@Cyan:
Why the hell would anyone go to OneManga's forum in the first place.
Sometimes it's fun.
It's like those really dumb movies that make you laugh, but you feel bad about watching them in the first place?
So far I've not made an account there, but I do go there and read some things, and sometimes I'm even tempted to post something. It's often an amusing guilty pleasure to go there, but I don't do it often.
I do prefer discussions here, of course.
@Halfmetal-lich:
So Deicide, as we are probably the only sane hancock supporters, what do you think about her chances, going into part 2?
I don't know. I'm not trying to predict what will happen until I see next chapter. I think there's still a chance, because instead of using the timeskip to wrap up her love sickness, Oda chose to keep her in the same situation she was before. It's hard to me to swallow up the idea that she will wait 2 years for Luffy… and then just say "goodbye and farewell" to him without any struggle.
I'm pretty sure Hancock has a role in the story post-timeskip. Maybe it's not joining the crew, but the possibility is still there.
As for her major deterrant (her island and title), things in this 2-year period may have changed for the better or the worse. Let's see next chapter and judge.
The bright side is that we will probably not need to wait a lot longer before we have a resolution.