So how do you handle people who think they know MTG because they read some flavor text? People keep talking about the old Weatherlight crew like the flavor text did justice to them and its super aggravating when they think they know what they were like. I feel like all the band-wagoners are going to end up doing Belzenlok’s work for him

vorthosjay:

I welcome them. This kind attitude is bad for the game and the community, and it’s ultimately self-destructive for the thing that you care about. Making an issue out of who is and isn’t a real fan drives away new blood and creates an ever dwindling pool of people who care the thing as the old timers filter out. You end up killing the thing you enjoy.

You shouldn’t have to read a twelve novel series to be allowed to talk about or enjoy characters. I don’t expect it from anyone. There are tons of fans of Jace, for instance, who have never read Agents of Artifice or The Secretist. That’s okay.

Now, if people are wrong, you can talk about it. Explain it. Welcome them and share your passion with them. Don’t belittle them as band-wagoners because they’re showing interest in something you like.