(05-12-2010 04:52 )funkymackem Wrote:  i would be interested to hear from any of the guys on Alaskas 'friends' in her signature on here, do any of u lot get to speak to her for free? or do u just ring her up and spend 20/30 quid to talk to your 'friend' ?? (no offence meant by that, alaska was the only girl i could think of who mentions other names in her signature)

(05-12-2010 11:38 )simplymarko Wrote:  i dont think there is anything to be ashamed of on being a fanboy, you are here because you watched a show found a girl of interest and tapped her name in google, simple as.
All these 'im no fanboy' people are obviously embarrased and think people are going to take the pee but in honesty i feel sorry for them not being confident or able enough to express their true feeling and emotion, not just when they are in front of their mates but even when they are hidden behind a screen! Being a fanboy should just mean that there are girls you are fans of and enjoy watching their shows or reading their posts, it does not mean you have to think the sun shines out of their arse and they can do no wrong, it can be as little as just really appreciating a girl for a call you had, a PM you had on here, a shoutout you once got or just because you think they are pretty, you do not then need to kiss their backside in every post.

If someone wants to send a gift, its their money do what you want with it, and if someone feels compelled to buy a little something then good luck to them. But having heard what some of the girls have been sent by fans (PS3's Macbooks, £400 necklaces, designer shoes) it does make you wonder the motives behind some of these more obsessive fans. I read one persons twitter where they were very upset they had spend £150 on chocolates which the girl kept saying she hadnt received, which clearly meant alot to him but its high risk spending a good proportion of your wages on something you are going to send to a 'stage name' at a TV studio and hope it gets there without being eaten by security of put on ebay before it gets to the girl.
Its when it becomes obsession and your sole purpose of the day is to message said girl on twitter or facebook that you have just woke up or are eating your lunch or are going to bed, and write attention seeking comments on their blogs and websites, I have seen the one Vostok mentioned and agree with him that that is a little wierd. However even myself as a self confessed fanboy of certain babes would be able to acknowledge a boring show or if the girl had done something wrong, I dont want to bring the whole Lori Buckby/Benefits thing to the table but how many of her obsessives strongly believed there was nothing wrong with what she did, purely because they couldnt bring themselfs to say a bad word about their girl, but i bet if it was someone from overseas they would have jumped on the 'your scum' brigade.

(05-12-2010 13:37 )gazfc Wrote:  Can't believe some of things they get sent, I'm not surprised though. I do remember on sammie's last day shift on elite she was opening her fanmail and somebody had sent her a wad of cash.