I never really engaged with bassline. I liked some of the tunes, but it wasn't something I immersed myself in like I did dubstep, despite bassline being what was actually going on around me, what people I knew were into, and dubstep being this distant thing relegated to the internet.
Nowadays I prefer bassline, but at the time it was mostly just something I'd hear jumping in and out of cars buying weed or in the background at parties. The people I knew who were really into it were also into hardstyle, which was another where I liked some of the tunes, but didn't really feel much of a pull from. Nobody was into grime beyond Dizzee once he blew up and maybe one of Lethal B's tunes. Nobody was into dnb. Nobody was into techno. Nobody was into dubstep. It seemed to be firmly between bassline and hardstyle or NME indie. I'd be curious to know what all those people listen to now, if they listen to music at all.