Star Trek Social Club
r/startrek: The Next Generation
Star Trek news and discussion. No slash fic...
Maybe a little slash fic.
Rules
1 Be constructive
All posts/comments must be thoughtful and balanced.
2 Be welcoming
It is important that everyone from newbies to OG Trekkers feel welcome, no matter their gender, sexual orientation, religion or race.
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6 Keep on-topic
All submissions must be directly about the Star Trek franchise (the shows, movies, books, etc.). Off-topic discussions are welcome at c/Quarks.
7 Meta
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Upcoming Episodes
| Date | Episode | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 08-13 | SNW 4x04 | "A Case of Chiaroscuro” |
| 08-20 | SNW 4x05 | "Level-Five Transporter Accident" |
| 08-27 | SNW 4x06 | “Off-Hour” |
| 09-03 | SNW 4x07 | “Like Chronitons Through the Hourglass” |
| 09-10 | SNW 4x08 | “Orders of Magnitude” |
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I'd assume that most people are familiar with the term Trekkie, but would have to use context to figure out trekker ("you like long walls?")
Whatever the intention, coining/identifying as a separate term suggests someone taking it quite seriously. I just consider them synonyms.
For a time “Trekkie” was seen as derogatory, so “Trekker” was invented by people who didn’t want to be seen as “one of those fans”
The distinction seems to have slowly fallen away, and now I rarely see “Trekker” used at ask.
@usernamefactory @Deebster The more Star Trek series that someone has seen all of, the more likely they are call to themselves a Trekkie. https://researchscape.com/consumer-research-2/paramount-subscribers-and-star-trek-fans #StarTrek #Trekkie
I'm describe myself as Star Trek fan then.
@cuchi What I take from the survey results is that you can describe yourself however you like!
Trekker was always the self-identified name for the fandom. Trekkie is what everyone else called them, most often in a disparaging way.