I do think it seems worse than ever.
There's always been rabid fanboys, but it's wild now.
Being whipped up by rumours, into mouth foaming excitement. Or, being deeply angry that another company could have a decent product. If this is you, sort yourself out.
I'm not sure, in fact in the past the ban hammer used to come out along with threats to shut down the graphics section IIRC. This is quite civilized