Hey, I'm a fangirl. Proudly been one since the game came out in 1995.
Concerning 'OBW', it technically has been dead a while - its owner abandoned it and the message board has only remained alive out of kindness to everyone who still frequents it (that, and she knows I'd KILL her if I lost all the stuff in an interactive fanfic/RP that I've been doing for a few years with some buds).
If only I made more money at my job, I'd buy OBW and make it better - gain more active members.
Another community that died which I once held most dear, "Chrono Dreamers", was an awesome place. Like OBW, it perished because the guy who ran it just up and lost interest (except worse; he became a total asshole and was rude to everyone who used to go there... now he runs a weird site for fans of the Nintendo DS). How I miss it... that place had the coolest art and message board themes (including one that I made, called "We Love Crono").
But hopefully the mighty CC will continue on strong. After all, this truly is the greatest fansite ever made (kudos to ZeaLitY for his genius, etc.), and has the most fantastic amount of content. Here's a great idea to make this place even better: recruit 'the lost' - those CT/CC fans that are drifting about the internet without a place to enjoy their most beloved game passion. I've already got the CT fans at Gaia Online interested in this site (yet right now we are focused on creating a new guild to replace our dying one; dying thanks to its owner being MIA for over a year - good thing he made me a moderator before disappearing). A mass recruitment scheme!
As the fansites pass away into the mists of time, let the lost souls be guided to a new homeland...