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F.A.Q.

1. This is the first I've heard about a website. Is there a link to it?

The website was around for a period of five years (2011-2016). Unfortunately, in 2016, I no longer had the personal funds to continue operating the website. The site was taken down, but the social media accounts remained active. As of right now, there is not a link to it because it is not live. The purpose of this fundraiser is to obtain the funds needed to relaunch the website in its former glory with a lot of added bonuses. You can check out our donation website with the story of the original site by visiting https://supernatural-fando.wixsite.com/donate

2. How is it different from the other fansites?

I personally don’t know much about other fansites, but what I do know is Supernatural Fandom was built to be a community for the fans. It had fun discussion forums, a chatroom where watch parties were held, contests including “The Ultimate Fan Competition” and a fanart/banner competition, a scavenger hunt with items similar to GISHWHES but on a much smaller scale, and a Secret Santa gift exchange during the holidays. We also include a “store” of items donated to the site to be sold to fans with the proceeds going to charities.

3. What exactly will you do with the money you receive from this fundraiser?

We will use the funds received to purchase two years of web hosting along with two years of the domain name. We want to make sure the site will be able to function on that minimal level for two years. Once we have reached that goal, we will use a portion of the funds raised to run competitions, contests, giveaways, etc. If we receive enough money, we may also be able to offer free shipping of items in our “store”. Previously, everyone had to pay their own shipping.

4. I think the Facebook page is better because it notifies me and I can keep up to date. The website won’t do that. Surely everything you want to do on the website you can do on Facebook and it’s free!

While the Facebook page is amazing and we’re so thankful for each and everyone who participates, there are too many members and posts to do many of the events we want to bring back. Our posts get lost because of the activity on the page. Having a static place where the information, sign up forms, and anything else related to the event can be posted is helpful and actually increases participation. In the past, I have tried running some of the events we used to host on the website via only social media and they just didn’t work out. The website usually has a smaller active group of people so it’s more “intimate” (for a lack of a better word). Because the group is smaller and easier to moderate, we would be able to allow some of the topics which aren’t allowed to be discussed on the Facebook page. We currently have 10 moderators and me, the admin, who volunteer their time to help keep the page drama-free and enjoyable. At this moment, we have over 53,000 members which means each moderator is “responsible” for approximately 5000 people each. That is a lot of people and much harder to manage!

5. When the website is relaunched, does the Facebook page go away?

Absolutely not! All of our social media accounts were incorporated and used during the original website and we don’t intend to change that. We love how huge our following has become and want to continue to provide you all with the social media community you are used to seeing.

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