Some people may buy a shirt for it's design, colour or comfort. If you wear a polo shirt, that doesn't make you a golf fan does it? I own a Star Wars shirt but that doesn't mean i want to marry George Lucas.

I class myself as a TF fan, not only because i collect TF's but also because i grew up on the G1 series. My friends call me a nerd because of this but to me it's only a hobby. I don't shop everyday for toys, don't troll TF websites daily, don't wear a TF shirt 24 hours. I'll buy a TF, open it, transform it, display it in my cabinet and get on with my life. I'd sell my whole collection tomorrow if i needed the money. They are just toys after all.

But there are hardcore fans out there and i'm guessing a few on here that live and breathe Transformers. Each to their own. But not every TF fan out there owns every toy, knows every character, has TF on their mind 24 hours. I surf but i don't talk to every person wearing a Billabong or Quiksilver shirt i pass. Wearing a brand doesn't mean you fit into that genre. That's stereotyping.

For instance if you didn't walk into my loungeroom and see my display cabinet you'd never think i'm a TF fan. I don't talk about them at work, to my friends, or wear the latest TF fashions. To some they're just a hobby, not a lifestyle.

And because someone doesn't respond to you in public doesn't make them a jerk. I don't reply to every stranger that talks to me. Just try not to take the fob offs personally.

If i saw a grown man all TF fashioned out, backpack and carrying a figure like a child carries their favourite doll, even i'd raise an eybrow. No offense.