Are we really this bad?

Mandi-chan · 10-15-2011, 10:21 AM

I think the guy who did this video made a few good/valid points, I used to be guilty of a couple of things he ranted about: having once written an awful fanfic featuring an unintentional Mary-Sue, and also being a bit of a hot-head in my defense of loving the new toon and disliking the old one...

The thing is, I grew out of it and am honestly embarrassed by my ugly fangirlisms from a few years ago. I'm sure I'm not the only one here who's gone through that.

Honestly though, the stuff he complains about in this video is something that I don't really see around here anymore (although, to be fair I've been more of a lurker here over the last couple of years than an active member...but you'd think, as a lurker, that the negative qualities of a fandom would be more noticable).

10-15-2011, 10:21 AM	#10
Mandi-chan Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 932	I think the guy who did this video made a few good/valid points, I used to be guilty of a couple of things he ranted about: having once written an awful fanfic featuring an unintentional Mary-Sue, and also being a bit of a hot-head in my defense of loving the new toon and disliking the old one... The thing is, I grew out of it and am honestly embarrassed by my ugly fangirlisms from a few years ago. I'm sure I'm not the only one here who's gone through that. Honestly though, the stuff he complains about in this video is something that I don't really see around here anymore (although, to be fair I've been more of a lurker here over the last couple of years than an active member...but you'd think, as a lurker, that the negative qualities of a fandom would be more noticable).