I have been following this forum from the beginning. I was following Kyy when all that controversy happened with Parth and I have been his well wisher since then. He's like a kid to me and I really wanted him to succeed after everything that happened to him.
Anyways, I have been visiting the forum to keep up with what is happening with the show and I realize there are actually very few Parth fans on the forum itself from the very beginning and more neutral and Erica fans here who have now fallen in love with Anupre.
This journey with you guys has been a great and entertaining time because you guys know how to take characters as characters and bash and love them according to what is shown. I have seen the fun trolling posts about Anurags crying from the very first such crying scene and I have seen him bashed for his decision to marry komo and humiliate Prena to make her hate him and move on. And I have seen here pretty much everyone feeling heartbroken for Prena and cursing Anurag for his stupid decision. Through out the track, though some felt for Anurags portrayal of his private pain and the disgust he had for Komo, it was evident the main loyalty at the time laid with Prena and everyone was hoping for Anurag to come out of this somewhat unscathed and Anupre back together before the essence of their story is lost. It really was a time for people to be on Prena's side because that was where the empathy of the audience was focused on by the makers, though the basic essence of both of them completely in love with each other seems to have been still portrayed really well even at that phase.
I have seen all the bashing posts for all characters and criticisms of actors which I actually don't have a problem with. Yes Erica has been called out for her dialogue delivery and some times disinterested acting once in a while, just like Parth has been for his crying. But it has all been done in a fun and trolling manner and people are able to take it at face value and not take offence and join in the fun as its meant to be.
However the recent past has been an uphill struggle for even silent readers as the forum is so negative and third party criticism is severely dealt with. I was missing the Anupre AT yesterday and when I saw the examples of the reasons why it was closed I was stunned. Anurag and Prena has been trolled way worse through out this journey even by the same Anupre AT people and currently Anurag is trolled just as much outside the AT but I have not seen the hue and cry about it as much by fans but instead the fans have just kept trolling back as they see the other characters currently.
No wonder the Anupre AT has so many views and its like triple the amount of other popular ATs here. I don't think any of the silent readers or fans of the show who has been following the show from the beginning is visiting the forum anywhere else except the Anupre AT, after all any topic which involved the discussion of the show gets locked pretty quickly and there IS little to no discussion about the show and the first page itself is filled with fanfics which is kind of so alien to KZK2 forum. I have seen formerly fans were more involved in discussing and trolling the makers and enjoying the show through mostly the EDT's and even the main forum. This is how the forum has been kept active in the top 1 to 2 through out its 9 months till Bajaj's entry.
I realize few of the old fans here have switched fandoms and its completely fine, but its also a little sad to see the same character they have once upon a time praised and empathized with is called a rapist and loser and coward by the same people at a time when the character is at its lowest and beaten down in his life....I have no problem with those who joined recently and their opinion of the one year old characters is based on the recent 3 months worth of episodes at a time when they are purposely put down for newer parallel lead to make his mark which isn't very impressive if well loved characters had to be butchered severely to make the new,...... appeal to the audience.
OK, coming to my advice to AnuPre fans, I think its time you guys LET GO and let the new fandom enjoy. Let the forum and show itself be carried on by the new audience and those who have developed a taste for the new kichdlhy being served.
Clearly makers played with Anupre Fandom for 9 months, and played every dirty trick out there to make fans watch the show because I refuse to belive that online fans watch the show for the story (which seems honestly really poorly written) and not for the leads. Whether anyone wants to believe it or not the show has been at the top online because of AnuPre and it remained there even when Komo left so obviously AnuPre fans kept it at the top even at its lowest phases.
Don't give footage to people who have trolled you back for showing loyalty for a year now. Let the new fans carry on with the show and forum. They can keep the show afloat online at least...And if TRP audience likes the second part of the story they can keep the show afloat as well...
I think its time to leave the Forum. Even as a silent reader I feel for you guys and I find it humiliating to see the kinds of notes left by DT and GM moderaters everytime they lock the AT. Parth and Erica will be fine. They have shown their mettle here and InshaAllah they will get other shows too.
I wish you guys would find another platform to discuss the show if you still feel like doing so (and invite me too as you guys are really fun to read while discussing the show and this has been my laughter dose so I would still like to be part of your discussion even if silent. Thank you and a big hug for being how you have been all this time.
But please don't put up with this humiliation of putting up with the current forum politics. Its really not worth your self respect, its just a show. JUST LET IT GO.
PS: Isn't it ironic how both the show and the forum is mirroring each other in how the phrase "in with the new and out with the old" is so closely emulated here, both in BB and forum. You guys are yesterdays trash here now or that's how I see you guys being treated :b