The Ichi
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Post by The Ichi on Dec 13, 2007 17:42:04 GMT -5
Don't say anything negative about John Cena or HHH ever. Even if you just happen to have reasonable, valid views on them I will still label you as part of this "IWC" thing and make a hate thread about your kind.
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Hiroshi Hase
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 13, 2007 17:43:44 GMT -5
Don't say anything negative about John Cena or HHH ever. Even if you just happen to have reasonable, valid views on them I will still label you as part of this "IWC" thing and make a hate thread about your kind. Reasonable, fine, however when someone says their opinion as if it were fact that the reason why Trips is champion is because he slept with the bosses' daughter, despite getting the title years before they hooked up seems rather unreasonable.
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mo
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Post by mo on Dec 13, 2007 17:46:23 GMT -5
Don't say anything negative about John Cena or HHH ever. Even if you just happen to have reasonable, valid views on them I will still label you as part of this "IWC" thing and make a hate thread about your kind. Yeah, I was wanting to say something about the HHH stuff. It seems that here you can't find him to be boring or just unwatchable, you're just a smark who thinks they know "backstage powers"!!!
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Dec 13, 2007 18:12:56 GMT -5
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Hiroshi Hase
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 13, 2007 18:18:57 GMT -5
What is exactly an anti-smark? I know I'm a smark, but I know enough to realize that the guys in the ring are just trying to entertain people and that I'm not going to waste energy wishing harm upon them like in this thread here for example: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=WWE&action=display&thread=1197514181And that it's hardly something to get seriously upset over, it's a fake sport as knowing more moves than the next man means absolutely nothing.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Dec 13, 2007 18:28:12 GMT -5
What is exactly an anti-smark? I know I'm a smark, but I know enough to realize that the guys in the ring are just trying to entertain people and that I'm not going to waste energy wishing harm upon them like in this thread here for example: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=WWE&action=display&thread=1197514181And that it's hardly something to get seriously upset over, it's a fake sport as knowing more moves than the next man means absolutely nothing. Well, mysticalhammer also mentioned that he was ashamed of thinking that way. But what I was trying to convey in the old thread I posted was this: There are a group of fans that feel that they will be shouted down for having a positive opinion. There is also a group of fans that feel that they will be shouted down for having a negative opinion. Both of these groups are unfortunately correct, and as soon as they can realize that they are equally guilty of witchhunting and can work to curb it, the better things will be.
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Hiroshi Hase
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Post by Hiroshi Hase on Dec 13, 2007 18:33:03 GMT -5
What is exactly an anti-smark? I know I'm a smark, but I know enough to realize that the guys in the ring are just trying to entertain people and that I'm not going to waste energy wishing harm upon them like in this thread here for example: officialfan.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=WWE&action=display&thread=1197514181And that it's hardly something to get seriously upset over, it's a fake sport as knowing more moves than the next man means absolutely nothing. Well, mysticalhammer also mentioned that he was ashamed of thinking that way. But what I was trying to convey in the old thread I posted was this: There are a group of fans that feel that they will be shouted down for having a positive opinion. There is also a group of fans that feel that they will be shouted down for having a negative opinion. Both of these groups are unfortunately correct, and as soon as they can realize that they are equally guilty of witchhunting and can work to curb it, the better things will be. Perhaps, but still to even go that far in the first place seems a bit much for a scripted show. It's fine to have some thoughts about a wrestler on why you dislike him, it's when it gets excessive by people wishing the guy to be fired or injured because they don't like him. I'm not a fan of Johnny Nitro, but I don't wish the guy to get fired or anything. I wouldn't make a hate thread solely for the purpose of running him down and bashing him to no end to appease myself.
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Post by laotioncommotion on Dec 13, 2007 20:10:41 GMT -5
"I can't believe so many people like CM Punk, he isn't that special, OVERRATED!! " Actually I haven't seen that as much as I have seen people circlejerk over the guy. See, I think this exchange shows the number 1 IWC belief: that the IWC always believes the opposite of what you believe. See, guy number 1 is a Punk fan, therefore the IWC thinks Punk is overrated. Guy number 2 isn't a Punk fan, so the IWC circlejerks over him. Neither is really true, a lot of people like CM Punk and a lot of people don't like CM Punk. But, on another angle, I've found another IWC belief is that the word WRESTLING must be typed in ALL CAPITOL LETTERS, in order to get over the magnitude of the word involved.
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Post by lildude8218 on Dec 13, 2007 20:13:35 GMT -5
Chris Jericho should be champ. He should be main eventing all 3 shows. He should hold all the titles. Chris Jericho is GODZ!!!! The 6 week window on this has been closed. People are hating him already
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Post by MiLo Duck on Dec 13, 2007 20:16:43 GMT -5
That they believe that the WWE is stealing their ideas. They aren't. That they don't. Why wouldn't they. Laziness+deadline+obsessive overhyper fanbase willing to overthink an issue. I'd totally rip some/all of you off on occasion if I was a writer.
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Post by Kash Flagg on Dec 13, 2007 20:17:48 GMT -5
Smarks, anti smarks, bizzaro smarks, thundersmarks....too many labels hurt my head. I'm not a smark, I'm a man damnit!
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Dec 13, 2007 22:38:22 GMT -5
Smarks, anti smarks, bizzaro smarks, thundersmarks....too many labels hurt my head. I'm not a smark, I'm a man damnit! Awesome reference. This is why you rule, Kash-man. IWC... we all believe that by demeaning others that are sensitive to criticism, that we are to not be criticized. Otherwise, we get sensitive as well. No, it's not hypocritical!
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Lancers
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Post by Lancers on Dec 13, 2007 22:52:28 GMT -5
Back in my days of youthful indiscretions, I used to think the term 'smark' was a conjoined word for intelligent sharks. Boy, was I wrong.
And Kash. You better tread carefully. Us thundersmarks don't take criticism too kindly. We're a ravenous bunch. Just ask Hoffa.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2007 23:16:17 GMT -5
Back in my days of youthful indiscretions, I used to think the term 'smark' was a conjoined word for intelligent sharks. Boy, was I wrong. And Kash. You better tread carefully. Us thundersmarks don't take criticism too kindly. We're a ravenous bunch. Just ask Hoffa. neither intelligent nor shark has an M in it
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The Line
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Post by The Line on Dec 13, 2007 23:19:08 GMT -5
me personally, I'm a loan smark.
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Lancers
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Post by Lancers on Dec 13, 2007 23:22:37 GMT -5
Back in my days of youthful indiscretions, I used to think the term 'smark' was a conjoined word for intelligent sharks. Boy, was I wrong. And Kash. You better tread carefully. Us thundersmarks don't take criticism too kindly. We're a ravenous bunch. Just ask Hoffa. neither intelligent nor shark has an M in it Calling out my stupidity, eh? That's gonna get you on the thundersmark list of first time offenders. Basically, it means we'll just criticize your workrate for a few months.
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Post by A Dubya (El Hombre Muerto) on Dec 13, 2007 23:28:43 GMT -5
"TNA is the worst wrestling promotion of all time. Even if they put on great matches ocassionally, they are nothing compared to Batista vs. Kahli 'masterpieces'."
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Post by Deleted on Dec 13, 2007 23:29:27 GMT -5
neither intelligent nor shark has an M in it Calling out my stupidity, eh? That's gonna get you on the thundersmark list of first time offenders. Basically, it means we'll just criticize your workrate for a few months. ... great... how many Thundersmarks are there?
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Lancers
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Post by Lancers on Dec 13, 2007 23:33:24 GMT -5
Calling out my stupidity, eh? That's gonna get you on the thundersmark list of first time offenders. Basically, it means we'll just criticize your workrate for a few months. ... great... how many Thundersmarks are there? Right now, there's like four or five of us. And two of them don't have computers. Oh, and one of the other guys is in jail. I don't think he's got internet access either. We've been trying to recruit new members, but we're pretty lazy. We still don't even know exactly what wrestlers we dislike or like.
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Post by RedSmile on Dec 14, 2007 0:11:00 GMT -5
I really never liked the "damned if you do, damned if you don't" mentality.
If you feel one way about a certain wrestler or angle then you will always have somebody tell you that you are wrong, it's the same if your opinion is of the opposite side you'd just get somebody else telling you that you are wrong. Even though its just an opinion.
I have never liked the overuse of "insider terms" either. I am not a "mark" or a "smark", I am just a fan. I also watch wrestlers not "workers".
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