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[cannedcream]

SirEmilCrane wrote...

Eternal Density wrote...

SirEmilCrane wrote...

Quick question, how many people here consider themselves huge nerds and how many are in denial?

I regularly buy and wear tshirts from Think Geek and my job title is "hydrological software developer".  Watching sci-fi shows such as Stargate Universe and Sanctuary in a group, or playing Mass Effect with friends watching IS social interaction.

Good to see that we are all up fornt about it.

As for me:
I collect warhammer 40k miniatures
I can tell you all about the Pzkwpf V Panther Tanks
I spend most of my days either here or gaming
and I'm in love with a fictional character:wub:

This is a safe place.

[greywarden1212]

SirEmilCrane wrote...

Eternal Density wrote...

SirEmilCrane wrote...

Quick question, how many people here consider themselves huge nerds and how many are in denial?

I regularly buy and wear tshirts from Think Geek and my job title is "hydrological software developer".  Watching sci-fi shows such as Stargate Universe and Sanctuary in a group, or playing Mass Effect with friends watching IS social interaction.

Good to see that we are all up fornt about it.

As for me:
I collect warhammer 40k miniatures
I can tell you all about the Pzkwpf V Panther Tanks
I spend most of my days either here or gaming
and I'm in love with a fictional character:wub:

me too
but hey were not alone

[SirEmilCrane]

We're having a massive bro sesh over at the "other" tali thread, come on over

[Azint]

SirEmilCrane wrote...

We're having a massive bro sesh over at the "other" tali thread, come on over

I'll bring the hookah.

[Phil725]

Azint wrote...
*snip*
It's very distressing to me. I've recently taken up reading on anthropology and seeing a group I'm a part of demonized by others just for the support we give, it really leaves me disappointed in people. Many do not care, so they tend to leave us alone, that's fine, no harm done, but some take it upon themselves to paint us so negatively that others actually do start to believe them. Many really have no real issue with the subject at hand, Tali, but they disrespect us, just for being in a rally.

All of us, and I mean all of us on this forum, we can really be a very strong community. Mass Effect is a great game series, most here would agree to that, and we all respect and love Bioware for their great works. But seeing this fandom splintered by factions for certain characters, many alienating each other out of taste in characters rather than something else more credible disappoints me. It sorely disappoints me.

I'm very bitter and cynical about many things, I tend to dislike the adorable things, but this was an exception. I just think it would be nice if we, Mass Effect fans, just co-existed and actually behaved like a real community. Lest we become like those irredeemable Twilight fans.

It just seems too idealistic to me.  People in general are confrontational.  The more people you have together, the more likely you are to have clashing personalities, or just jerks in general that are looking to cause problems.  Those people aren't common in every day life, but they do exist, and anonymity of the internet only makes it worse. 

The simple truth is that we are a community, and a rather large and strong one at that.  Where in the world can you find a place without crime?  It won't happen, the same way you won't get thousands of fans on an internet board to act as one.  Even the most tightknit group is susceptible to one bad apple. 

As I said before, most people are just fine with all of the characters.  I dislike Miranda, but I don't hate her fans or cause trouble on her thread, same as many here.  Some do though, and there is really nothing that can be done about it.

If you want to stress over the 1% of the community that you can't save, then that's your perogative, but it just won't happen.  Human nature just isn't perfect, its that simple.

[SirEmilCrane]

Azint wrote...

SirEmilCrane wrote...

We're having a massive bro sesh over at the "other" tali thread, come on over

I'll bring the hookah.

Its groovy man!

[greywarden1212]

SirEmilCrane wrote...

Azint wrote...

SirEmilCrane wrote...

We're having a massive bro sesh over at the "other" tali thread, come on over

I'll bring the hookah.

Its groovy man!

what thread link please?

[Maria Caliban]

SirEmilCrane wrote...

Quick question, how many people here consider themselves huge nerds and how many are in denial?

Lies! I, sir, am a geek.

[SirEmilCrane]

greywarden1212 wrote...

SirEmilCrane wrote...

Azint wrote...

SirEmilCrane wrote...

We're having a massive bro sesh over at the "other" tali thread, come on over

I'll bring the hookah.

Its groovy man!

what thread link please?

here
http://social.biowar...3574/15#1997463

the thread got on to why the tali thread is so huge, we had some great contributions from Doc, rune and I chipped in

I started talking to this one guy and we really poured our hearts out, it was deeeep

[cannedcream]

greywarden1212 wrote...
me too
but hey were not alone

Hey, if you gotta fall in love with a fictional character, you might as well go top-shelf about it. <3

[Exploding8]

Holy hell, the tali support thread is still here? and its still the same one? Its been like, a month! lol

[SirEmilCrane]

Exploding8 wrote...

Holy hell, the tali support thread is still here? and its still the same one? Its been like, a month! lol

We are eternal

[Strawberry Kiwi]

It's official, I'm actually mashing F5 on two different threads now.



... I'm gonna go back to lurking now...

[Kami102]

Exploding8 wrote...

Holy hell, the tali support thread is still here? and its still the same one? Its been like, a month! lol

We love Tali, what more can I say?

[cannedcream]

SirEmilCrane wrote...

Exploding8 wrote...

Holy hell, the tali support thread is still here? and its still the same one? Its been like, a month! lol

We are eternal

No, we are Geth.
What are you not getting about this?

[Azint]

Phil725 wrote...

It just seems too idealistic to me.  People in general are confrontational.  The more people you have together, the more likely you are to have clashing personalities, or just jerks in general that are looking to cause problems.  Those people aren't common in every day life, but they do exist, and anonymity of the internet only makes it worse. 

The simple truth is that we are a community, and a rather large and strong one at that.  Where in the world can you find a place without crime?  It won't happen, the same way you won't get thousands of fans on an internet board to act as one.  Even the most tightknit group is susceptible to one bad apple. 

As I said before, most people are just fine with all of the characters.  I dislike Miranda, but I don't hate her fans or cause trouble on her thread, same as many here.  Some do though, and there is really nothing that can be done about it.

If you want to stress over the 1% of the community that you can't save, then that's your perogative, but it just won't happen.  Human nature just isn't perfect, its that simple.

That's why I find this tragic. We are simply to insular to make nice to others, there are some who encourage this, but quite a few antagonize those who do. When there is a confrontation, it becomes a big spectacle to others, opposing parties, often in the same general fandom, fighting about some subjective issue is just so petty and ridiculous, and they call it "flamewars". I hate that.

I want people to change, I want everyone to just get along. I only recently joined this forum, beforehand, I had never read the ME forums, I was always under the assumption that they all bonded together, now I see how naive I was. During the release of Mass Effect 2, I was very excited, what really made me happy was that Garrus and Tali would be recruitable, accoringly most people were happy with that, too. I am aware that most people do like these characters, but those who vocally oppose are what sicken me. So few of them, yet so strong is their visible hate. It leaves a bad impression.

That's why I find this all tragic.

[cannedcream]

DrathanGervaise wrote...

cannedcream wrote...

No, we are Geth.
What are you not getting about this?

I'm a Turian!

You synthetics are all racist.

I'm not a synth, I'm a husk!
NOW who's the raciest? Yeah.
And by the way; every time you point a finger, there are three pointing right back at you.
. . .well. . .maybe not. . .not turian fingers. I guess that would just be one pointing back, but. . .uh. . .lost my train of thought. . .

[SirEmilCrane]

cannedcream wrote...

DrathanGervaise wrote...

cannedcream wrote...

No, we are Geth.
What are you not getting about this?

I'm a Turian!

You synthetics are all racist.

I'm not a synth, I'm a husk!
NOW who's the raciest? Yeah.
And by the way; every time you point a finger, there are three pointing right back at you.
. . .well. . .maybe not. . .not turian fingers. I guess that would just be one pointing back, but. . .uh. . .lost my train of thought. . .

if you are a husk I have to ask, was the spike painful?

[Azint]

DrathanGervaise wrote...

And aren't husks synthetic/organic hybrids?

Way to stereotype. Racist.

[Alphyn]

So... um... what did I miss?