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[SevenofNine]

Christoff, on 28 April 2012 - 11:06 PM, said:

tubular_trekkie, on Apr 28 2012, 03:51 PM, said:

AutoBot, on Apr 28 2012, 12:59 PM, said:

There is no difference. None. There is a saying about this silly debate:

"The only difference between a Trekker and a Trekkie is that a Trekker thinks there is a difference between the two words."

Trekkie is a real word, Trekker started to surface when scared Star Trek fans thought that the world viewed all Trekkies as someone who had no life and lived in their parents basement.

Call yourself Trekkie, call yourself Trekker. There is no difference. If someone wonders how devoted you are, just tell them how much of a fan you are in your own words.

^This. I'm a Trekkie. I don't dress up in a Starfleet uniform in my spare time. I don't speak Klingon. And I like a lot of other things besides Star Trek and sci-fi. I don't buy into the notion that you need to call yourself a Trekker to somehow distance yourself from "those other super-obsessive, sad fans over there" (whoever they might be). Trekkie is a great and perfectly serviceable word. Why not reclaim it? As you say, everyone has their own level of 'devotion' to the wonderful creation that is Star Trek and silly distinctions like this are besides the point.
Anyway, I'm a Niner too!

Definitely agree with both of you.

I'm a Trekkie, it's the recognised term for Star Trek fans. Trekker doesn't sound right to me.

I've always thought that a Trekker was someone who didn't really want to be identified as a hardcore Star Trek fan (or geek). Outside of Trek and sci-fi fandom, nobody even knows the term Trekker.

There are so many different definitions of both Trekkie and Trekker though. Some people say a Trekkie dresses up and learns Klingon while Trekkers aren't that religious about it, others think the complete opposite. The fact is they're the same thing, people just choose which they think they are.

I really don't get the point in calling yourself a Trekker though, and people who think the term Trekkie is offensive must be a bit crazy

I'm proud to be a Star Trek geek, and I call myself a Trekkie, its the mass understood definition, and why should we divide ourselves up?!  We should stick together as we are still in a small group on this planet, at least.

[WadeyDeadpool]

Aw, you're still a fan hon, there's no real difference between a trekkie and a trekker, and nobody will look down on you for "only" liking the show without being obsessed by it.

Well we might a bit...

[jaltax]

I say Trekkie. It sounds better than Trekker. And as has been previously stated the only difference I see is that Trekkers try to remove themselves from the geeky/Trekkie stereotypes which is kind of pointless really. Who cares what you call yourself as long as you both like the show.

[Murph]

I'm just a fan who enjoys watching, don't really care what others think

[Lecithin]

I'd never even heard the word 'Trekker' before this, though I still wouldn't call myself a Trekkie just because I don't think I know enough about Star Trek to say I am one haha.

I still want to wear Star Trek costumes and stuff though just because I cosplay and dress up anyway. I'm enough of a fan to own the box sets and name some episodes just from screen shots! But then I couldn't name every character let alone the actors name and I haven't seen every series, only TOS and TNG so I guess I am just a 'Star Trek fan'

[TeamJasper08]

Trekkie
Watch it everyday because im that awesome

[CurlyKirsty]

I am a Star Trek fan: I cosplay but not Star Trek character, maybe I should?  My favourite series is DS9, and I named my second daughter Majel!  It is on her birth certificate.

I got into fandom and conventions through Andromeda and my first convention was to meet Armin Shimmerman.