Fan rule #1676

[sombrefan]

The Buffy fandom equivalent of the Browncoat is the Potential.

Yeah. No. Nice try but it ain't happening.

Comments

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

Huh?

[simonf.livejournal.com]

Some people have been referring to Buffy fans as "Potentials" on Twitter.

[fenchurche.livejournal.com]

I could see Scoobies, maybe, but Potentials? Um... no.

[menomegirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, please. If I rolled my eyes any harder, they'd fall out of my head.

[thedothatgirl.livejournal.com]

Wah? Potentials? *shakes head*

[eilowyn.livejournal.com]

Are we trying to find an equivalent to "Trekkie" ("Trekker?" I don't know the etiquette to that one)? A date and I recently debated the issue, and he came up with "Buffster," which is pretty good coming from a Whovian. Much better than "Potential." I want to say something snide like "just for using that term you've proven you aren't one," but that validates the term too much.

[angearia.livejournal.com]

Nope

[treadingthedark.livejournal.com]

Potential! Snicker.

That's like a Trekkie calling themselve the Borg.

I refer to myself as Buffy fan.

Well, until the spacefrak. Now I mostly keep quiet. ;)