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These unusual patterns stoking extra interest from actually-legit new content, coming down in a tantalizing trail of crumbs months down the line, kept reminding people that yes this is here and yes it's great. I had seen it said more than a few times that during Spring/Summer anime people were still far more excited about KF than anything during those new seasons, marveling at the zany serendipity that they collectively felt.

Furthermore, just when threads were starting to finally feel like they're aging (the amount of discussion piqued from the Nissin ad compared to the race track ad seemed to indicate diminishing returns), the fateful Tatsuki shitstorm happened, which throws the whole future of the series in doubt. The threads went from being on a relaxed and natural-feeling path of senescence into an instant crisis mode that still lingers in the background. It's still going on, still not resolved. This situation has gone from being light and zany to a gripping, terrifying drama on a speed+scale unique in /a/'s history.

I'd analogize the threads to being in an ER waiting room unsure what's going to happen to a loved one behind the doors. Naturally, emotions running high may be channeled into any person interfering with the guy in the waiting room, including manifesting as anger. This is why people in the threads feel so offended when they're acted on and feel it as righteous to protest. On our part, it's a matter of being conscientious of the situation vs our zeal to make good on publicly-announced plans. As acknowledged, it's difficult. I have mixed feelings myself re-reading my own posts from back in time, all but naïve of what was to really come. This situation has polarized between schools of thought and approach like no problem that I had thought that we might face together; the twist in fate has bucked what ARE careful and sensible plans. Let's be aware that it's a natural trap for emotions, and to not let those emotions get the better of us.