You can tell someone’s fandom age by how aggressively they save fanfic
2014-present: lol why bother?
2007-2014: I know I should, but the likelihood of losing it isn’t that great, so I’m not too worried about it…
2007+: omfg save EVERYTHING! YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE FIC OR THE USER OR THE ENTIRE GODDAMN WEBSITE WILL VANISH AND YOU LOSE YOUR FAVORITE FIC F O R E V E R !!!
Hell, in 1999, I used to print them out