hey, I know they're not ALL idiots.. I was, and still am, a big Robotech fan... but I'll honestly say I didn't know the big differences until I came here. I had no idea how Robotech was created from 3 different animated series. I had no idea what DYRL? was, yet I'd seen Clash of the Bionoids, and had no idea why it was "associated" to Robotech (at least, to my ignorance). I had no idea that DYRL? was a retelling of the real Macross story. I had no idea who Kawamori was, or that he'd designed it all.
None of this makes me an idiot, and I never said Robotech fans were. I simply implied exactly what I admitted of myself: ignorance. I've been a huge fan of Robotech since I was 5yrs old in 1985, so I'm not too sure about your "every Robotech fan knew the difference" statement. Most of my life, I only knew of Robotech's existance.. not Macross.
All I can say is, thank God I found this place..
it reminds me that i always have to argue about the difference between robotech and macross on the french website where i'm a MOD .
Some of them even think that robotech is japanese and that macross, southern cross and mospeada are U.S. !
Some of theme even make a confusion between robotech and macross and said that they have macross saison 1, 2 and 3 on DVD O_o.
This is not really a question of stupidity, but ignorance ! well for most robotech fans