>>130230742It was especially bad when people said that Okida didn't "get" Fleetway Sonic or the Bri'ish characters despite being British himself and having likely grown up with the characters and setting. The only reason why he merges Sonic stuff like he does is because he loves the entirety of the franchise regardless of origin and likes seeing all these elements interact. And then there was that time they all get collectively pissed when Simpson, a literally irrelevant gag character who got totally written out of the narrative once all stories save the main Sonic storyline were dumpstered, was made actually relevant and connected to the plot via linking him to Ebony and the Tantaror. Not even mentioning how they reacted to Super Sonic being redeemed (something that probably would have happened anyway if Ebony had succeeded/the original comics wwnt on), Earth and Mobius fusing, or the endless screeching over Archie fans in the threads.
Looking back, I realize that for all I enjoyed them, the Fleetway threads were a mess. They were filled more with people obsessed with Fleetway than they were people who genuinely loved Sonic as a media franchise.