What's wrong with the people that make up the alliance? Is it because they don't prefer Paper Mario or Bowser Jr? Is it because they can actually form lengthy and logical arguements to defend such an obscure character? Is it because it's actually stretched over several web forums? Is it because they don't just roll over when people tell them that Geno is a God Awful idea (which you've done, by the way) and have actually converted a large number of people from doing so? Is it because, from what I've seen this past year and a half, that they are one of the most dedicated groups of character supporters on the net?
I have no issues with the arguments you or the rest of the GA make (the reasonable ones anyway) or the possibility some of you might not prefer Paper Mario or Bowser Jr. The board would be a boring place if everyone wanted the same people in. As for the Geno Alliance being stretched across several forums, thats another thing I don't have a problem with. I actually think its impressive that a character like Geno amassed this sort of net following. I also never said Geno was a god awful idea. IMO, he wouldn't be the most interesting option, but then, the same can be said of many good characters.
Also, if you're complaining because you've scrapped elbows with people during debates then you probably shouldn't even be on a web forum at all. Web forums are about the free exchange of ideas and, naturally, not everyone is going to agree on everything. Personally, I'd rather be in a forum that's constantly in debates instead of one where people believe the ideal of complete political correctness is a reality and thus just keep their mouths shut because that shows that there's people actually thinking about their choices and actually expressing their opinions.
I'm also not complaining about getting my lumps in debates. Thats the whole reason I even get into a debate, to know the reason why someone likes so and so and to get a reasonable perspective or to get corrected on something I was wrong about. I could even tolerate flame wars, but I don't really like those kinds of encounters (contrary to popular belief). Web forums are indeed about the free exchange of ideas and of course not everyone is going to agree on everything. That said, no ideas are going to be exchanged when people have made up their minds about a character proclaiming they have exactly no chance of getting in. Maybe someone can convince those types of people, but its usually in vain and its usually not a very productive debate.
Jerry Seinfeld would never be in Brawl. *Puts up ~Krystal~ Shielf*
Come now, you know full well Ashley actually has a chance to get in the game in some way. Unlike Jerry, who would price himself out and not even fit in the game to begin with. (As you already know)
By the way, people are always limited free speech unless you're talking to them in the neighborhood or via IM. School, Family Friendly Forums, in presence of children, the list just goes on.
Last I checked, expressing dislike for Geno didn't get you put behind bars. It wouldn't here and it wouldn't in the real world, but I will agree that there is a time and a place for that sort of behavior. It seems I chose the wrong place and the wrong time. I say this because a thread nearly devolved into a needless flame war that would have not only gotten the thread off topic, but possibly deleted as well.
You are definately trippin'. I mean, I say Geno is a better choice, and I don't even compare them. I question why people feel Ashley should be in Brawl.
Yeah you didn't compare Geno to Ashley, because you never even gave Ashley a chance of getting in. When you say someone definitely isn't getting in, that means they have 0% chance (like Jerry) and we all know every video game character out there has
some chance.
You actually grow enough balls and compare him to.. a puppetmon(?) and tell the Geno fanbase to (go to hell).
Yes I had the guts to compare him to puppetmon. It made for an ok amount of lulz, but it almost turned into a flame war and knowing it would definitely turn into a flame war because of that, I wouldn't have had the guts to do it. As for telling the Geno Alliance to go to hell, it was a spur of the moment comment that I wish I could take back. I really only wanted
some Geno Alliance guys to go to hell, not all.
All you're doing is finding reasons to bash Geno and people.
Why would I go through the trouble of finding reasons to bash Geno when I could simply make a thread with reasons why he won't be in Brawl and reasons why I think he sucks (as if that mattered). If a Geno fan such as yourself goes into a thread and tells supporters their character has 0% chance, then of course I am going to take offense to that and respond in a way you (or any other Geno fan) would not like, because that puppetmon picture represents every ridicule ever thrown at an Ashley supporter for caring about the character just because they thought she had a chance to get in or because they just flat out liked her. There are several people on this board who are guilty of completely downplaying Ashley's chances when they know full well they are above 0%.
I guess you could say I got tired of seeing the same narrow minded argument and decided to respond in a way that was less than civil. So instead of saying why I favored Ashley over Geno, I posted a crude picture of a demented puppet instead (albeit a very awesome one) which was clearly not a fair representation of Geno's appearance, but purposefully so as to express how I felt that 0% chance was not a fair representation of Ashley's chances.
I should have just flat out said it instead and saved everyone the trouble of enduring this drama filled High School musical from hell.
...this can also apply to anti-character threads *looks at now closed anit-MM thread* *smiles*...
