So this is something I've really been thinking about for a while now. Has anyone else noticed just how toxic this fanbase is? No, seriously, I really wanna know, because most of the time it kind of feels like this place is infested with over-aggressive know-it-all assholes.
Now don't get me wrong, I don't think everyone here is guilty of this. In fact, I like to think that there's probably more decent people here than bad, but... there's some (I'm not naming any names) on this site who just get under my skin whenever I see them.
Just this morning I saw a calm discussion burst into a forest fire so quickly it nearly made my head spin. This one guy (again I won't name any names) made a simple opinion about fanfiction. And this other guy just came out of nowhere and tried to tear him apart for it. I'm not even exaggerating the guy was actually attacking him over having an opinion. The two got into a massive argument and then these others came and started getting involved and the whole thing just turned into a big mess.
This wasn't the first, second, or even third time that I'd seen something like this happen on this particular wiki either. A few months back there was another who said that they shipped Neo with Oscar. That's fine, right? I mean it's not really my cup of tea, but I can respect other people's opinions when it comes to ships. Apparently the same couldn't be said for some other dickhead who immediately started another argument and the whole thing spiraled into yet another dumb fight. Over a ship. A fucking ship! Can you believe it?
I know I'm probably going to get into trouble for saying all of this, but honestly, I don't care. I really don't. I'm just curious. Has anybody else noticed how toxic this fanbase is? And if so, why do you think that is? And how do you think we could all improve it? I'd really like to know your opinions.