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BerylRoll: adding disambig

2025-12-29T15:15:47Z

adding disambig

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			{{disambig3\|Fan}}
	A '''true fan''' is somebody who agrees ''completely and rigidly'' with the viewpoint of the person using the term. It's often uncanny, how ''your'' opinions are exactly those of a true fan.		A '''true fan''' is somebody who agrees ''completely and rigidly'' with the viewpoint of the person using the term. It's often uncanny, how ''your'' opinions are exactly those of a true fan.

Usfmm at 21:02, 16 August 2024

2024-08-16T21:02:02Z

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	: ''"Anyone who doesn't like [[Simon Furman]] isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who doesn't like [[Simon Furman]] isn't a true fan."''
	: ''"Anyone who thinks [[FIRRIB\|Rumble is red]] isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who thinks [[FIRRIB\|Rumble is red]] isn't a true fan."''
	: ''"Anyone who likes the [[~~Movie~~ (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Transformers (2007 franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''

	Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks.		Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks.

Locoman: dead link

2024-06-19T23:15:12Z

dead link

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	: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Movie (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Movie (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''

	Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks~~. This is a form of the {{w\|no true Scotsman}} fallacy~~.		Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks.


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	==External links==		==External links==
	*[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/nice/truefan.txt True Fan - A Rant by M Sipher. Written in May of 1997 and still relevant.]		*[http://www.camphortree.net/tf/nice/truefan.txt True Fan - A Rant by M Sipher. Written in May of 1997 and still relevant.]
	*~~[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/forumdisplay.php?f=14 Example of a breeding ground for so-called~~ true ~~fans.]~~		* {{w\|No true Scotsman}}

	[[Category:Fan terminology]]		[[Category:Fan terminology]]
	[[Category:Fandom]]		[[Category:Fandom]]
	[[Category:Things that don't exist]]		[[Category:Things that don't exist]]

Cyberlink420 at 05:23, 2 July 2023

2023-07-02T05:23:44Z

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	<!-- Please do not add more examples to this list without consulting the talk page or Discord server first; many have been added and quickly removed in the past. -->		<!-- Please do not add more examples to this list without consulting the talk page or Discord server first; many have been added and quickly removed in the past. -->
	:'''Examples:'''		'''Examples:'''
	:''"My point of view is the correct one, and if you disagree with me you're not a true fan, and thus not worthy of my time."''		:''"My point of view is the correct one, and if you disagree with me you're not a true fan, and thus not worthy of my time."''
	: ''"Anyone who likes ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'' isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who likes ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'' isn't a true fan."''

Doomdorm64 at 19:49, 1 March 2022

2022-03-01T19:49:37Z

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	A '''true fan''' is somebody who agrees ''completely and rigidly'' with the viewpoint of the person using the term. It's often uncanny, how ''your'' opinions are exactly those of a true fan.		A '''true fan''' is somebody who agrees ''completely and rigidly'' with the viewpoint of the person using the term. It's often uncanny, how ''your'' opinions are exactly those of a true fan.

	<!-- Please do not add more examples to this list without consulting the talk page; many have been added and quickly removed in the past. -->		<!-- Please do not add more examples to this list without consulting the talk page or Discord server first; many have been added and quickly removed in the past. -->
	:'''Examples:'''		:'''Examples:'''
	:''"My point of view is the correct one, and if you disagree with me you're not a true fan, and thus not worthy of my time."''		:''"My point of view is the correct one, and if you disagree with me you're not a true fan, and thus not worthy of my time."''

Doomdorm64 at 18:32, 16 November 2020

2020-11-16T18:32:11Z

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	A '''true fan''' is somebody who agrees ''completely and rigidly'' with the viewpoint of the person using the term. It's often uncanny, how ''your'' opinions are exactly those of a true fan.		A '''true fan''' is somebody who agrees ''completely and rigidly'' with the viewpoint of the person using the term. It's often uncanny, how ''your'' opinions are exactly those of a true fan.

			<!-- Please do not add more examples to this list without consulting the talk page; many have been added and quickly removed in the past. -->
	:'''Examples:'''		:'''Examples:'''
	:''"My point of view is the correct one, and if you disagree with me you're not a true fan, and thus not worthy of my time."''		:''"My point of view is the correct one, and if you disagree with me you're not a true fan, and thus not worthy of my time."''

Khajidha at 21:32, 11 April 2020

2020-04-11T21:32:21Z

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	: ''"Anyone who thinks [[FIRRIB\|Rumble is red]] isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who thinks [[FIRRIB\|Rumble is red]] isn't a true fan."''
	: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Movie (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Movie (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''
	~~: ''"Anyone who thinks that [[Bumblebee (film)\|the Bumblebee]] movie is not a reboot isn't a true fan."''~~

	Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks. This is a form of the {{w\|no true Scotsman}} fallacy.		Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks. This is a form of the {{w\|no true Scotsman}} fallacy.

Yaxuo at 20:28, 30 December 2019

2019-12-30T20:28:34Z

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	A '''true fan''' is somebody who agrees ''completely and rigidly'' with the viewpoint of the person using the term. It's often uncanny, how ''your'' opinions are exactly those of a true fan.		A '''true fan''' is somebody who agrees ''completely and rigidly'' with the viewpoint of the person using the term. It's often uncanny, how ''your'' opinions are exactly those of a true fan.

	:'''Examples:''' ''"My point of view is the correct one, and if you disagree with me you're not a true fan, and thus not worthy of my time."''		:'''Examples:'''
			:''"My point of view is the correct one, and if you disagree with me you're not a true fan, and thus not worthy of my time."''
	: ''"Anyone who likes ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'' isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who likes ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)\|Beast Machines]]'' isn't a true fan."''
	: ''"Anyone who doesn't like [[Simon Furman]] isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who doesn't like [[Simon Furman]] isn't a true fan."''

FigureGunplaFan: Recent. And this one's for real.

2019-01-23T04:55:56Z

Recent. And this one's for real.

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	: ''"Anyone who thinks [[FIRRIB\|Rumble is red]] isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who thinks [[FIRRIB\|Rumble is red]] isn't a true fan."''
	: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Movie (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Movie (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''
			: ''"Anyone who thinks that [[Bumblebee (film)\|the Bumblebee]] movie is not a reboot isn't a true fan."''

	Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks. This is a form of the {{w\|no true Scotsman}} fallacy.		Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks. This is a form of the {{w\|no true Scotsman}} fallacy.

TBR at 21:26, 26 September 2018

2018-09-26T21:26:34Z

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	: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Movie (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Movie (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''

	Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks. This is a form of the {{w\|No true Scotsman}} fallacy.		Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks. This is a form of the {{w\|no true Scotsman}} fallacy.

← Older revision		Revision as of 21:32, 11 April 2020
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	: ''"Anyone who thinks [[FIRRIB\|Rumble is red]] isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who thinks [[FIRRIB\|Rumble is red]] isn't a true fan."''
	: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Movie (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Movie (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''
	~~: ''"Anyone who thinks that [[Bumblebee (film)\|the Bumblebee]] movie is not a reboot isn't a true fan."''~~

	Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks. This is a form of the {{w\|no true Scotsman}} fallacy.		Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks. This is a form of the {{w\|no true Scotsman}} fallacy.

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	: ''"Anyone who thinks [[FIRRIB\|Rumble is red]] isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who thinks [[FIRRIB\|Rumble is red]] isn't a true fan."''
	: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Movie (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''		: ''"Anyone who likes the [[Movie (franchise)\|Bayformers]] movies isn't a true fan."''
			: ''"Anyone who thinks that [[Bumblebee (film)\|the Bumblebee]] movie is not a reboot isn't a true fan."''

	Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks. This is a form of the {{w\|no true Scotsman}} fallacy.		Needless to say, these sorts of people rather annoy most other fans, who regard them as far more likely to [[Ruined FOREVER\|ruin it for everyone else]] than anything Hasbro is ever likely to do. They love not wisely but too well. Or they could just be jerks. This is a form of the {{w\|no true Scotsman}} fallacy.