Where are all the real fans???

[Finn]

This is not a real thread.

 

[JonnyQuest037]

USA. Largely fictional fan.

 

[Lord Garth]

In the Boston area, where I've lived since the real Disco Era. Although, from what I understand, "Disco Sucks!" Rallies had become a thing.

Wait a minute... When and what are we talking about?

EDITED TO ADD: You know, for over 25 years, up until 2017, I'd have been considered a "real fan", but then I like two of the "wrong" series (DSC and PIC) and then suddenly I'm magically not?

 

[Elder Knight]

Florida man. (Chicago born.)

 

[Vger23]

Javid Iqbal was a real actor on Star Trek Discovery. Does that count?

@RealJavidIqbal

 

[Vger23]

In the Boston area, where I've lived since the real Disco Era. Although, from what I understand, "Disco Sucks!" Rallies had become a thing.

Wait a minute... When and what are we talking about?

EDITED TO ADD: You know, for over 25 years, up until 2017, I'd have been considered a "real fan", but then I like two of the "wrong" series (DSC and PIC) and then suddenly I'm magically not?

What is "real"? How do you define "real"? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then "real" is simply electrical signals intepreted by your brain...

 

[somebuddyX]

Sydney, Australia.
I used to be a fan but now I am an air conditioner.

 

[at Quark's]

The Hague, The Netherlands.

I happen to like some stuff beyond Gene's Vision, so ....

 

[Bea Jonas]

This is not a real thread.

Shhh! It's supposed to be a secret.

 

[Forbin]

There's a real fan on my floor, blowing on me, 'cause it's hot in New Jersey.

 

[Captain pl1ngpl0ng]

No(r)Way

 

[Greg Cox]

I'm in PA these days, but the whole "real fan" thing needs to have a stake driven through its heart, since it lends itself to gatekeeping and arguing that some fans matter more than others.

"More Trekkie than thou" never ends well.

 

[Lord Garth]

What is "real"? How do you define "real"? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then "real" is simply electrical signals intepreted by your brain...

Neo: "What are you telling me? That I can dodge bullets?"
Morpheus: "No, Neo. I'm trying to tell you that when you're ready, you won't have to."

 

[JonnyQuest037]

"More Trekkie than thou" never ends well.

If you were as much of a Star Trek fan as I am, you'd feel differently.

 

[Avro Arrow]

Canada. Not a real fan from not a real country!

 

[JoseNoodles]

I'm a hypothetical fan from NYC.

 

[Greg Cox]

If you were as much of a Star Trek fan as I am, you'd feel differently.

Cue somebody explaining to me that "real" fans call themselves Trekkers, not Trekkies.

 

[BillJ]

Covington, Kentucky, United States.

Everything past "check the circuit" is apocryphal.

 

[Greg Cox]

To be fair, the OP, who is new to the board, may have used the "real fan" term innocently, unaware of how just how loaded (and toxic) it has become.

 

[Captain pl1ngpl0ng]

^ i took op as everyone on this forum are real fans .. and just wondered where we all are from.