[font="Comic Sans MS"]Usually my only problem with fanbases is when I'm part of one that has a particularly vocal minority of imbeciles. I've butted heads with them, to be sure, but the thing I dislike most is getting lumped with the loudmouthed morons who just have to make a spectacle of themselves just because they're the only part of the fanbase anyone ever remembers. It doesn't happen that often anymore, but it's a bit discouraging when it does. Case in point, being a fan of any of the current Shonen Holy Trinity (One Piece, Naruto, Bleach) means you're a militant basher of the two that aren't your favorite and there's no actual reasoning behind your arguments. Furthermore, your chosen series can do no wrong.
This is absurd because Eiichiro Oda has messed up before and I only riff on Naruto because it's legitimately bad by its own merits.[/font]