There are definitely more Sony fans than Microsoft fans (on this site and in the population as a whole) and when they speak, Microsoft fans feel put upon. Some fans of each camp are, of course, fanboys and trolls, whatever those terms mean.
But there are a core of 360 thread-starters that specialize in being provocative and backhanding other consoles, or if you will, trolling.
To me, it comes down to this: if you START a thread trying to present a crazily one-sided view (pro- your console, and anti-another), you should expect contradictory responses and it's not the responder's fault who enters your thread -- no matter WHAT forum the thread appears in -- the shit was precipitated by the person putting forth a skewed (often trolling) view in their OP and thread title. The masters of this are Squilliam, gebx, starcraft, Legend11, et al. I'd mention more names but some are central in this thread and it might not be productive.
If you don't want the responses, do not create or frame your thread in such a way that WILL draw them out. The forum you put your thread in is NOT cover -- especially not when you use the thread to backhand another console.
If you start the thread, do not bitch about the contrary views that you have drawn out. Stick to the content of the discussion if the responders are and do not imply that they have no right to post -- they are posting because of your craftily constructed thread, after all.
This advice, if followed, would help some of the sore feelings here. The way many threads are created and framed here ...well, they piss people off.
edit to add: Obviously, it's not just the thread starter that has no right to complain, it's also all the other people in his camp, too, if we're talking about a thread that was started to troll, backhand, or cut against another console or group. The problem is just that the crap thread was started in the first place to rile people up.
