eiyosus said:

The only reason why I don't like the people who come here and start complaining about people not liking the prequels (terrible, terrible films), is that they start to drag every thread off-topic. And I don't mean fun off-topic, I mean the same tired crap being discussed for years off-topic.

A topic most people aren't even interested in talking about, because they've moved well beyond caring about the prequels.

Just like in this thread. :(

Yeah. There's also the self-righteous, sanctimonious DOUBLE STANDARD! of lauding ourselves for being much more "welcoming" and "friendlier" than TFN, and then when someone shows up with a different opinion they have to go through the usual "uh you do know the PT sucks, right?" and "hey go back to TFN, PT-loving troll" bullshit.

Those with thick skin make it through, sure, but do we really have to haze every PT fan who comes through here? I'm sure they'll figure out themselves that 95% of posters here hate the PT when they read any one of the hundreds of threads here dedicated to PT-bashing.

I came here with a certain innocent enjoyment of the PT and defensiveness of Lucas myself as a younger man, and over my time spent here I've learned an incredible amount about Lucas and the PT and the other major players in the success of the OT and have had just about a 180-degree turnaround in regards to how I feel about both, and just look at how much Anchorhead's Star Wars universe has changed thanks to this site. I feel like it would be far more conducive to our message if we didn't automatically reply to people who enjoyed the PT and still think Lucas is the grandmaster behind all that is good in Star Wars with posts telling them to get back to shoving their noses up his rear.

I apologize for contributing to the off-topic responses of this thread, but this has been brewing for awhile now.