Disgust with the Sonic community?

[Chibisteven]

It's amusing how SonicRetro has a historical chronicle on their wiki of the Sonic hacking community. Interpreted through their lens of course, but no mention of my work or contributions to them at all. Sure, I was an awful hacker but I did at least write a basic hacking document for a particular game before anyone else did. I see one of my collaborators mentioned briefly in a log from IRC way back, but nothing else. And to be honest, it's better off that way.

Just like the real world, I suppose you have to do something major to be noticed and gain some sort of celeb status in the community. The wiki is not about that kind of attention. You can be like me and make small contributions from time to time to the wiki and not be noticed or recognized for it, just knowing you helped someone else in the community with your contribution. It begs the question, contribute back to the community or be all about the glory and attention. You go into the spotlight you're exposed, everything you do wrong becomes more known to more people than you honestly want and you could be very well hated or receive death threats from it.

[16-bit]

Sonic is a children's toy. If you are past the age of 8 and still remember Sonic, you are 'weird' in the eyes of society.

You can nitpick and make subdivisions, but we're all freaks.

I disagree. I remember working at a game store, plenty of adults coming into the store looking for something to buy for themselves or their kids, recommending Sonic Generations on the 360 and then having them be like "Oh I remember Sonic, there's still games coming out eh?" plenty of normal people like Sanic Highawg.

something something all Pokemon fans should go fuck themselves something something.

Every community or fandom's got the bad eggs, it's just human nature to accentuate the negative. I wouldn't worry on it too much.

I agree with this, but having been in a few different fandoms or whathave you over the past couple of years, I've found that certain ones have a higher concentration. And unfortunately, a lot of the reason why it happens is because behaviors aren't condemned by higherups in said fandom. By no means is it ever really a majority, but it's still a problem.

[Pulstar]

"Community."

[IrishNinja]

NeoVamp said it: who cares? lotta communities are prolly creepy. quantifying & weighing them in is also pretty weird.

also: sonic colors & generations were great, what little ive played of lost world wasn't bad.