until weeks later, assuming he wants to wade back through what’s already there. We all lose. Artist A loses too. The majority of the fandom will have Artist A’s image spoilered and will not see it until its US air date. They will not see it, will not “like” it, will not “favorite” it, and will not comment on it. Artist A’s image will not seem popular, and Artist A will feel bad, maybe even do less art of the show if nobody seems to care.
 
The entire fandom is worse off and they should just standardize the release dates as a condition of carrying the show. OP is absolutely right, the current situation is wrong.
 
@Sr Pelusa  
“Most.” Riiiiight…
 
A day ago:  

 
18 hours ago:  

 
3 hours ago (NSFW):  

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7 days ago:  

 
Stargazer (28 minutes ago); Ambris (4 days ago); quvr (8 days ago); Dimwitdog (9 days ago); Kyokimute (2 days ago); /d/non (12 days ago); etc. This site had 1008 pieces of art uploaded in the last 24 hours. The idea that the “big” artists left is just a “no true Scotsman” fallacy. Some people left. Most didn’t. A few died; that has nothing to do with the show or its popularity. Some others joined more recently to balance that.

@platinumflames  
I would actually love to watch a few incomplete with placeholder sounds again, those were kinda cute.

8 years dude, most of the big artists have left the fandom, hate it or even died.  
Or worst of all, went missing into the wild just like MadMax

@Daneasaur
 
Not every artist watched the Australian Release, there aren’t as many artists as they used to be and even then they can’t crank out boatloads of art in just a day. Just cause you have to wait a bit doesn’t mean the world’s ending.

@evocov  
Lashing at artists? I’m not.
 
I was waiting until the actual air date of the episodes to watch them and see people upload screencaps and art.
 
Come the actual air date; no art, no screencaps, no memes, nothing. Checking the backlog has the screencaps, edits, and art over a week ago, meaning that yes, artists did their thing a week ago and are done.
 
None of this is lashing out at artists, where did you get that idea?

The fandom’s not as huge as it used to be, no reason to lash out at artists not being able to crank out billions of new art and screencaps for episodes that only aired in the US a few hours ago.

@PonyPon  
Yesterday the 3rd is not today the 4th.
 
I just wish they would tighten their proverbial pants and get a wrangle on these lousy flopping air dates and data leaks.

@platinumflames  
Speaking of episodes out of order, someone got the database wrong and listed Yakity-sax as first, episode 15, then episode 16, when it’s actually episode 18.
 
But yes, I’m currently rather miffed and sad.
 
Also, anyone drawing art of Scales the dragon as a sweetheart is a massive attention whore who never watched the episode and deserves a duck tag.

Pretty sure there were caps and comments yesterday.

It unfortunately comes with the territory now. Episodes leaking weeks in advance, being shown out of order, I wouldn’t be surprised if all of season 9 winds up on Youtube next week.

@Daneasaur  
I feel the same way.

@FanOfMostEverything  
The problem was watching the feed of information on the site be 100% DEAD during the actual air date. I have precious few things I take pleasure in and this was one of those things.
 
But, much like Spike episodes, why should I ever bother thinking anything nice will happen?

Remove the filters and enjoy the backlog. It’s new to you.