no you are deluding yourself as every argument seems to be centered around you.
You call discussing of gear when people argue with eachother like kids on how product A is better then Product B?
Thats what fanboys do. defend a product and argue against others as inferior junk
And where exactly is this occurring, because it certainly isn't occurring here.
Can you show any examples?
As for arguing, you seem to think that a discussion can't contain conflicting points of view and opinions. If every discussion involved everyone agreeing there would be nothing to discuss!
Of course people are arguing, because people have different opinions, and that is what makes this place interesting. As long as the arguments are backed by evidence and experience, and are not personal attacks then there is no issue. You don't see anyone calling people names or personal attacks, you don't see anyone saying their hardware is useless or stupid.
You come into this thread making such accusation when the topics of discussion was the future of camera equipment and whether Nikon and Canon will go mirrorless or not. Where exactly have you drawn your conclusions from that this is a fanboy war? No personal attacks have ensured, no companies have been unfairly branded as terrible, no ones hardware choices have been ridiculed. It is a perfectly harmless heated discussion on where we see technology going. People have presented facts and opinions form all sides of the debate.
Before that people were discussing the use of filters, presenting evidence why they do or do not use them. Again, no was was insulted, no one was ridiculed for using/not using a filter.
These are both completely off topic discussion to this thread, but then this thread is one of the most stupid in the forum (one bug willy waving contest as the title says). We could litter the forum with these threads but I actual like the fact they are contained in one place so other things like peoples photo threads are more prominent.
I'm sorry if these kinds of discussion upset you. I love technology, I'm a self confessed nerd. I love discussing gear, but I am not a gear head and keep my kit fairly modest. I also love the artistic side to photography, I just don't see the internet as a viable place for that. I much prefer to invite friends over for dinner and give a slide show of my recent work, or discuss with clients, or watch my photo sales.
... it was a dark-dark day when my uncle visited with his lastest slide collection 
