Why Weren't Fans of DW Named Whooligans Instead of Whovians?

Which do you like more?

Whooligans would have been awesome!	39.0%	[ 30 ]
Meh idc either way.	15.6%	[ 12 ]
I prefer Whovians.	45.5%	[ 35 ]
Total Votes:			[ 77 ]

[Saffrons_Curse]

This is just a thing I wondered since I realized what could have been.

I think I'd prefer to be a Whooligan more than a Whovian... though the latter isn't terrible or anything.

[Saffrons_Curse]

Or Wholigan, but I think the pronunciation would be more confusing. XDa

[Zeto]

Saffrons_Curse

This is just a thing I wondered since I realized what could have been.

I think I'd prefer to be a Whooligan more than a Whovian... though the latter isn't terrible or anything.

Daaamn. Whooligan sounds kind of amazing. The people who started the Whovian trend dun f*cked up.

[I-Stole-the-TARDIS]

Both are used, but for some people Wholigan is considered derogatory because of the silly rivalry between the classic fans and fans of the new series. We try to avoid all that nonsense around here as best we can and just all be huge Doctor Who geeks, since a lot of us love both the classic and new stuff as it is. blaugh

Also, Wholigan can also refer to fans of The Who, so it avoids confusion in places where there might be large numbers of either type of fan. Maybe England. xp

[Saffrons_Curse]

I-Stole-the-TARDIS

Both are used, but for some people Wholigan is considered derogatory because of the silly rivalry between the classic fans and fans of the new series. We try to avoid all that nonsense around here as best we can and just all be huge Doctor Who geeks, since a lot of us love both the classic and new stuff as it is. blaugh

Also, Wholigan can also refer to fans of The Who, so it avoids confusion in places where there might be large numbers of either type of fan. Maybe England. xp

Oh I see~~ I didn't know both were used. C:! XD D-derogatory how? Like are the classic fans more -shakes cane- Damn whippersnappers basically? > w<!!!
[well, the term it comes from is derogatory, too. XDa ]
Avoiding nonsense is always the best course. 3nodding heart

Oooooooohhh~~ I never knew thatttt~ even though I know that band. o wo! I see I see~~~ That makes a lot of sense. 3nodding

[Myst of the Dawn]

Good point, since the Doctor himself does qualify as a hooligan, so I can see the play on words there.

[Myst of the Dawn]

Saffrons_Curse

I-Stole-the-TARDIS

Both are used, but for some people Wholigan is considered derogatory because of the silly rivalry between the classic fans and fans of the new series. We try to avoid all that nonsense around here as best we can and just all be huge Doctor Who geeks, since a lot of us love both the classic and new stuff as it is. blaugh

Also, Wholigan can also refer to fans of The Who, so it avoids confusion in places where there might be large numbers of either type of fan. Maybe England. xp

Oh I see~~ I didn't know both were used. C:! XD D-derogatory how? Like are the classic fans more -shakes cane- Damn whippersnappers basically? > w<!!!
[well, the term it comes from is derogatory, too. XDa ]
Avoiding nonsense is always the best course. 3nodding heart

Oooooooohhh~~ I never knew thatttt~ even though I know that band. o wo! I see I see~~~ That makes a lot of sense. 3nodding

Mostly it's just a lot of stupidity at work. Some people of my generation seem to think that just because they've seen every episode from the Pilot til now makes them special or something. I started on Tom Baker and I got tired of the attitudes pretty fast. So these days, when I see that kind of behavior I'll let'em know where to shove it.

[CookiesWolf]

Whooligan sounds better than Whovian, can't we just switch those definitions? stare

[Twisted Time Lord]

I figured whooligan would be the more aggressive part of our fan base that would sooner jump someone and rip their throat out then hear them even utter the phrase "I hate Doctor Who."

[Saffrons_Curse]

Mists of the Dawn

Mostly it's just a lot of stupidity at work. Some people of my generation seem to think that just because they've seen every episode from the Pilot til now makes them special or something. I started on Tom Baker and I got tired of the attitudes pretty fast. So these days, when I see that kind of behavior I'll let'em know where to shove it.

I see I see. xD
Well, since some of the episodes have been lost, there is a certain degree of specialness I could understand... but not enough to exert some illusory sense of superiority lol. XD

Those kinda of attitudes exist everywhere; elitists permeate the whole of humanity haha. xD
I only started watching about mmm a year or so ago, watching New Who, though I have seen the movie with theeeee 8th [I believe it was]. I haven't seen much of anything before that though, outside of the documentary things BBC America's done. xP!
I usually like to take elitists down a peg or two myself hahaha

CookiesWolf

Whooligan sounds better than Whovian, can't we just switch those definitions? stare

Haha, well, Whovian has the history behind it, I don't see why it'd make a lot of sense to just suddenly change it... I just think it was a bit of a missed opportunity. x'Da

Twisted Time Lord

I figured whooligan would be the more aggressive part of our fan base that would sooner jump someone and rip their throat out then hear them even utter the phrase "I hate Doctor Who."

Hmmmm~ the rabid ones.. I could see that.
However, I don't think that supposition existed when they were coming up with the names, did it? :Ua

[Twisted Time Lord]

Saffrons_Curse

Twisted Time Lord

I figured whooligan would be the more aggressive part of our fan base that would sooner jump someone and rip their throat out then hear them even utter the phrase "I hate Doctor Who."

Hmmmm~ the rabid ones.. I could see that.
However, I don't think that supposition existed when they were coming up with the names, did it? :Ua

I've heard the word Whooligan mentioned before over the last 2 years but then again I don't really pay attention to names to describe the fan base so it could have been a thing for longer then that who knows?

[Saffrons_Curse]

Twisted Time Lord

Saffrons_Curse

Twisted Time Lord

I figured whooligan would be the more aggressive part of our fan base that would sooner jump someone and rip their throat out then hear them even utter the phrase "I hate Doctor Who."

Hmmmm~ the rabid ones.. I could see that.
However, I don't think that supposition existed when they were coming up with the names, did it? :Ua

I've heard the word Whooligan mentioned before over the last 2 years but then again I don't really pay attention to names to describe the fan base so it could have been a thing for longer then that who knows?

Ooooh really? o wo!
-nod nod- That's true. Hm I wonder if Whovian and Whooligan have been things since the beginning, but Whovian just was always more popular or something. o wo
I don't pay much attention either, I'm just curious about it~~ > w<

[Twisted Time Lord]

Saffrons_Curse

Twisted Time Lord

Saffrons_Curse

Twisted Time Lord

I figured whooligan would be the more aggressive part of our fan base that would sooner jump someone and rip their throat out then hear them even utter the phrase "I hate Doctor Who."

Hmmmm~ the rabid ones.. I could see that.
However, I don't think that supposition existed when they were coming up with the names, did it? :Ua

I've heard the word Whooligan mentioned before over the last 2 years but then again I don't really pay attention to names to describe the fan base so it could have been a thing for longer then that who knows?

Ooooh really? o wo!
-nod nod- That's true. Hm I wonder if Whovian and Whooligan have been things since the beginning, but Whovian just was always more popular or something. o wo
I don't pay much attention either, I'm just curious about it~~ > w<

I think they probably were both a thing but whovian caught on faster for whatever reason be it luck or just that people subconsciously like the sound of whovian better then whooligan since whooligan literally sounds like but is spelled differently then the actual word hooligan.

[CookiesWolf]

Saffrons_Curse

CookiesWolf

Whooligan sounds better than Whovian, can't we just switch those definitions? stare

Haha, well, Whovian has the history behind it, I don't see why it'd make a lot of sense to just suddenly change it... I just think it was a bit of a missed opportunity. x'Da

Yup, I know :3 Probably a missed opportunity. It's a bit of a shame that the word which is a bit pejorative is also the one that sounds the coolest emo