Knowing how rabid, irrational, and immature the hard-core Fallout fans are (see Glittering Gems of Hatred), I wouldn't have opened the Fallout 3 forums until the last possible minute if I was Bethesda. Admitting that I am a fan of Fallout these days is like saying I am a raving lunatic who hates everything that isn't Fallout. So I just say that I enjoyed Fallout back in the day.
Each Elder Scrolls game has been better than the last. The end of each chapter leaves me gasping for air, clawing at the screen, begging my computer for more, to which it does not reply! It leaves terrible marks on the monitor, which is why I wear the mittens.
So if Fallout 3 is going to interrupt the flow of Elder Scrolls games, I'm a bit confused about whether I should be excited about it. My nostalgia for Fallout has been soiled by the Fallout community. I can only hope that Bethesda knows what it is doing by prematurely opening the Fallout 3 forums. Maybe they are trying to create a new Fallout community, one that doesn't foam at the mouth, before marketing begins.