WHAT IS A "REAL" FAN?

I was looking at this video that was sent during the Mixtape Messiah 7 contests and it made me wonder ......

Question: Should a fan not be considered a true fan just because they haven't been listening to me since the Swisha House days? During the MM7 contest run I noticed a lot of fans felt like thats not the definition of a true fan. What do you think?.....

Should someone not be considered a fan just because they found out about an artist later in his career? I think some people aren't lucky enough to live in Texas where its almost a sin to not know what "screwed" music is. Some people haven't seen a bootleg Slim Thug, Chamillionaire, or Paul Wall cd on every corner in their city. Some people hear a single for the first time and actually take the time to go back and research all the previous works, only to realize that they really like the artist. From that point on they consider themselves a fan. Do you think thats the real definition of a fan? What about the person that did this?........

If the person that did this to their truck heard about me during the time ridin' dirty was releasing, does that still mean its not a real fan?

What would you call the people that were down since the Swisha House days but don't show as much support nowadays for whatever reason? There are plenty of those "fans" running around. Would that person still be considered a "real" fan? Just wondering.....