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<p>63.196.1.178: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Fanboy''' is a derogatory term used to describe someone who is utterly devoted to a [[hobby]] or a subject, to the point where it becomes an [[obsession]]. Fanboys are often experts on minor details regarding their hobbies, and they take these details extremely seriously. The stereotypical image often associated with ''[[Star Trek]]'' fans (or [[Trekkie|Trekkies]]) can be used to describe a fanboy: a person with little or no social life outside the circle of [[fandom|fan]]s he or she associates with.<br /> <br /> An alternate, more recent example of the fanboy is someone whose enthusiasms are shallow but broad, being directed at a whole art-form, activity, or [[genre]] (e.g. [[science fiction]] films and television shows) rather than one particular exemplar (e.g. ''Star Trek''). These sorts of fanboys stereotypically show an almost [[sycophant|sycophantic]] devotion to the creators and principles behind a work they are currently entralled by, but will quickly move their attention elsewhere once something better or even only newer comes along. A good example of this is Harry Knowles and his associates at [[Ain't It Cool News]], whose particular focus is on [[film|movies]] in the [[action movie|action]], [[fantasy]], adventure and [[superhero]] genres.<br /> <br /> In video games, especially in fighting games, a fanboy is someone who appreciates a certain game almost exclusively because of its story and would tend to support those things that would improve the story, even at the expense of good gameplay. <br /> <br /> Because of its negative connotations, the term ''fanboy'' is generally seen as insulting to those who are familiar with its usage, even within the [[subculture]] of [[fandom]].<br /> <br /> The female equivalent is sometimes called a ''fangirl'', but they tend to have less of a negative connotation attached.<br /> <br /> See also: [[addiction]]; [[otaku]]; [[anorak]].<br /> <br /> ----<br /> <br /> The letter sequence &quot;FANBOYS&quot; is also a [[mnemonic]] for the words ''for'', ''and'', ''nor'', ''but'', ''or'', ''yet'', and ''so''. These words are [[coordinating conjuction]]s, which are used to join two [[independent clause]]s. It is customary to place a [[comma (punctuation)|comma]] after the first clause. Some [[prescriptive]] grammarians say that one should not start a sentence with a coordinating conjunction. But others don't. (See [[English grammar]].)<br /> <br /> == External link ==<br /> <br /> * Explanation of the use of coordinating conjunctions from the [[New Mexico State University|NMSU]] Writing Center: http://www.nmsu.edu/~english/wc/wccocunj.html</div>

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