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What secrets lurk in the filecards?
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02-10-2009, 10:29 AM
Loose Cannon
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I think it's the best thread on the whole site, but that's my rather biased opinion. The File cards serve as a jumping off point, but this thread has sort of become a discussion area of all issues of continuity and character biographies and military training and anything else we want to discuss that's Joe related. I think of it almost like a virtual club house for the few of us regulars who are on here a lot. Don't get me wrong, we're glad for anybody to stop by.
I can only speak for myself, but I have found that there are a lot of different kinds of collectors. Some Joe fans liked the toys. Some liked the Cartoon. Some liked the Comic. Some just like doing customs. Some are younger and don't remember the old stuff... etc, etc. But there are some of us older fans who are really intrigued by the continuity and who kept up with all of it - the toys, the comic, the cartoons: all of it - and we think G.I. Joe is more fun when the characters have a little substance. Continuity means a lot to us.
I think that's what this thread means to me. It makes my Joe collection a lot more fun because it gives the characters substance and depth. And I'm afforded an opportunity to discuss my childhood passion with a group of guys that know a heck of a lot about these characters and their history, and they are kind enough to let me contribute.
There have been a few members of this site, who have not liked this thread when they have checked it out. Some have poked fun at it. Some have been offensive. I must take responsibility for myself and admit that I have, at times, not been as friendly as I should have been in response. I'm also just a firm believer that on this site, if a thread doesn't interest me, I should probably just find one that does, and let people enjoy the threads to which they're posting.
I guess I'm pretty biased. I consider the regulars on this thread to be my friends; I get mad when a visitor is rude. And I know we've all put forth a great deal of thought and effort into building this thread up. There's a lot of great insight about G.I. Joe in the preceding 250+ pages. And to be honest, there's no other group of Joe fans whose opinions I value more than the guys who regularly post to this thread. We don't always agree, but I usually learn something I didn't know before. And for a thread about a bunch of toys, I think that's really something. Knowing is half the battle.
Yo Joe.
Yeah what he said.
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