Originally posted by: CO
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Ree Yees
Invader Jenny
Sanctuary Moon
DOTF
Patrick Russell
Wampa Joe
Harlock 415
Skye Solo
Mandalorian
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Such familiar names, I was cjedi72, and didn't know the sanctuary existed, and started arguing with fans who thought TPM was better than the original SW, so I got banned. When I was released from jail, I moderated myself around the PT gushers, and hung out in the sanctuary, cause that was the only place you could post an opinion without getting warned of baiting.

Wow we do have quite the gathering of “bashers” here. I can remember being on the same side as CJedi72 and Sanctuary Moon in many debates.

I also was a longtime TFN poster, initially as fistofsouth and later as Darth-Adroit and of course my sock Dark Lord of the Socks. My primary screen name (DA) was banned for being critical of the films. It kills me; I NEVER stoop to the level of insulting a poster or personal attacks and I was banned for saying that many fans had become Lucas apologists. I tried to fight the good fight; to point out that apologist is not an insult unless one takes it as such, to point out that my comments were directed at no poster in particular and I pointed out the fact that I has been PERSONALLY attacked by no less than a dozen gushers for the three pages that preceded my “offensive” comment. Did the mods warn the other users? I don’t know they may have via PM, but they specifically pointed me out within the discussion as the source of the problem.

TFN is not a place for constructive discussion of any kind. I posted on those boards for seven years and watched it slide downhill the whole time. There was a time when I really hated seeing posts from Darth Howell the third and all the others that came up with crazy theories (R2 camera, Yoda is the Sith lord, et al) while the PT was being made. After those posters left I missed them because I realized that their crazy theories were the only thing keeping the mods out of constructive debates. After ROTS came out all the crazy theory threads disappeared and the real crack down on “bashers” began.

Glad to see so many other “bashers” made their way over here. I consider us the Bens and Yodas of TFN. TFN is now a dark, evil empire where critical thought is extinguished before it can germinate. It’s comforting to know that the OT forum (Rebel Alliance) exists to nurture those of us that don’t love every piece of tripe George serves up.