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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]].
An unintentional irony is that, because of the perception held by many in Daria fandom that the Implosion signaled a potential collapse of the fandom itself, '''the implosion actually signaled a rebirth of the fandom'''. New authors such as [[Doggieboy]], [[cyde]] and [[Legendeld]] appeared with new signature works such as [[Apocalyptic Daria]] and [[An Overlooked Flaw]]; introducing new and popular characters to the [[Daria Expanded Universe]] such as [[Odell Jones]] (destined to become a member of the '[[Rogue's Gallery]]' in ''Daria'' fandom) and [[Danielle Todds]] (perhaps the first female character created to act as a serious examination of [[Quinn Morgendorffer|Quinn]]'s sexuality). Also, new artists such as [[DJPotatoe]] arrived on the scene. Established authors such as [[Kristen Bealer]] and [[Brother Grimace]] re-established themselves with a flurry of new works or by the continuation of popular series (in the latter case, taking over the authorship of [[Legion of Lawndale Heroes]]); while known artists like [[S.C.]] brought forth new and exciting works.
In direct response to the closing down of so many fan sites where written works could be archived, [[Lawndale Online]] was established; several months later, [[Outpost Daria]] returned to full operation and began once again accepting fanworks. It is possible that other ''Daria'' fans who left at this time later returned, as well.
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