Moth3r said:

I know we have a generally good reputation elsewhere, the projects by yourself and Harmy (not forgetting Jambe Davdar's Star Wars Begins) have earned that.

I was thinking back to a post Anchorhead made when referring to frevious's likening of GL's activities to Nazi war crimes. I'm wondering how much newcomers views are affected by posts from two or three of our resident nutjobs.

And none's response:

none said:

^ Judging a whole forum from a few quotes, posts, threads will happen, but that's their loss. Forums are for people speaking their views, even if they are atrocious, idiotic, repetitive or helpful.

And my response now is the same as it was then: "no, it's our loss." And the negative attitudes are coming out of more than just "two or three nutjobs." It's pervasive here, and yes, a few are a lot more insane about it than others, but denying that pervasiveness isn't going to make it any less true.

Should people here stop "bitching and moaning" about the prequels, the constant tinkering by Lucas, etc.? I don't think so, no. Many of the complaints are indeed legitimate, and as has been said, it's only opinion (the rantings from the "nutjobs" aside). But you've also got to accept that the "bitching and moaning" is going to come at a cost, and that cost is that this forum will be seen by many people as "a gathering place for rabid Lucas bashing." Whether anyone thinks that's fair or not, it's nonetheless the unfortunate reality that can't be denied.