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- Are the HTML5 themes a better replacement of the Flash themes, or are they an inferior Replacement Scrappy? For GoAnimate itself from a financial point of view, yes. The now-outdated Flash software, which had been on its last legs for many years prevented the site from being usable from portable devices such as tablets or smartphones, which are now used for animation as well. HTML5, the replacement, is not only faster to use, but is readily usable on both devices, and is now the new regular animation standard for sites such as YouTube. However, many fans are unhappy that the popular Flash themes (such as Comedy World) were not upgraded for HTML5, as well as the complete overhaul of the site into a business-only site in 2015, which was seen as an attempt by the site to shed off its "grounded videos" image.
- After many fans of the site let down with the transition have used GoAnimate For Schools, many former members of the site refused to believe that the old themes were back after such a big deal was made over their loss, which has led to feuds between tensed past fans and modern users.
- It seems that Issac Anderson's fandom is starting to split between those who feel that his videos and the punishments featured go beyond comedy and are just mean-spirited for the sake of mean-spiritness and those who feel that it's still within the spirit of the other videos and that the person affected in the video was being done away with as his joke ran out. Issac has tried to explain that he knows that these punishments wouldn't fly and that he's just joking around, but some feel different.
- OfficerPoop247's videos have become this as well, for similar reasons to Isaac Anderson. Numerous fans (ironic and non-ironic alike) have started to dislike them on account of making Boris too cruel, psychotic, and unlikable (on top of being a huge Karma Houdini) while having Caillou get the short end of the stick even when he doesn't do anything to deserve it. Most infamously shown with this video
(featuring an incredibly mean-spirited ending where Caillou does a good deed yet gets jailed for life for being a baby show character). Despite this, there are still those who don't have a problem with it, either because they hate Caillou or use the MST3K Mantra in regards to the Grounded videos. - The comments sections of Grounded videos with Arthur as the trouble-maker often have people either objecting to the portrayal of such an Everyman as Arthur being so naughty (especially since D.W., who really is a Spoiled Brat, is portrayed in a better light as a result), people saying that he deserves it because he's a baby show character (or at least close enough to being one, being a PBS Kids character), or still others saying that canon personalities can be ignored in Grounded videos for the sake of Rule of Funny. Other videos depicting normally well-behaved and/or heroic characters, often from shows with large Periphery Demographics (such as Cyberchase, for example), doing decidedly very un-heroic things and getting grounded/assaulted/whatever often fall under this as well.
- GoAnimate cringe compilations. While most GoAnimate users seldom hold any grudges against their videos being featured in cringe compilations (see Misaimed Fandom below), in some circles there is some debate over whether these compilations are acceptable or is actually a form of cyber-bullying. It's worth noting, though, that this issue has been addressed by some cringe compilation creators who put warnings in the description for people to not witch hunt the creators featured in the the video, and the ones that do explicitly slam actual users tend to get called out by non-ironic and ironic fans of GoAnimate alike. It is also worth pointing out that a variety of people who do create cringe compilations tend to be former GoAnimate users who do put their videos in compilations for varying reasons (mainly Old Shame). Additionally, they sometimes serve an archival purpose, as many compilations feature videos that would otherwise be wiped from the internet.
- Amethyst Is Cutie's Black Comedy videos - Are his videos a decent attempt at adult humor in the fandom, or downright mean-spirited videos pandering to the adult animation demographic? It doesn't help after he started to take the raunchy content in his videos up an ante, which turned many of his former fans off.
Base-Breaking Characters
- Boris to the non-ironic fanbase. If you check the comments of many of the Caillou Grounded videos, you'll probably see an equal amount of people who are either taking Boris's side (because they hate Caillou just as much as he does) or people saying that they wish they could ground Boris for going too far in his punishments or causing deliberate pain for Caillou.
- Macusoper has gotten this treatment. While some see Macusoper's punishments and treatment by his peers borders on harsh, it is of common debate to see whether or not Macusoper's attitude has a role to play in his videos.
- Gina can be this to some. She is intended to be a Nice Girl and generally the only level-headed person in "Dora Gets Grounded" videos. To others, however, she is presented as so perfect and beyond flawless that it can be quite agonizing and give her the opposite effect to viewers instead.
- Rosie could count for similar reasons to Gina above.
