The result was no consensus. howcheng {chat} 00:55, 26 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I have watchlisted this article for ages, and it just hasn't improved. I'm talking years here, and sometimes when an article doesn't improve, it means it's just not an encyclopedic topic. This article is a magnet for people who want to say what teams/sports figures attract bandwagon fans, who is a bandwagon fan, the supposed characteristics of bandwagon fans... but it's really all just opinions, sure it can be sourced to some column by some sportswriter, but it's not very meaningful. This is the sort of concept that we need a dictionary definition for, but it really can't be covered encyclopedically, since it's just a simple definition - anything further is just partisan opinion. Send this to Wiktionary if they want it, but I don't see how we can have a decent encyclopedia article here. --W.marsh 02:35, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Having said that, what I find in discussions of "bandwagon fans" is mostly personal opinion, and extreme personal opinion at that. There doesn't seem to be any reliable source, that is actually attempting to present a factual discussion of the subject, available. However, there are serious discussions on the subject of fan loyalty to be had, contrasting fairweather fans with loyal fans, and discussing the several psychological factors that combine to create fan loyalty. See ISBN 7302090165 page 274, for example.
I suggest a quick rename and refactor to fan loyalty. You can use the aforementioned source and ISBN 0805850449 page xxx (sic!), both of whom report on studies by psychologists. Who feels up to the challenge? Uncle G (talk) 03:25, 20 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]