you can't tell them they're wrong because you noticed that Letang doesn't appear much in fic, when that's the very thing they were pointing out and seeking and explanation for in the first place.
I wasn't saying that, though, or at least that is not what I meant to say, which is that I can't tell that Letang is very popular with fic fandom in any context. Like, he very rarely shows up on my Tumblr dash. Obviously that's limited by the people I follow, but it's not like I've selected for people who don't post about Letang. This is as opposed to Flower, for example, who doesn't get much shippy fic about him but shows up in fic all the time on the side.
So, I'm not sold on Letang being evidence for "Players can be popular in fic fandom without them showing up in fic, even when a lot of fic is being written for their team."
Re: Fandom Venting
you can't tell them they're wrong because you noticed that Letang doesn't appear much in fic, when that's the very thing they were pointing out and seeking and explanation for in the first place.
I wasn't saying that, though, or at least that is not what I meant to say, which is that I can't tell that Letang is very popular with fic fandom in any context. Like, he very rarely shows up on my Tumblr dash. Obviously that's limited by the people I follow, but it's not like I've selected for people who don't post about Letang. This is as opposed to Flower, for example, who doesn't get much shippy fic about him but shows up in fic all the time on the side.
So, I'm not sold on Letang being evidence for "Players can be popular in fic fandom without them showing up in fic, even when a lot of fic is being written for their team."