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"Ordinary love is selfish, deeply rooted in desires and satisfactions. Divine love is without condition, without boundary, without change."
You are all loved beyond measure.
I, like you, am a light-sound-vibration complex that resonates with others. I have hopes and dreams and ambitions, just like you! I AM, and so are you! Yes, we are one and the same, you and I.
Posted by: CAVX
Fanboy actually is derogatory unless you're saying that you are one.
Very good point. I remember a some time ago there was some thread or other about the Halo 3 forum. I made a point about fanboyism and someone else took this very negatively and decided to call me a tosser. This, of course, meant that he considered himself a fanboy. I giggled like a maniac and spun around wildly in my spinny chair.
Just like the other prohibited words, it never adds anything constructive to a conversation and is only used as an insult to try and invalidate others' opinions without a valid reason
I disagree with this. Fanboyism is not necessarily a vacuous label like noob, which represents a breadth of gaming-related characteristics and deems them negative whether or not they're objectively something to be ashamed of -- poor skill at the game, having a low level, losing an argument, refusing to BXR, etc. Rather, there's an implicit argument, at least in my usage, and that is that the other person is ignoring valid points in undue deference to authority. Self-recognition is not an easy task for many; sometimes what it takes is a stern statement that you need improvement. It tells the other person hey, you need to look at the situation and stop acting stupidly because you think Bungie loves your aggrandization. Achronos will not give you Recon because you hate BR starts (and variety) and mindlessly argue your opinion that Bungie made things one way, therefore that's best (which, of course, ignores that they are not stupid and are not necessarily satisfied with present affairs as well). And it's not demeaning, as noob is. It's the very same way in which anti-fanboys complain because they want things improved. It draws attention to a negative aspect in a loud way which is necessary, because if you don't have loud labels those points will not get attention themselves.
[Edited on 01.14.2008 10:47 AM PST]