From: rang@bonnie.ics.uci.edu (Jyan-ken)
Subject: Am I getting paranoid?/Anime Politics
Newsgroups: rec.arts.anime
Organization: Univ. of Calif., Irvine, Info. & Computer Sci. Dept.
Date: 5 Sep 92 07:47:34 GMT


Call me paranoid (OK, you're "Paranoid"...Boo)
but as one of the members of the anime community and a concerned one at that,
I feel that I asking questions of controversial nature is healthy on the net;
it helps me to make decisions for club meetings and presentations and provides
a sense of knowledge of what certain trends are to benefit those who want to
become more knowledgeable as well (For example, I know Orange Road is popular,
but I don't like it; still I would recommend it to someone who likes a story
like that..)...Asking the questions for me gives me a clearer sense of what
I am doing..

OK, so when I ask a question and supply my opinions for how I feel about it
AT THAT POINT IN TIME, I get the feeling people want to tear me limb by limb
for it..Like for instance, if I ask people is it me or do all the voice dubbers
hired by Streamline sound the same? Rumor has it, it is because the voice
dubbers ARE from one same company called InterSound so if you think a Macek
dub is bad, and you think you can do better, it would be better to try out
at another company than Macek's handful..Opinion right? It would stir some
talk to get a point across, especially if someone can prove to me that a
Macek dub is good..In fact, it might be proven if someone can tell me how good
his Nadia dubs are (version 2)...maybe not..

I remember getting critiqued on such a subject, as well subjects on viewing
atmospheres, preferences in anime shows, political correctness in anime
(otherwise known as "AAPC-Anime Appreciation Political Correctness"), and
just plain trying to get facts straight from a reliable source..SO am I
getting paranoid or what? Am I making enemies in anime community I enjoy to
be with, just for trying to be a little bold and/or friendly? Maybe it's
not what is being said, but who's saying it..maybe I'm not important enough
in the anime community to have my opinion be heard un-biased-ly..Maybe trying
to get some straight answers in order to better one's knowledge about a
subject is wrong unless you create that knowledge for others to listen to.
Maybe the anime community is getting cold when you reach a high status of
fandom..not to mention, getting to that status the hard way (eg.. through
learning nettiquete and leadership and interests through mistakes,
not advice..) Or I could be searching for a problem that doesn't exist..
..that I as a concerned member of anime, alongside others who are concerned
with the progress of anime fandom, DO make up a voice within a community that
shares its interest..Maybe.

SO the question is: Do you ever feel "not worthy" to enjoy anime with the big
otakus because you're still trying to figure out what's going on and you
just ask questions? Or am I just paranoid? (I suspect the latter..I bet I'm
just plain annoying ...8-)

Jyanken--ANimation ACtivist, ARtist and AMiga user

"Hey, if you got a problem with what I say, tell me...It's what I want to
 hear!"

PS--"WHew...Well,THAT was deep.."
PSS--This post is dedicated to Operation X, Wan, the Lodoss Warriors
and M.T., whom I respect a lot for their efforts to the anime community
to bring some information on the subject; all of whom I've disagreed at
one point or another but never about what the anime community is about...
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