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 Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:52 pm
We see people use the term "Fanboy" freely. They use it as an insult. Is it really a bad thing or do people just tend to think it's a bad thing? Some people are proud to be a fanboy or fangirl of something. Others see it as a degrading term. Discuss your definition and why you view it as such.
It's good to get this out in the open as it's a common thing to call someone when talking about video games and there are mixed views on it.
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:52 pm
It depends. There are different breeds of fanboy out there. For example, in my experience, Xbox fanboys are typically obnoxious elitists with laundry lists of mental complexes, whereas Nintendo and Sony fanboys tend more towards the classic, nostalgic gamers who can't bring themselves to break their loyalty.
Personally, I think a certain degree of loyalty is a good thing. I can't help but feel a certain sense of admiration for the Nintendo fanboys who stuck with their company even through the dark days of the Gamecube. Same with the Sony fans that refuse to jump to the 360 in these bumpy times. And heck, even the 360 fans who were part of the tiny group that decided to give the monstrous Xbox a chance even though the rest of the gaming world called them morons.
The only kinds of fanboys that I just can't tolerate are the mean ones and the ones who just jump to whatever is most popular at the time. I swear, if I see another one-poster who says "360 cuz it has halo" I'll go crazy! scream
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:13 pm
Let's get this straight, Wak. We throw the word fanboy around, but I don't think fanboyism in itself should be considered "wrong". I don't want to stray into the boundaries of a stereotypical fanboy. Halo fanboys that don't shut up and Nintendo and Sony fanboys that are close minded are very evident in tjreads, and are a legitimate concerns, but there's no reason to generalize all fanboys as "bad". Really, say, 90% of fanboys make the other 10% look bad, even though the 10% is doing its thing and not disrupting threads, making rediculous claims, etc.
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Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:13 pm
There is nothing wrong with being a fanboy.
Being an Idiot Fanboy is different.
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:52 am
It's just like being a person. You can be a person, and you can be an idiotic person.
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 5:50 pm
Meta_Fish It's just like being a person. You can be a person, and you can be an idiotic person. Nice. mrgreen Haven't seen you around these parts in a long time, Meta.
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:03 pm
Well... I actually believe the term, "fanboy/girl" Derived, from being an idiotic "fan" So, fanboy, was never meant to mean a "honest fan"
It's basically a case of the English language coming up with new words every second.
Look how at how many ways you can call someone stupid in english. Bet it doubles most other languages. If that's not bad enough, now we have slang. We should have seen this coming when the word "bad" could be used as positive. "Positive" being almost literally it's opposite.
From no one, anyone who uses slang gets Crimson's Official Slap of Quality (The quality being in the slap. not the receiver) So watch out when you use words other than their literal intentions!
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:09 pm
Crimson The Blade Well... I actually believe the term, "fanboy/girl" Derived, from being an idiotic "fan" So, fanboy, was never meant to mean a "honest fan" It's basically a case of the English language coming up with new words every second. Look how at how many ways you can call someone stupid in english. Bet it doubles most other languages. If that's not bad enough, now we have slang. We should have seen this coming when the word "bad" could be used as positive. "Positive" being almost literally it's opposite. From no one, anyone who uses slang gets Crimson's Official Slap of Quality (The quality being in the slap. not the receiver) So watch out when you use words other than their literal intentions! I always thought that a "fanboy" was just someone who had loyalty to certain product or company at the exclusion of competing products/companies.
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:11 pm
Arvis_Jaggamar Crimson The Blade Well... I actually believe the term, "fanboy/girl" Derived, from being an idiotic "fan" So, fanboy, was never meant to mean a "honest fan" It's basically a case of the English language coming up with new words every second. Look how at how many ways you can call someone stupid in english. Bet it doubles most other languages. If that's not bad enough, now we have slang. We should have seen this coming when the word "bad" could be used as positive. "Positive" being almost literally it's opposite. From no one, anyone who uses slang gets Crimson's Official Slap of Quality (The quality being in the slap. not the receiver) So watch out when you use words other than their literal intentions! I always thought that a "fanboy" was just someone who had loyalty to certain product or company at the exclusion of competing products/companies. See. Didn't I say there were differences in how people define it? xD
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:24 pm
HistoryWak Arvis_Jaggamar Crimson The Blade Well... I actually believe the term, "fanboy/girl" Derived, from being an idiotic "fan" So, fanboy, was never meant to mean a "honest fan" It's basically a case of the English language coming up with new words every second. Look how at how many ways you can call someone stupid in english. Bet it doubles most other languages. If that's not bad enough, now we have slang. We should have seen this coming when the word "bad" could be used as positive. "Positive" being almost literally it's opposite. From no one, anyone who uses slang gets Crimson's Official Slap of Quality (The quality being in the slap. not the receiver) So watch out when you use words other than their literal intentions! I always thought that a "fanboy" was just someone who had loyalty to certain product or company at the exclusion of competing products/companies. See. Didn't I say there were differences in how people define it? xD What! I don't remember you saying that!
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:32 pm
Crimson The Blade HistoryWak Arvis_Jaggamar Crimson The Blade Well... I actually believe the term, "fanboy/girl" Derived, from being an idiotic "fan" So, fanboy, was never meant to mean a "honest fan" It's basically a case of the English language coming up with new words every second. Look how at how many ways you can call someone stupid in english. Bet it doubles most other languages. If that's not bad enough, now we have slang. We should have seen this coming when the word "bad" could be used as positive. "Positive" being almost literally it's opposite. From no one, anyone who uses slang gets Crimson's Official Slap of Quality (The quality being in the slap. not the receiver) So watch out when you use words other than their literal intentions! I always thought that a "fanboy" was just someone who had loyalty to certain product or company at the exclusion of competing products/companies. 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.
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:37 pm
HistoryWak Crimson The Blade HistoryWak Arvis_Jaggamar Crimson The Blade Well... I actually believe the term, "fanboy/girl" Derived, from being an idiotic "fan" So, fanboy, was never meant to mean a "honest fan" It's basically a case of the English language coming up with new words every second. Look how at how many ways you can call someone stupid in english. Bet it doubles most other languages. If that's not bad enough, now we have slang. We should have seen this coming when the word "bad" could be used as positive. "Positive" being almost literally it's opposite. From no one, anyone who uses slang gets Crimson's Official Slap of Quality (The quality being in the slap. not the receiver) So watch out when you use words other than their literal intentions! I always thought that a "fanboy" was just someone who had loyalty to certain product or company at the exclusion of competing products/companies. 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...
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:51 pm
Arvis_Jaggamar HistoryWak Crimson The Blade HistoryWak Arvis_Jaggamar Crimson The Blade Well... I actually believe the term, "fanboy/girl" Derived, from being an idiotic "fan" So, fanboy, was never meant to mean a "honest fan" It's basically a case of the English language coming up with new words every second. Look how at how many ways you can call someone stupid in english. Bet it doubles most other languages. If that's not bad enough, now we have slang. We should have seen this coming when the word "bad" could be used as positive. "Positive" being almost literally it's opposite. From no one, anyone who uses slang gets Crimson's Official Slap of Quality (The quality being in the slap. not the receiver) So watch out when you use words other than their literal intentions! I always thought that a "fanboy" was just someone who had loyalty to certain product or company at the exclusion of competing products/companies. 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
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 6:59 pm
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.
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2007 10:22 am
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. I'm gonna quote you on that.
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