#I haven't been active in the fandom in a while

[dnpbeats]

Dan and Phil/IRL Merch Survey Results!!

Hi phannies 💞 sorry it took me so long to get these results out! There was a lot of data and it took me a while to get everything together and then type this post up ;,) firstly I just want to give a big shoutout to everyone who participated in this survey!!

DISCLAIMER: as I said in my original post asking for responses, this survey is just for fun/personal interest. while I have done my best to present the data in a fair way, please also keep in mind this is not my profession. I also acknowledge that the data is more than likely inherently biased as people with strong opinions are more likely to fill things like this out <3 also, a note on sample size: I was originally hoping to compare the answers of people who own merch vs. those that do not. however, I ended up getting very few responses from people who do not own merch. therefore, it would be unfair of me to compare the two groups of people. instead I will present comparisons of people who own merch who haven't had any issues, and those who own merch who have had issues. at the end I will include the data of people that don't own merch just because I have it, but it is not meant to have conclusions drawn from it in comparison to the other data!! this post is going to get long so results are under the cut <33

General Info

Total respondents: 443

Respondents who own merch: 416 (205 with no issues, 211 with issues)

Respondents who do not own merch: 27

100% of respondents who own merch bought at least one item directly from IRL. While the survey was open to people who bought merch from other IRL shops besides Dan and Phil's, every response I got was from a Dan and Phil fan. (For transparency's sake, I did not actively reach out to any other fandoms as I didn't want to skew the data by reaching out to some fans but not others.)

Results – Overall (all 443 responses)

The majority of people have neutral feelings towards IRL Merch. A strong positive opinion of the company was more common than a strong negative opinion.

Most people feel there is adequate information for product descriptions/photos and size information/guides on IRL's shops' websites. Most people feel neutrally towards detailed product information and shop contact information.

(Cut-off label reads, "I knew they were involved somehow, but did not realized they fully owned it.")

The majority of people knew that Dan, Phil, and Martyn own IRL. "Other" (3 responses) consists of two people who knew Martyn owned it but not that Dan and Phil did, and one person who used to know but forgot. (Note: one respondent said they learned Dan/Phil/Martyn owned IRL through this survey question. Their answer has been counted as a "no.")

(Cut-off label reads, "Unsure/I have no opinion on this/I haven't been here long enough to tell.")

Most people are either unsure or have no opinion as to whether or not Dan and Phil's interest/investment in their merch has changed. A little less than twice as many people believe their investment has changed for the better, as opposed to changed for the worse.

The question "Do you feel that Dan and Phil’s interest/investment in their merch has changed over the years?" compared by year the respondent started watching. (Recognize that this graph is adjusted so that each year is represented at 100%. The total number of respondents for each year can be found at the top of each column.)

Results – Those who have merch (416 responses)

For both those with no merch issues and those with issues, the majority of people have neutral feelings towards IRL Merch. On average, people with no issues have a slightly more positive opinion than those who have had issues.

(As a reminder, "mode" is the most common answer given!)

Just over half of respondents with merch have had issues with their merch (211 out of 416). Of people with issues, the average amount of items they had issues with was 1.93 items.

On average, people with issues had problems with 25.5% of their merch items. The most common percentage of merch people had issues with was 20%. (Note that since this graph is only taking data from people who have had issues, the "Less than 20%" column does NOT include those who had issues with 0% of their merch.)

For both people with and without issues, the majority did not have strong opinions towards Dan and Phil's interest/investment in their merch over the years. For people with no issues, nearly three times as many people felt as though their interest had changed for the better compared to changed for the worse. For people with issues, it was split almost evenly.

The two above charts show the answers to the same question, one overall and one split into people with and without issues. On average, people with no issues gave a slightly higher rating for the quality of merch than those with no issues.

*Excludes answers from those with one item and those who gave a rating for high but not low (and vice-versa)

For both people with and without issues, the majority selected that they did not have enough items/had not been around long enough to tell if the quality has changed. For people without issues, the second-most common opinion was that the quality has not changed. For people with issues, the second-most common opinion was that the quality has gotten worse.

"In your opinion, has the overall quality of the merch changed throughout the years?" shown sorted by year the respondent started watching (same format as the previous "by year" graph!).

Results – Those who had issues with merch (211 responses)

(Cut-off labels read, "Defective item (misprinted/print was defective/ripped or broke easily/etc)" and "Problems with shipping (item was never delivered/order was stuck and there was no info/tracking information was not correct/etc).")

For this question, people were asked to select issues they have had with any of their merch. Over half the people with issues had problems with their merch generally being low-quality. Note that for some people this was the only issue they cited, whereas for others it was one of multiple issues. "Other" responses included things like issues with sizing, issues with print coming off, and receipt of incorrect items in their orders. (Also, "not mutually exclusive" means that people could select more than one answer :3)

Those who reached out to customer service about their issues (77 responses)

"Other" responses include things like someone else (i.e. a parent) reaching out on their behalf (so they did not know the details) and having the issue resolved in person (e.g. people with issues with tour merch had the issue resolved in person, at the venue).

(Cut-off labels read, "Yes, but with problems (had to send multiple emails/took a long time to receive a reply or item/etc)" and "No (I got a response, but not one I wanted.")

"Other" responses include five people who have had issues recently enough that they are still actively waiting for a response and one person who had some issues resolved but not others.

Most people (48 people, 62.3%) did not have an opinion as to whether or not customer service quality has changed. For those that did have an opinion (29 people), the vast majority felt as though the quality has changed for the worse.

Those who did not reach out to customer service (134 responses)

Bonus Results – People who do not own merch (27 responses)

(Cut-off label reads, "I do not like the designs/the items are things I would not wear or use.")

Forgot to say on this graph, but these options are not mutually exclusive!

And that's the end! Hopefully you found this as interesting as I did <3 Please let me know if you have any questions or need/want any clarification on the data! :)

P.S. I do have written responses for some questions (Does knowing D&P own IRL affect your opinion, more details about issues with merch/customer service, more details about people's feelings towards IRL). I couldn't decide how I wanted to include them in this post so for now I'm just not adding them. But if people are interested in seeing those, let me know and I will find some way to include the answers that people consented to being shared! :)

[juiche]

Long time no Yoongi!

This feels very back to the roots, as I started this account with BTS fanart :) I feel like I owe a lot to those couple maniac years I had there, I never drew more :D how is the fandom doing, are y'all still alive? hanging in there? :>

get your own print here ❤️

[theatre-mushroom]

Okay but the amount of similarities between Tinky & Ted, Bill & Ford, and Stanley & The Narrator...

[mhaikkun]

was feeling antsy about doing a color palette challenge so I made my own!!! you know the drill: pick a number, name a character, and I'm on it >:3c

you don't have to pick characters from any of these, but the likelihood of me drawing out your suggestion increases if they're from: dungeon meshi (I'm an anime-only consumer so no spoilies please!), jack jeanne, and persona 3 (esp femc, but other persona games work too)

[goreroll]

I was having hesitate if I should dm you or ask you in the request box, but I think it's better to ask you in the box since I have question about the V&V Criminal AU 😁

Since I mentioned about Pam being the journalist and her role in my imagination of your said AU. In your interpretation, what do you think about Pam's role and her relationship to the twins in this AU? Same goes with Kid Ritz's role and his relationship with the twins?

Sorry if I bother you 😓

Hi!!

It's okay, I'm happy to answer the questions ( ˊᗜˋ )

My vision of Pamenilia's role in this AU, right?... Hmm, quite a difficult question, since initially, as I wrote in that very post, anyone could substitute either her, or Orchids, or even ur OC in the place of a policewoman, but I really liked your vision of this AU, so I don't against her current role as a journalist and Orchid friend :)

What about the relationship between her and the twins... God, you know, I really love all sorts of dark themes, as well as drama, so I don't even know if I should describe it in detail or not lol

In short, between her and Veneer in this AU slipped... A certain spark (which cannot be categorically called love or hate). Pam, in my pure understanding, is a person who hates cheating more than anything else. Perhaps she was so influenced by her work as a journalist, or maybe these are more personal problems. The life that V&V built is based on deception. Their image, their life, is all one big lie. For Pam, knowing this is second reason why she takes such risks by opposing them. The first, of course, is the safety of her best friend, who was unknowingly dragged into this swamp.

Tbh, she would have liked the real Veneer personality (in the sense that she was crazy about him in canon, right?). They could have been friends if it hadn't been for the circumstances. And so... Who knows where all this will lead them. Clearly not in a bright future :)

As for Ritz, I also don't have particularly clear thoughts. Everyone can make him who they want 😄

Personally, as if by default, I consider him a news anchor, who he is in the canon. He periodically takes slightly provocative interviews with the stars, covers the musical novelties of this week/month/year, and all that.

Perhaps at some point in time he can get closer to the twins, just for the sake of sniffing out some interesting news. Actually, it seems to me that he knows a lot of interesting things about a lot of people, not just about twins. It's just that sometimes the mask of a relaxed dude just doing his job plays a good role for him))

Thats all, I think?

Have a good day 🌻

[nyssasorbit]

Look out, there's a yandere robot on the loose! She's on the hunt for people to exploit in order to find her mans 💪

[dearloonies]

Dr. Bright: If you ask someone how's it going and they respond "another day in paradise". Trust me they want to die.

[beneathsilverstars]

my therapist asked what in stars and time was about and i answered without spoilers bc EVERYONE should play in stars and times (spoiler-free) and that includes my therapist

[ranminfan]

your art sucked me into the dm fandom yay 💀🙏

did you see the dm4 movie?

I thought it was 6-7/10, they didnt give maxime enough screentime and according to will ferrel he’s supposed to be lore heavy — they didn’t put that in the movie for some reason??

Ahh op I haven't seen the movie yet! no spoilers!

I'm planning on it.

[nananarc]

I broke a record today lmao

[sysig]

Big day for the Sims 2

[no-i-cant-decide]

I know everyone else has pretty much said their farewells to the fandom, and I haven't been active at all really in the last four months, but I wanted to say thanks to all of you as well.

Finding Ballum is something that got me through the first couple years of the pandemic, something that got me writing after a decade-long dry spell, and the lovely people in the fandom helped me push past some of my social anxieties and actually make some friends here which I didn't think was possible for me. It all means a great deal to me because the last 4 years have been rough in so many ways and I don't think I would've managed it as well if I didn't have this show and all of you folks to enjoy it with.

So I want to express my love and many thanks to everyone who I've befriended through Eastenders, all the writers and artists who have made watching the show more fun with their talent and skill, and anyone who has read my writing over the last few years. It's been a wild ride but I'm so glad to have been here for it with all of you 💜

[blaidd-gwyn]

Thank you @wren-of-the-woods for tagging me!

RULES: Post the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. Let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! And then tag as many people as you have WIPs

For the sake of keeping the list short, I'm only including things that are witcher related and have something written about them. None of these have been looked at since at least August because I've been busy having my brain eaten by writing Jedi fallen order fanfic instead.

Toxicity(wt22)

Let your chaos explode

Ouch

Explosion

Can't sleep

Blood loss (worthy)

I think you've all been tagged already but just in case @damatris @dancingwiththefae @bambirex

[batsplat]

introducing a new system where i take an evening where i'm not gonna do useful shit anyway and pick like... 5-10 asks that Do Not Need an essay response and answer them without an essay response. because the inbox has gotten truly worrying and the time i take to respond feels kinda rude at this point. so. sorry u get a bunch of posts in a row... i'm just posting these in relative quick succession

[stan-joe]

LC tag's losing traction faster than after S2 it seems. Which is odd to me bc it seemed to be significantly more populated during Bridon than it was during S2

[moogghost]

every day i have the urge to make an askblog for my ocs bc i think it'd be funny before i remember 1. i don't post about my ocs nearly enough on here and 2. my dead los askblog is a warning sign i think

i might do it anyways but also idk bc lowkey i have Ideas some more intensive than the others but also this really does just stem down to me wanting to do callisto, yvonne, and castor askblog stuff bc i think it'd be funny. i thrive off of my characters being asked random shit