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 Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 2:40 pm
Crimson The Blade HistoryWak Arvis_Jaggamar HistoryWak Crimson The Blade HistoryWak See. Didn't I say there were differences in how people define it? xD What! I don't remember you saying that! That was part of what I was saying in the first post. The whole point of this thread was to discuss our personal definitions of what a fanboy is. Right? I guess Crimson is obviously not a Read The Whole Post Fanboy. mrgreen ... Yeah, that was pretty lame, I know... xD I usually read the entire first post... I don't know what happened.... I... Have failed as a human being. *pats back* Don't listen to Tango, I still think you're hilarious and not a failure.
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 5:18 pm
Arvis_Jaggamar Crimson The Blade HistoryWak Arvis_Jaggamar HistoryWak That was part of what I was saying in the first post. The whole point of this thread was to discuss our personal definitions of what a fanboy is. Right? I guess Crimson is obviously not a Read The Whole Post Fanboy. mrgreen ... Yeah, that was pretty lame, I know... xD I usually read the entire first post... I don't know what happened.... I... Have failed as a human being. *pats back* Don't listen to Tango, I still think you're hilarious and not a failure. Oh, no. I don't think he fails, its just something nice to fall back on in an argument.
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:03 am
tangocat777 Arvis_Jaggamar Crimson The Blade HistoryWak Arvis_Jaggamar HistoryWak That was part of what I was saying in the first post. The whole point of this thread was to discuss our personal definitions of what a fanboy is. Right? I guess Crimson is obviously not a Read The Whole Post Fanboy. mrgreen ... Yeah, that was pretty lame, I know... xD I usually read the entire first post... I don't know what happened.... I... Have failed as a human being. *pats back* Don't listen to Tango, I still think you're hilarious and not a failure. Oh, no. I don't think he fails, its just something nice to fall back on in an argument. I've never known Crimson to seriously argue though. He's usually far too flippant to actually get into a debate with someone who disagrees with him. At least, in my experience he is.
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:11 am
Let's get back on topic. People think a "fanboy" is an insult or a bad thing. Is it entirely a bad thing? confused
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:18 am
HistoryWak Let's get back on topic. People think a "fanboy" is an insult or a bad thing. Is it entirely a bad thing? confused There's a difference between being very devoted to what you like, and being an elitist.
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:38 am
Wii4Mii HistoryWak Let's get back on topic. People think a "fanboy" is an insult or a bad thing. Is it entirely a bad thing? confused There's a difference between being very devoted to what you like, and being an elitist. But where's the fine line? There are many regulars who can fall into the elitist group as they view their preferred console as superior rather than what they prefer. People say things like "STFU Fanboy" is the person that's directed to an elitist or a very devoted fan?
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 6:02 am
HistoryWak Wii4Mii HistoryWak Let's get back on topic. People think a "fanboy" is an insult or a bad thing. Is it entirely a bad thing? confused There's a difference between being very devoted to what you like, and being an elitist. But where's the fine line? There are many regulars who can fall into the elitist group as they view their preferred console as superior rather than what they prefer. People say things like "STFU Fanboy" is the person that's directed to an elitist or a very devoted fan? There is nothign wrong with thinking your console is superior to others. But you're an elitist fanboy when you don't accept that the other consoles have good things going for them. You can't judge someone's fanboy by a "STFU fanboy" comment, because if they are just devoted and call someone who is an elitist a fanboy, then it makes sense. If they're an elitist and they're calling another elitist a fanboy, they're a hypocrite, and if they're an elitist calling a devoted person a fanboy, they're an idiot.
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Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 7:32 am
Wii4Mii HistoryWak Wii4Mii HistoryWak Let's get back on topic. People think a "fanboy" is an insult or a bad thing. Is it entirely a bad thing? confused There's a difference between being very devoted to what you like, and being an elitist. But where's the fine line? There are many regulars who can fall into the elitist group as they view their preferred console as superior rather than what they prefer. People say things like "STFU Fanboy" is the person that's directed to an elitist or a very devoted fan? There is nothign wrong with thinking your console is superior to others. But you're an elitist fanboy when you don't accept that the other consoles have good things going for them. You can't judge someone's fanboy by a "STFU fanboy" comment, because if they are just devoted and call someone who is an elitist a fanboy, then it makes sense. If they're an elitist and they're calling another elitist a fanboy, they're a hypocrite, and if they're an elitist calling a devoted person a fanboy, they're an idiot. This is an interesting system you've worked out. What if a devoted person calls another devoted person a fanboy. Is that a... compliment?
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:22 am
i think its bad to be a fanboy/girl
being a fan is alright.
i would say being a fanboy/girl is where you see nothing else in existance but that one single thing- and thus any comment you make is bullshittedly biased towards it... ya know what firefox fanboys/girls are like dont ya?
fanwanks i would say is where even when its not needed they post crap about X thing.
being a fan is great- im a fan, i try to give a fair view when i can.
but yeh, thats just my definition of it all
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:26 am
I pride myself in being a Sony fanboy, but I also pride myself on being cynical and sarcastic. However, I also pride myself on being informed on the industry...
It's not the fanboys that can be the problem, it's the ill-informed fanboys that can be the problem...
Knowing is half the battle...
G.I.JOOOOOOOEEEEE!
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:33 am
Part-Time Viking I pride myself in being a Sony fanboy, but I also pride myself on being cynical and sarcastic. However, I also pride myself on being informed on the industry... It's not the fanboys that can be the problem, it's the ill-informed fanboys that can be the problem... Knowing is half the battle... G.I.JOOOOOOOEEEEE! The cynical and sarcastic fanboys are just as bad. Though it's always good to know your info. Being cynical and sarcastic isn't really a good thing at all nor is it something to take pride in...
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:35 am
HistoryWak Part-Time Viking I pride myself in being a Sony fanboy, but I also pride myself on being cynical and sarcastic. However, I also pride myself on being informed on the industry... It's not the fanboys that can be the problem, it's the ill-informed fanboys that can be the problem... Knowing is half the battle... G.I.JOOOOOOOEEEEE! The cynical and sarcastic fanboys are just as bad. Though it's always good to know your info. Being cynical and sarcastic isn't really a good thing at all. I know, but it's who I am. I do have the occasional moment of compassion, not all is Dennis Leary-like cynicism with me.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 10:41 am
Part-Time Viking HistoryWak Part-Time Viking I pride myself in being a Sony fanboy, but I also pride myself on being cynical and sarcastic. However, I also pride myself on being informed on the industry... It's not the fanboys that can be the problem, it's the ill-informed fanboys that can be the problem... Knowing is half the battle... G.I.JOOOOOOOEEEEE! The cynical and sarcastic fanboys are just as bad. Though it's always good to know your info. Being cynical and sarcastic isn't really a good thing at all. I know, but it's who I am. I do have the occasional moment of compassion, not all is Dennis Leary-like cynicism with me. I know.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2007 7:35 pm
We really need to to have a solid definition of a "fanboy" before we can go into whether or not one could be "bad" or "good"
I mean, the people who call themselves fanboys, obviously don't think a fanboy is a good for nothing waste to the gaming community and is a retarded biased moron who can't see the good of anything he doesn't like to save his useless life.
...Um... But I know most people here just view a "fanboy" as a fan of one thing or another.
Which is why you guys can call someone an idiot or misinformed fanboy without being redundant.
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Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2007 4:22 pm
Well I believe myself to be a Sony fangirl and a FPS fangirl. Yet I have a sensible head on my shoulders.
A fanboy/girl is just a massive fan of a particular game/genre/company/consol. A good majority of fanboys/girls are obnoxious, close-minded, and idiots in general. A dipjit fanboy can turn other gamers away from games. I know my boyfirend loathes Xelda because of overzelous Zelda fanboys. And Halo fanboys have forever tainted that game for me. It's a shame, I would have loved it I know.
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