What is a true fan?

*Dane E5R* · 03-25-2004, 06:09 PM

I've wondered this for quite some time, now.. I think it's finally time I got a few other opinions. What do you guys think a true fan is? Is a true fan:

A) Someone who loves everything related to a certain subject.. i.e. Street Fighter fans who love the Street Fighter movie, simply because it is Street Fighter.

OR..

B) Someone who only loves good things related to a certain subject, and feels that bad things are disgraceful.. i.e. People who hate the Street Fighter movie because they feel it brings shame to the series.

What do you think?

愛 · 03-25-2004, 06:16 PM

A true fan is someone that doesn't have anything to prove.

*Voltron* · 03-25-2004, 06:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ai Takahashi

A true fan is someone that doesn't have anything to prove.

You've got some issus that need resolving, boyo...

A fan? What is a fan? I assume its just shortened from fanatic. In that case "A"

I happen to be a fan of many things that I have a ton of things about them I don't like.

愛 · 03-25-2004, 06:20 PM

What do you mean by that?

*Hannah* · 03-25-2004, 06:28 PM

B.

Like me... I hate the 3rd TMNT movie because it brings shame to us mutants an' turtle lovin' humans...

*That Matt Guy* · 03-25-2004, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ai Takahashi

What do you mean by that?

It's pretty obvious... the whole Japan obsession.

愛 · 03-25-2004, 06:40 PM

Sure, I like it a lot, but that doesn't make me worse than any other person on this board.

*Hannah* · 03-25-2004, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthew138

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ai Takahashi

What do you mean by that?

It's pretty obvious... the whole Japan obsession.

Hey, Japan rocks.

*That Matt Guy* · 03-25-2004, 06:47 PM

It's just a land mass.

*Hannah* · 03-25-2004, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthew138

It's just a land mass.

A COOl land mass.

愛 · 03-25-2004, 06:55 PM

Yeah, Japan is cool, but Japan can suck, too...

*Voltron* · 03-25-2004, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ai Takahashi

Yeah, Japan is cool, but Japan can suck, too...

I'm impressed. That was big of you.

*R-iZZy* · 03-25-2004, 06:58 PM

I'd have to say "A". Because there could be a release of the turtles getting their ass whooped by Barney, and the A-fan could say "That sh*t ruled!!!" It would take someone who wouldn't mind sacrificing their intellect and looking like the dumbest person in the world just for their own idol(s). B-fan speaks only the truth, doesn't mean he's/she's a true fan (nor does it mean he/she ISN'T a true fan), it just means he's/she's being honest. But for someone to look completely idiotic for their idol(s), I'd have to say he/she would be the one to stick with the idol(s) 'til the end.

愛 · 03-25-2004, 07:02 PM

Rap is being introduced. There are no more ninjas. Kanji pisses me off. Japanese girls like "thugs" now. A lot of the food is garbage.

Yeah, Japan can suck.

EDIT: Oh, and anime is terrible as of late.

raphael90 · 03-25-2004, 08:01 PM

I went with A because I thought of how so many hate the second Turtle movie...I still like it because I just love the Turtles and the nostalgia. Oh well, I imagine if the Turtles start changing storylines every ten years and they totally become alien to me, I might start becoming more of a B...maybe I already am a little.

**Kali** · 03-25-2004, 08:34 PM

I picked A. But, I won't say that a "true" fan has to love everything about their fandom, they simply don't let those "bad" things influence their feelings.

It's all a matter of opinion. But I believe a true fan will enjoy and love their choosen fandom, through the good and bad, thick and thin, fair-weather fans, and critics.

MW8979 · 03-25-2004, 09:41 PM

Definately B. Have to be selective in what you like.

**GK Punk** · 03-25-2004, 09:45 PM

I guess B...

*Stone Ill* · 03-25-2004, 09:49 PM

There is no such thing as a true fan.

*Raven* · 03-25-2004, 10:04 PM

b, i think.

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03-25-2004, 06:09 PM	#1
Dane E5R Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Topeka, Kansas Posts: 1,602	What is a true fan? I've wondered this for quite some time, now.. I think it's finally time I got a few other opinions. What do you guys think a true fan is? Is a true fan: A) Someone who loves everything related to a certain subject.. i.e. Street Fighter fans who love the Street Fighter movie, simply because it is Street Fighter. OR.. B) Someone who only loves good things related to a certain subject, and feels that bad things are disgraceful.. i.e. People who hate the Street Fighter movie because they feel it brings shame to the series. What do you think? __________________ http://www.luckyusshow.com

03-25-2004, 06:28 PM	#5
Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	B. Like me... I hate the 3rd TMNT movie because it brings shame to us mutants an' turtle lovin' humans... __________________

03-25-2004, 06:58 PM	#13
R-iZZy The Long Con Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: G'ville, FL (Gator Country), USA Posts: 3,007	I'd have to say "A". Because there could be a release of the turtles getting their ass whooped by Barney, and the A-fan could say "That sh*t ruled!!!" It would take someone who wouldn't mind sacrificing their intellect and looking like the dumbest person in the world just for their own idol(s). B-fan speaks only the truth, doesn't mean he's/she's a true fan (nor does it mean he/she ISN'T a true fan), it just means he's/she's being honest. But for someone to look completely idiotic for their idol(s), I'd have to say he/she would be the one to stick with the idol(s) 'til the end. __________________

03-25-2004, 08:01 PM	#15
raphael90 Stone Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ...down in the sewer listening to Skinny Puppy... Posts: 618	I went with A because I thought of how so many hate the second Turtle movie...I still like it because I just love the Turtles and the nostalgia. Oh well, I imagine if the Turtles start changing storylines every ten years and they totally become alien to me, I might start becoming more of a B...maybe I already am a little. __________________ "Babies? These things haven't even been BORN yet!" -Raphael

03-25-2004, 06:16 PM	#2
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	A true fan is someone that doesn't have anything to prove.

03-25-2004, 06:20 PM	#4
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	What do you mean by that?

03-25-2004, 06:40 PM	#7
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Sure, I like it a lot, but that doesn't make me worse than any other person on this board.

03-25-2004, 06:47 PM	#9
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	It's just a land mass.

03-25-2004, 06:55 PM	#11
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Yeah, Japan is cool, but Japan can suck, too...

03-25-2004, 07:02 PM	#14
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Rap is being introduced. There are no more ninjas. Kanji pisses me off. Japanese girls like "thugs" now. A lot of the food is garbage. Yeah, Japan can suck. EDIT: Oh, and anime is terrible as of late.

03-25-2004, 08:34 PM	#16
Kali Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California! Posts: 11,101	I picked A. But, I won't say that a "true" fan has to love everything about their fandom, they simply don't let those "bad" things influence their feelings. It's all a matter of opinion. But I believe a true fan will enjoy and love their choosen fandom, through the good and bad, thick and thin, fair-weather fans, and critics.

03-25-2004, 09:41 PM	#17
MW8979 Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 431	Definately B. Have to be selective in what you like.

03-25-2004, 09:45 PM	#18
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I guess B...

03-25-2004, 09:49 PM	#19
Stone Ill Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Burlington, Ontario Posts: 2,397	There is no such thing as a true fan.

03-25-2004, 10:04 PM	#20
Raven follower of Jesus Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,212	b, i think. __________________ TMNT Future Despair Deviant Offical Ultimate Ninja Turtles Site!