Early danmei forums and websites were usually run by students, who had neither money nor experience, and often suffered from funding shortage and unstable servers. After the rise of big commercial websites like Jinjiang Literature City (jjwxc.net, 2003- ), Liancheng Read (lcread.com, 2007- ), and Danmei Chinese Web (52blgl.com, 2008- ), those self-owned noncommercial websites gradually went into decline.
Ling, Yang; Yanrui, Xu. Chinese Danmei Fandom and Cultural Globalization from Below=LAVIN, MAUD; YANG, LING; ZHAO, JING JAMIE 2017. BOY’S LOVE, COSPLAY AND ANDROGYNOUS IDOLS: QUEER FAN CULTURES IN MAINLAND CHINA, HONG KONG AND TAIWAN, HONG KONG UNIVERSITY PRESS, HKU, XII.
Apart from commercial websites, Baidu Post Bar, the biggest Chinese communication platform provided by the search engine company Baidu, offers ample space for danmei fans to set up open-access “bars” or forums at no cost.
Ling, Yang; Yanrui, Xu. Chinese Danmei Fandom and Cultural Globalization from Below=LAVIN, MAUD; YANG, LING; ZHAO, JING JAMIE 2017. BOY’S LOVE, COSPLAY AND ANDROGYNOUS IDOLS: QUEER FAN CULTURES IN MAINLAND CHINA, HONG KONG AND TAIWAN, HONG KONG UNIVERSITY PRESS, HKU, XII.
Spaces for danmei fans in the age of Internet