As opposed to the various sci-fi, anime and manga fanbases (not to mention their genre-fanbases in general)?Xeogred wrote:I'd say more like the mecha genre in general. But yeah I know what you mean.Veno wrote:I love Gundam, but I gotta say the fanbase can get pretty bad, not because they push it onto other people or put down other series, but because of how they fight amongst themselves.
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Re: The worst fanbases
I cringe when I hear the phrase "... not a fan of..." It's such a passive way of expressing dislike. Don't care for something? Grow a pair and say that you don't like it, or "That shit fucking sucks!" instead of being all PC about it and declaring your being "a fan" of it or not.
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There are plenty of things that I'd say that I'm not a fan of. Saying that something sucks expresses your dislike for it but saying you're not a fan just says that you don't care either way.Bikeage wrote:I cringe when I hear the phrase "... not a fan of..." It's such a passive way of expressing dislike. Don't care for something? Grow a pair and say that you don't like it, or "That shit fucking sucks!" instead of being all PC about it and declaring your being "a fan" of it or not.
JT wrote:Yeah, like vampire aliens invade and hit us all with a ray beam that paralyzes all of our arms. The only way to deactivate the ray beam and fight back the vampire alien threat is with a complicated series of foot patterns on the device's control board that looks remarkably like a DDR pad. We will all praise this man for saving our lives and buy him a mountain of stuffed animals.
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Dreamcast fans cuz they're all pirates!! 
i have a:
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Atari 2600 jr, Front loading NES, Top loading NES, Retro duo, Nintendo 64, Game Cube with a GameBoy Player, Wii, Gameboy, Gameboy Pocket, Gameboy Color,Gameboy Advance, GameBoy Advance sp, DS Lite, Genesis, Saturn, Dreamcast, Game Gear, PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PSP, Xbox, Xbox 360, Bandai WonderSwan Color and Neo Geo pocket Color ;D
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Right. There are plenty of things that I'm not fond of, but I can see good points of at the same time. I just don't care.Droid party wrote:There are plenty of things that I'd say that I'm not a fan of. Saying that something sucks expresses your dislike for it but saying you're not a fan just says that you don't care either way.Bikeage wrote:I cringe when I hear the phrase "... not a fan of..." It's such a passive way of expressing dislike. Don't care for something? Grow a pair and say that you don't like it, or "That shit fucking sucks!" instead of being all PC about it and declaring your being "a fan" of it or not.
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Not one of my Dreamcast games are pirated. I only own like 20. But still, I'm a Dreamcast fan and still buy Dreamcast games.DAAAAA!! wrote:Dreamcast fans cuz they're all pirates!!
None of my games are pirated unless I legitimately own them.
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...how else am I supposed to express disinterest or mild dislike?Bikeage wrote:I cringe when I hear the phrase "... not a fan of..." It's such a passive way of expressing dislike. Don't care for something? Grow a pair and say that you don't like it, or "That shit fucking sucks!" instead of being all PC about it and declaring your being "a fan" of it or not.
and why should I act like a dick and/or overly polarize my opinions just because people think it's too 'PC' to not do so?
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Yeah, I'd say "not a fan of" = apathy. Not extreme enough to be "hate" or anything.
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Re: The worst fanbases
This.AppleQueso wrote:...how else am I supposed to express disinterest or mild dislike?Bikeage wrote:I cringe when I hear the phrase "... not a fan of..." It's such a passive way of expressing dislike. Don't care for something? Grow a pair and say that you don't like it, or "That shit fucking sucks!" instead of being all PC about it and declaring your being "a fan" of it or not.
and why should I act like a dick and/or overly polarize my opinions just because people think it's too 'PC' to not do so?
I'm getting a little tired (and, keep in mind, this goes for culture in general, not just among gamers) of all the instant extremism in language nowadays. People need to realize that there are, in fact, many different nuanced layers to communicate with. You don't need to LOVE or HATE everything.
Now, that being said, using the passive voice to say what you are by stating what you're not is ridiculous, too -- it's like saying you're a college student by saying "I'm not exactly in kindergarten, y'know..."
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That's not being passive, that's just being sarcastic.NintendoLegend wrote: Now, that being said, using the passive voice to say what you are by stating what you're not is ridiculous, too -- it's like saying you're a college student by saying "I'm not exactly in kindergarten, y'know..."
also kinda related: http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com/