9A- Testing the hypothesis II

From my interviews, those who fell outside the boundary were those with a well-established presence on several social media websites and were not interested in moving to a brand new 'fad' website to rebuild their base. Others were afraid of a smaller community bringing tightly-knit cliques along with it, and had already gotten used to user-unfriendly DeviantArt and did not want to give up its varied selection. Getting stuck in one's ways was by far the biggest reason for lack of interest. Older artists who had already been in the community for a decade or so could feel themselves slowly phasing out, and were therefore not interested in the hustle and bustle of a new community.

Inside the Boundary	Outside the Boundary
Who is in:  Artists looking for one place to do their roleplaying, art-posting, and communicating with other artists.	Who is not: Older and/or well-established Artists
What the need is: One website for artists to keep track of everything related to their original characters, concepts, and collabs.	What the need is not: A place for artist cliques to dominate.
Why the need exists:  There is  no central place for all these things, so artists are forced to jump between 2-4 websites for all their socializing and art-posting needs.	Alternative explanations: Some people have simply become creatures of habit.