Urgent Situation: All Browncoats must read!

POSTED BY: rklenseth
UPDATED: Sunday, August 28, 2005 15:51
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DIETCOKE

Friday, August 26, 2005 5:26 PM

I agree with you. We really need to think about how we come across. When I first joined I remember seeing an article that referred to Browncoats as intelligent, organized and monied. Where did we go wrong?

NY/NJ Browncoats: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/firefly_nyc

INDIANABANZAI

Friday, August 26, 2005 5:45 PM

*looks at fedora and brown leather jacket from indyjacket.com, both hanging in cubicle*

Huh? Fandom? What's that?

SIMONWHO

Friday, August 26, 2005 5:47 PM

It's simple. Nathan started us on a crusade and we went overboard, eventually requiring him to draw us back. Think it's a coincidence that the first post about this event called on Nathan personally for his help?

Now it's descended into a petty childish dispute and I have to say that it is our side who come off worse. We've turned a website that had been incredibly supportive of the BDM into an enemy and yet there are still people who have no connection to the original competition winners who are continuing to fight and disparage, simply because they can.

However this time Daddy isn't the one who started the attack so he can't call it off. So instead the insults and vitriol continue. They've apologised and frankly they've done it better than us and with less reason than us. Frankly, if we don't grow up fast, we're all going to be tarred with the same brush and we'll deserve it too.

Let's put this matter to rest and for god's sake, no more damn fool crusades.

THATWEIRDGIRL

Friday, August 26, 2005 5:51 PM

...what he said.

www.thatweirdgirl.com
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"...turn right at the corner then skip two blocks...no, SKIP, the hopping-like thing kids do...Why? Why not?"

RELFEXIVE

Friday, August 26, 2005 6:19 PM

....what she said.

"My God - you're like a trained ape. Without the training."

BROWNCOAT1

Friday, August 26, 2005 7:32 PM

Browncoats, friends, comrades. Peace! Let's not allow the vindictive and immature behavior of a couple of people who run some website I have never heard of move us lower ourselves to their level.

I do not know all the particulars of this contest, or why emails from winners went unanswered or not, why prizes were slow in mailing or not, but I do know that we are better than lowering ourselves to foolish actions. We are not some childish uneducated mob that we must rise to such petty bait.

So this website, which claims to have supported the BDM has now turned their energies to slandering and bashing the movie. So? Let them! Who cares? I know I don't. I have never heard of them, and I doubt many have. They seem to be selectively posting bad comments about the movie, but it is easy to see by the quoted email that this is intentionally done in retaliation of some sort of problem stemming from the poster contest. All we need do is post these emails & comments on every Serenity/Firefly site so that all fans, lurkers, and potential fans can see that it only pettiness & vindictive nature that is causing this sudden betrayal. Nothing worse than a low down dirty deceiver.

I would ask that we all ignore these trolls, and their venomous site. Let them stew in their own ire and be done with them. It is a shame they have chosen this childish manner in which to deal w/ a few bad apples, turning on a movie they claimed to support so easily out of anger at a few fans who did not conduct themselves properly. I suppose some do not hold honor, loyalty and integrity in the same regard some of us do in this day & age.

I ask only that each of you think of the community, the cast, the movie, and Joss & all our reputations before you do anything. As you can see by the unreasonable actions of one "website" we are all held responsible for the actions of a few.

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"May have been the losing side. Still not convinced it was the wrong one."

Richmond, VA & surrounding area Firefly Fans:

http://tv.groups.yahoo.com/group/richmondbrowncoats/

http://www.richmondbrowncoats.org

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

Friday, August 26, 2005 7:59 PM

Umm...yeah. That.

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I wish I had a magical wish-granting plank.

MSCKAREN

Friday, August 26, 2005 8:03 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by InevitableBetrayal:
Can I just say, this would make an excellent case study on the nature of "blowback"--unintended consequences. The crazy thing is, it just keeps going. There are actually, (as of this posting) at least 3 generations of blowback operating. Sooo interesting...

I agree...very interesting. I wonder how many "last words" there are going to be on the topic. Now, back to inventorying my belly button lint.

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"Appears they've cancelled the show and we're still here. What does that make us?"
"Big damn junkies, Sir!"
"Ain't we just."

HATEHATEHATEFOX

Friday, August 26, 2005 8:03 PM

I say we do nothing. Here's why:

Y'know what, never mind. Let it go.

Edited for brevity and sanity.

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Nothing is ever so profoundly regretted as a kind act.
Robertson Davies

DANTE144

Friday, August 26, 2005 11:32 PM

FOR SHAME!

I am a new Browncoat.

If you act like a jerk in the name of the 'Browncoats' you make us all look bad.

Please don't do that.

"Jesus saves, everyone else takes damage" -tee shirt some girl was wearing at Megacon.

http://dantedreams.com <-my webcomic

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