Agreed. I guess I don't see why it's needed. It's not important for me to know who is looking at my LJ. If I only want a specific person or specific groups of people to see my content then there are privacy features to each entry, you know?

Yes the number of fills has definitely declined over time, but technically the fic I'm working on is a fill, it's just turned into a chapter story. Plus the fic-writing for this fandom tends to slow down once the season is over.

I know what you mean about the information overload. I didn't know as much about Superman's history as Ben did, so I found myself having a hard time remembering what people's names were/etc. I did like seeing Clark on Earth trying to live among people and dealing with his uniqueness/his bond with his parents.