……..can we or at least some of us agree not to switch our thinking to this? S4 was largely a crapshoot, sure, but parts were good. The rest of the series were fantastic for what they were. Acting, directing, what about the metas and theory’s we all wrote? It just breaks my soul too see people delve into the past like this. So what if you were X age and liked Y thing. SO WHAT? It was hecking amazing what we all did back then (mainly making things where there really weren’t) and I don’t think time should change that

jbaillier:

Some suggestions for a new year’s resolution for my fellow sherlockians:

– Read a well-recommended fic in a genre you have steered clear of before. If you’ve only read gen before, brace yourself for a shippy fic and vice versa; pick up a casefic if you’ve only read relationship-driven stuff before; try that AU everybody’s been raving about, or see if a lovingly romantic Mystrade might be able to thaw your heart, after all….

– try your hand at creating a fanwork the likes of which you thought wasn’t your game: do a moodboard, photoshop something, publish your first fic or watercolour your heart out

– when you see a ship war, do not engage

– give a fledgling writer who you think shows promise despite their fumbling start a bit of encouragement and love

– when you see a lesser-known fic that isn’t getting the love it deserves, leave a comment even if it’s just “I really liked this; thank you for writing it.”

– reblog at least fifteen new fanarts

– look after yourself and don’t let the hiatus get you down (fanworks are an excellent antidote)

– finally read the original ACD stories

– watch the Guy Ritchie movies

– watch Russian Sherlock

– tell your favourite fanartist/fic author they’re awesome

– write a helpful meta for writers about your real-life hobby/field of expertise

– decide to be a supportive, tolerant member of the awesomest fandom on earth instead of being caught up in petty drama and opinion differences