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Krill on 31 August 2008
Oyvoyvoyv said:
Krill said:
I agree as well, but we also see intentionally inflammatory or biased posts (usually ending with 'I'm not a fanboy but would be interested in peoples comments, discuss'). Asking people not to say 'fanboy' is like addressing the symptom but not the cause. This site is about discussing competition between manufacturers and it does attract people who show brand loyalty. The fact is, there are people who play on that and post with the intention of stirring up a hornet's nest.

 

 Calling people fanboys does no good. Post why they are making the wrong conclusion, and most of them will stop, as they can't attack those arguments. If they can, then they start an interesting discussion. If they don't stop, they will get banned within a few days.

You don't beat the problem by joining it.

 

Where in my post did I suggest that people should join in using the word 'fanboy'? The point I was making was that its use would be less widespread if some people didn't set out to be antagonistic. 



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woopah on 31 August 2008

omg u have a kirby pic, did that gameever get released? or is it stil being developed for wii?



 nintendo fanboy, but the good kind

proud soldier of nintopia

 

Untouch on 31 August 2008

WHY CANT WE BE FRIENDS?



Miyamotos Opinion on M$


EL_PATRAS on 31 August 2008

how 'bout fan fuckers, its not sexist, and people won't be as willing to use it due to it's harshness, plus it sounds like something the avgn would say ;)



                                                                           

Mr.Y on 31 August 2008

Fanboy!



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Beja-Beja on 31 August 2008

How about syobnafs



Ronster316 on 31 August 2008

So nobody feels discriminated against you could always call us fanboys erm........... Fanpeople? or perhaps Fanperson? Then again, Actresses dont seem to get too upset when you call them an Actor do they



S.T.A.G.E. on 31 August 2008
Oyvoyvoyv said:

It's messing up a lot of good threads now. People who did some mighty fine work in the OP end up having their thread destroyed because one guy states some absurbity, calling everyone who disagrees with him for a fanboy.

Now, I don't think he should be banned. That's not the type of site we want.

We should stop quoting the guy who said it, as that only fires up the conversation, and we should stop throwing out the word fanboy - every page now has the word fanboy written 5-15 times 

Sorry for sounding so belearning

 

 A Fanboy or Fangirl is someone who is a fanatic and ties themselves to one brand (Whether in good or bad circumstances). I'll use the term when i'm good and ready. They even put the term in the dictionary for christ's sake. 



swyggi on 31 August 2008

Who's this "We" that the OP speaks of?

Uh-oh, someone's in trouble *elbow nudge* *elbow nudge*



This will only take a moment of your time. *steals your watch*

ctk495 on 31 August 2008

Yeah I agree.