Bad Ash
Posts: 57
Joined: 13/2/2012
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So, I think I now understand from the posts on this page what a fanboy is. So I assume a "true fan" is the opposite of this, as in someone who is just as passionate about a certain property (be it Star Wars or Alien or whatever) but whom does not get bogged down in the detail (i.e whether is was a R3 or R4 unit that Uncle Owen nearly buys before he decides on R2 D2 on Tattoine), does not argue the point with all and sundry till they are blue in the face and no matter how tedious a point it may be, who doesn't use CAPS LOCK TO SHOUT AT PEOPLE OR MAKE THEIR MORE HEARTFELT POINTS STAND OUT, who will discuss a subject calmly and reasonably and who is un-offensive and gracious when they are wrong?? Well, let me know when you meet one on here! I just thought starting a thread off attacking a certain demographic (regardless of how annoying said demographic might be to you) is a bit off! The above point about 'true fans' was actually fairly serious - this forum is bursting at the seams with your so-called fanboys (but whom would sooner call themselves 'true fans') and many of them have posted on this very thread (cue plethora of defensive posts)! Fanboy-ism isn't just limited to sci-fi property's, you could have your average movie fanboy who is passionate about movies in general, who joins an internet forum in order to "discuss" their passion, who racks up thousands upon thousands of posts (some argumentative and even troll-like, some not) over a relatively short period of time and whom demonstrates some or all of the traits described in any one of the posts above that is supposedly describing fanboy-ism,.......and whom is also a moron! I don't call them fanboys or true fans - I call them people with waaaaay too much time on their hands!!
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