Pro, Anti, and the Difference Between Neutral & Undecided
It is an arguement that has been going on as long as the fandom has existed. It has on more than one occasion created an immeasurable rift among the Rangerphiles. Though currently under an "agree to disagree" cease fire, the rumblings of war still can be heard between the two biggest factions.
Are you Pro or Anti?
Seems like such a silly question to be causing such a fuss, doesn't it? Nevertheless, it has caused quite a problem among the CDRR fandom over the years. This simple question has spawned everything from good-natured ribbing to all-out war, believe it or not... all over the romantic preference of a fictional character.
Now, I didn't come here to argue one side or the other, despite being a Pro myself; instead, I came to talk about a third faction rising among The Question: Neutrals. Unlike those who are undecided, Neutrals have already made up their minds. The decision they have reached is, quite simply, they're indifferent. It doesn't matter to them who our esteemed Gadget ends up with, if anybody.
Now, I'm as much of a fan of arguing your points as the next guy, but if someone has made a decision, then no one really has any right to try to change it. Neutrals have just as much right to be allowed their choice and the matter be left at that as Pros and Antis do, and should be left in peace.
As always, these are my opinions; take 'em as you will.
Neal Wolf
posted by RRHQ Columnist @ 5:41 PM
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2 Comments:
Thanks for the insight in the "Who will Gadget love"-debate, Neal_Wolf. There was indeed some turmoil in the past about this question which eventually grew into a full blown Ranger War.
But these are things of the past now. As far as I know, I haven't seen any negative feelings in the last year between the Anti and Pro factions on The Acorn Café message board. So I'm not really agreeing with your opinion that there are still rumblings of war.
If there are any negative feelings on the Café, it will come out of the Russian Rangerphile community. I was a first-hand witness of a big argument between a small number Russian Rangerphiles 2 months ago. But that's really it.
In truth, the point of the column wasn't so much a report of how the Pro-Anti debate is going as it was meant to attempt to make the Neutrals' position a little clearer. To quote Rush: "if you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice".
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