Many new members have a long standing interest in transformers, and they bay films just gave them that extra push to become active in either collecting or the community. Bandwagoning to me would be like new sports teams - where groups of people are following the team because of the hype and they dont really know much about the sport itselfOriginally Posted by 5FDP
Strange... I don't recall quoting you so I'm at a loss to understand why you feel the need to explain yourself to meFact - it is bandwagoning when we see an increase in board registrations and activity every time a movie is released... or an increase in people wearing Transformers apparel... or shiny new Autobot logos on cars etc. etc.
Like I said, it's not a bad thing, just human nature to associate themselves with current trends.
And you are surprised? Newer members can't be devoted?Also didn't Hasbro's stats show that toy sales doubled in the year following the release of the first Bay film? I personally think there are pros and cons about Transformers having become more mainstream since the 2007 film came out.Either way, many of us were devoted fans long before the film came along, and we'll remain devoted fans long after they're gone.
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