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[[The Daria Shrine]], [[The Green Sink]], and [[The Sh33p's Fluff]] had not been undated in many months by this period, further limiting the options for posting new fanworks or reading new fandom-related material. [[Sick, Sad World]] is the lone exception to the trend, having updated for the first time since February 2006 on July 17, 2007. The [[Lawndale Sun-Herald (website)|Lawndale Sun-Herald]] continues to be updated on a more-or-less regular basis.
[[The Daria Shrine]], [[The Green Sink]], and [[The Sh33p's Fluff]] had not been undated in many months by this period, further limiting the options for posting new fanworks or reading new fandom-related material. [[Sick, Sad World]] is the lone exception to the trend, having updated for the first time since February 2006 on July 17, 2007. The [[Lawndale Sun-Herald (website)|Lawndale Sun-Herald]] continues to be updated on a more-or-less regular basis.


The lack of website updates provoked a movement to create a new ''Daria'' fandom supersite, [[Lawndale Online]], now active. The [[Daria Fandom Blog II|Daria Fandom Blog]] was also created as a consequence.
The lack of website updates provoked a movement to create a new ''Daria'' fandom supersite, [[Lawndale Online]], now active. The [[Daria Fandom Blog|Daria Fandom Blog II]] was also created as a consequence.


Many long-time fans, writers, and website moderators announced during this period that they were leaving the fandom or significantly cutting back their time in fan-related activities. They included, in no particular order: [[Kara Wild]], [[Kemical Reaxion]], [[Martin J. Pollard]], [[James Bowman]] (in his guises as [[CINCGREEN]] and [[Roentgen]]), [[Greybird]], and [[E. A. Smith]].
Many long-time fans, writers, and website moderators announced during this period that they were leaving the fandom or significantly cutting back their time in fan-related activities. They included, in no particular order: [[Kara Wild]], [[Kemical Reaxion]], [[Martin J. Pollard]], [[James Bowman]] (in his guises as [[CINCGREEN]] and [[Roentgen]]), [[Greybird]], and [[E. A. Smith]].