For those of you on Facebook, I have a Gatchaman group... Bird Go! Science Ninja Team Gatchaman... We are growing, and I know a few of you are already members... (Springie..) TJ I know you are busy and you think Facebook is evil, but PLEEEEEEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE IM BEGGING YOU PLEEEEEEASE Come join us!!! I would love to have you. Now that I've made a complete fool of myself, I will crawl back into the hole I came from. I'm still working on Episode Ten of Disorder... life keeps getting in the way. I hope I see some of you there... (TJ!!!) Look forward to it!!!

Um.... no. No Facebook for me. Sorry.

*EW suddenly falls out of her wheelchair and writhes on the floor.* Sense agonizing....crushing....disappointment...coming from...Gatchamania-verse!...Oh, the pain! The pain!

No Facebook for me either - Their ever-fluid policy of privacy(?) is a complete turn-off

Gloom, despair, and agony on me... (Woah) Deep, dark depression, excessive misery.... (Woah) If it weren't for baad luck, I'd have no luck at all... (Woah) Gloom, despair, and agony on me... What we have here, TJ, is failure to cooperate... What can I do to seduce you to the Dark Side?? Fame? (You got that already..) Power? (I'll make you an admin..) We can rule together how we see fit! There are only Two Gatchaman groups on Facebook, and I rule one of them... (The other one sucks...) I'll even rename the group Transmute Jun's Battle of the Planets Fan Page.. (I can do that you know...) PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE I'LL LOBE YOU FOREVER AND LET YOU DO WHATEVER YOU WANT!!!!!! Okay, now that I have profaned myself once again, I will crawl back in my hole... Join us or I will be forced to beg you another time...

Originally posted by Toneman What can I do to seduce you to the Dark Side??

Have you tried offering her cookies?

Okay, butting in here .... Toneman, I left the FB group after seeing your last post. There are many reasons why people would choose to have not have a FB/Twitter/My Space/any social media account. Since, I was added to the group, and do no like seeing attempts to strong arm people into change their mind, yes guilt and pitty are strong arm tactics, I felt it was time to leave. We must remember we live in an age where anonymity is nearly non-existent. All employers, or anyone really, needs to do is type our name into a search bar, and they can see what we do. Some people are uncomfortable with that, some can have that at all. Now,I ask you, if It had been anyone but TJ who made that comment, would you have made the effort that you did to persuade that member to join? We are a small community as far as fandoms go, we share a lot of who we really are behind the screen (more than most other fandoms), in some cases we even know each other in real life. It is because of this openness in our community that we need to respect each other's privacy, when exerted, even more than we normally would. Our fandom/community is very lucky, despite our size, we are strong. We are strong enough to endure fandom blow-ups that could have killed other similar communities. We have some amazing BNFs, real BNFs, not just long-time, active, popular fans; but what holds us all together, is we all treat each other with the same respect. Iwe are lucky on this site: Cep allows us to promote what we are doing on in the fandom, or out, on other sites. Many other groups like this one are not so lucky. But we should never try to guilt, shame, or pressure any into joining us of site. It's okay to invite, but we have to respect No when we here it.

Yes, I would have. I was being facetious... I know TJ refuses to join Facebook, as do lots of people. I agree with you on the fact that there is no privacy anymore, hence, I use a screen name on Facebook... others are able to do the same, as long as it sounds close enough to a real name to slide. I did not mean to offend you, I was merely putting on a show. I'm a showman by nature, who loves to get a rise from the crowd.... (go check out Willim Skaynk on fb... another alias of mine...) Please come back to us... I cry your pardon, Sai. I have forgotten the face of my father, and I humbly ask you to join us again. I honestly thought TJ would read that post, and laugh her butt off, and promptly tell me no again. I expected as much. Please come back to the fold... Had I thought I would truly offend, I would have stayed quiet. I've been on this page for a few years, and I consider you guys as true friends. It's not good policy to make your friends mad. I hope you can pardon me, and I truly hope you come back... (Shall I beg you like I begged TJ as well?? I'll do it, if that's what it takes!! Hahaha...)

No worries, Toneman, maybe it was just me that took it wrong. I'll think about coming back, but no promises. I was added without consent the first time, and that kind of rubbed me wrong, too, but it tried to shrug it off and give it a chance. However, I do try to keep my Facebook for non-fandom activities, even though I do have fandom friends from this and another fandom on it. BTW, I'm not Sai.

Um...excuse me...but what is "Sai"?

Originally posted by ElectricWhite Um...excuse me...but what is "Sai"?

I could be wrong, but I think Sai is a who, not a what.

Originally posted by amethyst

Originally posted by ElectricWhite Um...excuse me...but what is "Sai"?

I could be wrong, but I think Sai is a who, not a what.

Good to know, thanks. Still....

Doc calls everyone Sai so I assume it means friend/whatever and leave it at that. Everyone's got their things that make it easy to tell who's talking. That's his.

"Sai" is a greeting taken from Stephen King's Gunslinger series. The equivalent is akin to "Sir/Ma'am". (Thankee, Sai= Thank you Sir, etc)

Okay. Thanks. (Amazing how much trouble one little word can cause!)

Sai is a Dark Tower term, meaning sir or ma'am. I am a Tower junkie as well. I've been reading the books aloud to my wife, and sometimes, the Mid World lingo sticks around. As far as the group goes, I personally don't remember adding you; I think one of the other members did, and I merely assumed consent was there. I don't make it a habit to add folks unless they ask. I hope you come back, but I understand if you do not; there will be water if God wills it... (another Towerism...) Things are starting to pick up, and we've started a round robin fic.... (this oughta be good...) we have almost 30 members now, and I get requests to join almost every day. We are growing at a good rate, and the fun is just beginning... Till our paths cross again, Look forward to it!! (I totally missed Redbird's post explaining the term.. Thankee big big! I have a Dark Tower group as well, for those interested. the Dark Tower: Going 19.... (man... me and my shameless plugs... if Shawn Michaels can get away with it, so can I... lol))

Thanks for the explanation, Toneman! I spent years in the HP fandom, so I thoroughly understand how the lingo can make it into everyday vocabulary. My daughter is addicted to Supernatural, I never know what symbols she'll drawn on her when she comes home; yet she wonders why I won't consent to taking her out of state to get a tattoo. She can wait till she is 18 and can afford to pay for it herself.

I'd love a Gatchaman tattoo sometime... maybe the red logo in the front of the birdstyle... or I could always get the G logo on the belt tattooed somewhere as well... or Katse's head.... I dunno. I'd need and artist who was good enough to do it, so it would look good....

Wow, life gets busy and look what happens when I'm gone! I guess that's what happens when I leave the site for 24 hours. Toneman, as you know, I have multiple reasons for not wanting to be on Facebook, and as you correctly surmised, that's not going to change. I appreciate your offer (and did find your plea amusing) but Amethyst is right that it's not really something that should be pushed when I've made it clear it's not going to happen. We all have our different places that we like to hang out on the internet, and I think it's great that Gatchaman is represented in so many of these different areas. Toneman, the Facebook group is yours, and you can make it your own, put your own stamp on it. You don't need me for that. Amethyst, I appreciate your comments, and your eloquent response.

Originally posted by Transmute Jun Wow, life gets busy and look what happens when I'm gone! I guess that's what happens when I leave the site for 24 hours. Toneman, as you know, I have multiple reasons for not wanting to be on Facebook, and as you correctly surmised, that's not going to change.

I understand what you mean, TJ. I've been slightly tempted to join Facebook and other social media outlets a few times, especially when I've had something to promote. I see groups and offers I'm interested in both in this fandom and others, but just not enough to share my information with them. Heh, while I knew what "sai" was from, I didn't know what "BNF" meant. After a quick search, I think "big name fan(s)?" Is that right, Amethyst? Jason, その地 www.battleoftheplanets.info

I think as long as you don't put stuff on FB that you can't afford to have escape into the wild, you're okay. I totally understand, in particular, why teachers are nervous about their FB personas. Parents and schools are really touchy about what can be found there, like teachers can't be real human beings with interests outside the classroom. For keeping in touch with friends and readers and whatnot it can be a good tool, but it's just a tool. To each their own.

I humbly cry your pardon, sais, I did not mean to offend. I've "known" quite a few of you for a number of years now, and it was not my intention to speak out of turn. I didn't realize I would cause such a stink, nor did I intend to lose a member of the group over my publicity stunt. It would appear my machine gun mouth has gotten the better of me again... I never know when to shut my mouth. I was voted "most likely to be a political prisoner in a foreign country" in high school....

We all have our "open mouth, insert foot" days. I know I have more than once.

Yes, Jason, BNF is Big Name Fan. Each fandom has there own interpretation of what it means, as does each person. Me, I'm a bit more picky on who I consider a BNF. On this site, you, Brian, and James qualify because of the bigger work you do to promote the universe we like to play in; though, there are probably a few others here that qualify, and bask in the anonymity that screen names offer.

Sometimes I access to my FB account to see what others are doing. I do not post anything on mine, even profile photo is empty. Frankly speaking, I'm afraid of that other people would laugh at me if they notice I clicked "Like" for the Gatchaman fanpage though I think Gatchaman is a masterpiece of the animation history. And I had terrible experiences of similar situation. My father is always checking my FB like list and a friend of mine laughed at me when he found I liked a fan page of a Swedish military metal band. I think the same thing will happen if I like your page.

No one's laughed at me so far, but I think that's because they all have things I could laugh at them for. *evil grin*

*EW falls out of her wheelchair, laughing at CW.*

Oh EW, where would I even START in laughing back at you?!?!?!?! *grin*

Me? Why, I couldn't say, considering I'm more nearly perfect than Mary Poppins....

Originally posted by amethyst Yes, Jason, BNF is Big Name Fan. Each fandom has there own interpretation of what it means, as does each person.

Hey, what do you know? I got it right. I admit to being way behind on online shorthand. Thanks for confirming! The Other Jason www.battleoftheplanets.info

This site is the only social media I do. In my case, I'm a partial technophobe - I hate cell phones ( I don't want bothered when I'm not at home) and only have one for emergencies. I tried Facebook but can't figure it out. I also know too much about the seedier side of social media and how it is manipulated and used by some for nefarious purposes. I can't even figure out a remote control - just give me 6 keys ( 2 for on/off, 2 for channel up and down and 2 for volume up and down). I tried to use our new Blue Ray player but having to use 3 remotes - one for the satellite TV, one to control the Blue Ray player and then one for the HDTV to switch it to the Blue Ray player. I screwed up the whole thing. One remote would be enough, please. I know some people who live on Facebook and even conduct their businesses on it. That'll just never be me.