Troll calling must stop
POSTED BY: rklenseth
UPDATED: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 19:14
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I've been a member of the fansbase for over two years now and saw Firefly when it first aired. Now I remember back in the old days when there were real trolls about and how we would poke them with sticks but now this whole troll thing has gotten out of hand.
Now we have people (claiming to be Browncoats) calling people trolls for posting anything negative about Firefly/Serenity for example the EW article that states Whedon stated that there wasn't going to be anymore Firefly/Serenity movies. And now it seems I have been branded a troll as well as others not only on this site for posting this article. And I have seen it regards to other things too where people say negative things and they get crushed under a bunch of people calling them a troll.
Posting something negative and not hiding from the truth of things is not trolling. Some Browncoats aren't as upbeat about the potential of a sequel as some others. That doesn't make them a troll or change the fact that they Firefly/Serenity as much as you. We are just the 'glass is half empty' crowd. So please stop branding us as trolls because you are pushing people away from the fanbase especially some Browncoats who were around before the movie even was a thought and they are the ones who help get the movie in the first damn place.
Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.
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Don't take it personally, mate.
There _are_ a great many anti-Serenity/anti-JossWhedon trolls doing the rounds at the moment. I run a few of the Serenity fan base websites and it is a total nightmare.
That said, you obviously aren't a troll. Anybody intelligent would know this. Some people aren't engaging their brain and are lumping people into groups too quickly.
Ironically I got called a troll the other day - which is quite funny considering I'm the person who moderates the bloody trolls out elsewhere!
You will see more of this kind of thing. The reality of the current situation is that Firefly/Serenity is again, more or less, without a commericial home. At the moment, nobody is going to fund further adventures in this universe - and that hurts. Anybody saying that, for now, will get sticks thrown at them.
I think it's better to be realistic myself. It's okay people posting online saying "You can't stop the signal:@!@", but the reality is... Uhm - if nobody pays for Firefly/Serenity, the signal is actually stopped. Marketing slogans don't equal much.
As long as people are realistic and thoughtful online, spotting the actual trolls should be easy.
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I'm not all without hope though. We did the impossible before with a smaller fanbase about two years ago. We could do it again if we keep together but like two years ago it is going to be hard and with many failures.
We have to face the realistic facts that the chances of a sequel are very slim even with great DVD sales though it is not totally out of the realm of impossiblity considering that we did it before with the Firefly DVDs.
Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.
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Oh, nothing is impossible. It has a built in fan base, a good write/director at the helm, and the movie was critically very well received. These are good things.
Realistically, not wanting to take this off topic, but I doubt there would be another motion picture. Not unless the DVDs went #1 internationally for some time. However, if the DVDs do well for a few years, there are other options open to exploration.
Whatever the case, anyway, we're Independents again now I think 
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Back to the good old days of not having a home and we were all a small little family spread across two boards and everyone knew everyone.
Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.
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See, this is the price of fame!
TheInside.org - Firefly Producers NEW TV series
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I understand where you are coming from, but you did miss the post that has been going for 3 or 4 days now that had the exact same article as you had posted up. So some of us are just tried of the same type of stuff coming up again. Also the article dosn't carry that much fact in it. As I pointed out in my posting it was carryed on EW.com and Myspace.com not exactly web pages I would give credence to ie cite in a term paper or base conclusions on. That being said hang in there and have fun on the site kay. O and the other tread was called "Can you believe this" or something similar.
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Same post..many threads...maybe you are not a troll, but it is quite trollish to have the same article keep popping up...apparently with no other purpose than to stir people up.
And, by the way...I saw all the shows when they originally aired as well. Do I get a medal now?
I have called 2 people trolls in the past few days...one of the people I called TROLL was someone asking for money and using Adam Baldwin's name to get it (he has since deleted his posts).
It was my opinion, and nobody is obligated to take my word as gospel. All have the ability to read posts and come to their own conclusions. Maybe next time I will just call SHENANIGANS..humm...where did I put my broom.
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I don't think you're a troll, Rklenseth. You just wanted everyone to know about an article you saw in a well-known magazine. One which is quite fond of Joss and all his works, I might add.
Maybe everyone is just cranky cause of the bad news, true or not. Or they're stressed from Christmas shopping. Or someone peed in their cornflakes.
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Originally posted by UnregisteredCompanion:
Same post..many threads...maybe you are not a troll, but it is quite trollish to have the same article keep popping up...apparently with no other purpose than to stir people up.
And, by the way...I saw all the shows when they originally aired as well. Do I get a medal now?
I have called 2 people trolls in the past few days...one of the people I called TROLL was someone asking for money and using Adam Baldwin's name to get it (he has since deleted his posts).
It was my opinion, and nobody is obligated to take my word as gospel. All have the ability to read posts and come to their own conclusions. Maybe next time I will just call SHENANIGANS..humm...where did I put my broom.
~~~~~
"Funny and sexy. You have no idea. And you never will."
I think I posted that I said that I hadn't known it was already posted. I had just read it on another site, didn't see it over here and decided that it needed post.
And furthermore I posted this to pass the information on. Is there something wrong with that? You need to look up the definition of internet trolling.
And might I add it is quite trollish to call someone who you have no idea what the purpose behind their posting is a troll. That isn't going to earn you many friends around here and you have probably already lost mine.
Ok, you saw the show when it originally aired but where were you in 2002-2005 when we were all fighting to get the show back in one form or another. As I can see you just joined as of October of this year. That was after the movie came out in theaters.
Oh, and play Cantr II at www.cantr.net.
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