Toxic.. Uh.. Not compared to other fandoms, being an ex 501st Legion member I can tell you that was a toxic group especially on the local levels not to mention the other fan groups.
I did the convention scene for 13 years straight and have run into a lot of people and this is my observations (not opinions but what I have observed)
Star Wars.. Don't even get me started on these fanboys. Most whine about what they want and then when they get it they critique it to death.
Star Trek.. Another one except these always seem to want to outdo every other group and use "the prime directive" or "logic" into their arguments (these also seem to be the most "snooty").
Marvel/DC fans.. Honestly lately these have been some of the absolute worst to observe. I have left theaters and watched yelling matches over movie critiques..
Most fanboys seem to want want want then when they are given the best that can be given they are still not satisfied.
Now collectors... Lately the Gi Joe guys are absolute A-holes, some stooping to actually pay employees to pull or hold cases for them, THEN they turn around and sell/trade the extras (trading isn't as bad as reselling over retail prices IMHO). I know people at two of the local targets and they have told me quite a few things that local collectors have done recently.
Creepy Hot-Wheels guys. These guys come in and stare at you like you are going to steal the food off their plates then watch what you are looking at so they don't feel threatened that you will buy their precious cars..
I am the type of collector and fan that is just glad he is being given an option to purchase the things I love be it TF's, Joes, MOTU, etc.. They could have easily not continued the way that they have on a lot of these toy lines but they have because they know that WE will buy them up.
Burn wrote:Rodimus Prime wrote:Burn wrote:o.supreme wrote:I never would have said it, but here's a staff member calling it like it is.
I'm not staff, the title is the by-product of a broken forum system.
Just like I "inadvertently" lost my modship when you were demoted/resigned/quit, and it was never restored despite extensive conversations with the site owner.
Wondered what happened there. FYI, I never discussed any forum staff related stuff with him. Told him I was done, that was it. What happened with others was not my knowledge.
Very interesting. Ill keep my trap shut about this situation..