Anchorhead said:

My question (yes, I'm finally getting around to it); Why is this place so different? Other than the obvious (desire for OT), why is this the place of choice for open, intelligent Star Wars discussions?

I can't say exactly why I joined this site, because there are so many reasons. The most important one was the fact that I was agreeing with a lot of what you guys were saying.

I had never heard of anybody talking about the pre 97 Star Wars trilogy in such a light.

The feelings I had for the trilogy were being expressed by others.

You couldn't find that on any other board. Every where else it was a lot of Lucas worshiping, and the very hint that he did wrong resulted in a ban.

I don't know why I am so passionate about Star Wars, I can clearly see it's faults, and I honestly don't think it is perfect. Yet it is so embedded in my mind that I can't help it.

Every opinion is respected on here. You can't find that anywhere else.

Plus you guys are a lot nicer on here. I used to go on Heavy Metal boards and get treated like a cancer for saying not being metal enough. Here, you can like the prequels and still be treated with the same respect as the guy who hates the prequels.