tl;dr below...
Most people go to message boards to share something; an opinion, a fact, etc. Most come to these boards on IMDB, usually, to share their love for a certain show or movie, and to expand that love by finding new perspectives and facts about that particular show or movie. Mainly, these people want to share in the love; expression of said love begat more expressions of love for the show, yadda yadda.
Same thing goes for those who want to post negative things, especially if they post opinions that have no room for arguments, counterpoints, etc. They want to share their negativity, but what's interesting is, they want either others to express the same negativity, or get huffy for attacking their beloved show, just to defend their right to express those negative opinions. It doesn't matter what they get, as long as they get it. You usually don't see people going to Star Wars conventions to tell people how much Star Wars sucks. What's the point? It's one thing to try to figure out why something works, it's another to just shat on something without caring what happens as a result. Those who come to these boards to share their love for whatever show would be just as open to the negativity as those at the Star Wars conventions. It's obvious that anti-Trump protesters are going to get harassed by Trumpers for being there, but they still go. Meh, whatever floats your boat.
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