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Group: alt.startrek · Group Profile
Author: JKconeyJKconey Date: Sep 7, 2008 18:20
"ToolPackinMama" comcast.net> wrote in message
news:A9ednYdtPZhXsl_VnZ2dnUVZ_hSdnZ2d@comcast.com...> ToolPackinMama wrote:
>> It seems that people here are telling me that "Trekker" was born before
>> TNG.
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>> Interesting.
>>
>> So the "Trekkies are ghey, let's call ourselves Trekkers" movement began
>> BEFORE TNG?
>>
>> Interesting.
>>
>> That doesn't change the FACT that original fans call themselves Trekkies,
>> and that Roddenberry confirmed that in his view Trekkies was the correct
>> term.
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> I have to ask, WHY some Trekkies felt the need to promote the word
> "Trekker" in preference to "Trekkie" when referring to themselves.
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> ?
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> Can somebody please explain that to me?
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> And please, be explicit.
Yes yes yes... I answered that question a long long time ago here Mama.
It's your belief that Trekkers are snobs, and came from TNG that's a bit
insane. I'm at least as old as you, an original fan from the 60's, but both
my wife and I prefer the name "Trekker". Are you a bigger or better fan than
we are? I doubt it. No one ever said either name was not cool... except you.
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