Ben, I don't hate PC gaming or PC gamers, but I have responded a few times to posts claiming that a game being released on 360/PC isn't exclusive to 360, even though no other console will be getting the game. I've never ventured into the PC section to post anything negative about PC gaming... at least not that I can remember.
I agree that there seems to be a lot of my-platform-is-better-than-your-platform, and lately it seems that people are posting threads just to try and flood the front page of the site with threads about their favorite console... very annoying. And I, too, have been tempted to just leave the site when I read crap like "360 failure rate is 100%" or "Blu-ray is going to die" or "the 360 only gets good games becomes MS buys the publishers off" or "the Wii's sales will fall off any time now", etc. Yeah, those people are annoying as heck, particularly because their primary focus seems to be negativity. I find multi-page threads about why Blu-ray has already conquered the market, but when I post a thread about Blu-ray discounts on Amazon to try and get people excited about the format, I get about 5-10 posts max.
Yep, people can be very frustrating sometimes when it seems like the focus of discussion is just plain wrong, but I stick around because I feel like I can contribute. Will most people who post negative replies really listen to my reasons? Probably not, but maybe someone will.
So, I guess I'm not just here to have fun... yeah I like a good debate, but in the end, I want to contribute, even if only a few get anything out of it.
I'll get off my soapbox, now.