Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-5564808-20131226192356/@comment-5564808-20140102021825

Thanks for the feedback, everyone, you made some valid and interesting points. Now, Noothgrush, you're definitely right in saying that creepypasta shouldn't be labelled a genre per se, and I kept that in mind when I started the thread. Also, I very much agree with your point that the longevity of Internet communities that produce or otherwise support the popularity and spread of such stories (I've been on the internet for a long time as well, and creepypasta, even before I knew that was the term, had always fascinated me) should mean that creepypasta overall is not becoming obsolete or stale any time soon, and the fact that quite a few new communities have developed as a result of the bolstered popularity of creepypasta reinforces this idea.

As for what Xelrog pointed out, it's also certainly true that the abundance of mediocre or just awful stories can overshadow the unique and/or brilliant works, and even more true that many things that skyrocket in popularity suffer from such an effect (i.e. the unremarkable stories become so prominent and widespread), as well as this effect: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ItsPopularNowItSucks

Also, it's cool to see how optimistic most of you seem to be about the perseverance of creepypasta and its quality/originality [: