Do you ever get the feeling we're all a little over-sensetive?

[Jephael]

Sometimes I think we take the TMNT and other things too seriously. No matter where I go in this community, whether it be here on the forums or the Facebook group I see people spazzing out over little things like casual fans who get the Turtles' names wrong or their colors mixed up and different factions of the fandom who like certain iterations over others.

I really enjoy these forums but the way people act can really get to me. For awhile I tried to distance myself from all that drama by reminding myself the Ninja Turtles are just fictional characters, but then I realized that wasn't the right mentality. If anything reminding myself that they don't exist depressed me even more because it made me feel like I had just been wasting my life on them, and I don't want to think like that anymore.

Now don't get me wrong, I love a good debate, but far too often these debates turn into arguments. Does anyone have an idea how we could ease the tension around here a little more and show one another a little more respect?