The concept of the apoyo is wonderful. fanpop is a user based site and users should have the ability to reward others for their hard work. I also agree with the idea behind apoyo Day. It should serve as a reminder to all users to give that reward. However, the apoyo system has become flawed. Very flawed. I happened upon a user perfil and saw several props. I looked to see when the user started Fanpopping and saw that it had only been two months. Wow! This person must have added tons of content. So I looked at the activity. No enlaces had been added, no videos, no imágenes (mind you, the perfil had 5 apoyar for images), no foros activity, no picks, no examen preguntas and one comment. This person had a total of 19 apoyar and the only activity was one comment. How could this be possible? I then looked at the individual props. Mainly they dicho welcome to Fanpop, thanks for fanning me, and the like. I’m sorry; apoyar should be a reward for adding content, preferably quality content, to the site. I don’t blame the user, but I blame the Fanpoppers who give apoyar without a reason. If tu want to thank someone for being a fan of yours o giving tu a apoyo send that person a nice message. Look at their activity and if they have added some good content, then give them a apoyo for that content.

I probably should not be as frustrated as I am. After all, these people are enjoying the site and having fun. They’re not hurting me…or anyone else. It’s just the principle of the matter. The perfil I mentioned as an example is not the only one like that. I have encountered many similar profiles where the users have apoyar for categories in which they have added nothing to the site. I work very hard, as I’m sure most Fanpoppers do, to provide good content. I’ve been on fanpop for a año longer than my example. I also have 5 apoyar for my images. However, as of today, I have added 175 imágenes where this person hasn’t added any. Am I bitter? Maybe. I’m not asking for people to give me apoyar either, I even feel guilty for receiving apoyar that I don't think I deserve, (rating my content would be nice though, wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Perhaps the Fab Four could add another apoyo category, an “I just wanted to say thanks and brighten your day” category. Then Fanpoppers could give that apoyo indiscriminately. Until that time, however, I ask that Fanpoppers give apoyar to users as a reward for the actual content they have added.