User blog comment:Dorkpool/Fandoms/@comment-26054278-20150928215456

Although you do have two key groups here, it is a bit unfair to only classify them into two groups. There are obviously other people who don't fit under either of those and exceptions, as there are with any fandom. I don't know, I just find them very non-inclusive and a bit unnecessary and judgmental. You seem to be slightly aware of this though, so I won't dwell it on for any longer.

Regardless, fandoms have their good people and their bad people, but the bad people seem to be a lot more noticed, I have to say. The two extremes are often the ones that first come to mind and are viewed negatively because they are so extreme. It is like school: The student who matter-of-factly raises their hand and answers every question smugly compared with the class clown who idiotically never knows the answer are often more noticed than the quieter kids or the ones who do simply okay.

Fandoms have their people in the middle of the road who like something, but don't absolutely love it to death and don't constantly shove it down people's throats, but the extremes obviously get more attention because they annoy people and spark debate consistently. Also, when we see a person's opinion and somebody comments calling them out/having a different view in a rude manner, we often feel naturally compared to join in and voice our own opinion putting the person who was rude, essentially, in their place. The more aggressive or flat-out mean a person is to what/who they are commenting about, the more likely it will attract controversy and people against it (or even for it).

So, maybe your two groups are accurate indeed, and obviously there are exceptions, but of course, it isn't entirely great to group people, nor is it good to purposefully confront somebody or continue to provoke somebody to defend their like for something if they say something rude/that you don't agree with. It gives fandoms a worse name than they already have.

Just some thoughts. Maybe I missed the entire point of this post, but it did feel good to ramble for a while.