What makes a sonic fan a fan. What are your thoughts on the fanbase

[Jango]

That's easy. When you like something and you can see its flaws, you're a fan. When you blindly accept everything no questions asked, you're a fanboy.

There's Sonic games I love, and some that I dislike. Even the ones I love, I can see its problems and point them out, hoping they will improve on the next game. Mania for example. It does so much right that it's easy to ignore the bad/questionable decisions. Even easier when you consider that this is the game a lot of people being asking for, and the past years soulless attempts at a 2D experience were, well... Soulless. Still, Mania has its fair share of issues, and I really hope the Team Mania will find a way to improve it.

That's being a fan for everything, not just Sonic. Embrace the good, point all the bad, desire and ask for the better. If the guys on the big chairs don't deliver, you're gonna loose interest, and that's entirely their fault. Move on.

[Mangoaxe5]

I'd say as long as you like Sonic than you're a fan. It shouldn't matter if you like the video games, cartoons such as AOSTH,  Satam, Underground, Sonic X, the Archie pre-reboot universe, the post reboot reboot Archie Sonic universe, and or Fleetway.

As long as you like Sonic in one form or another, you're a fan.