Darth Bizarro said:

It really sucks that this is what fandom has devolved into. It seems like everyone is either a total hater or a total gusher and it really sucks to be floating in the middle drifting back and forth like a plastic bag in the wind from TFN to OT.com helplessly trying to find a place to fit in as the polarized world of Star Wars fandom rips itself in two.

Darth Bizarro, I blame the prequels for the schism - not the fans. I agree with much of what twooffour writes for once. While you may not be calling for a united fandom, as you explain below, I don't think you can expect less passion from fans:

I don't see Doctor Who fans who prefer the old and new serials throwing jelly babies back and forth at one another. They may not all agree, but they at least can get along and accept each other's differences in their fandom.

There is a good example in Doctor Who as to the kind of split we're talking about. For purposes of analogy, imagine if there were only two series of Doctor Who. Imagine that fans got to know and love Doctor Who via Tom Baker. They were excited when the learned there would be a new series. And Colin Baker happened. There would be a rift between fans. There would be gushers and haters. There would be those who recognize the new series' flaws but enjoy the time traveling police box (despite its occupant) just as PT fans get excited by seeing lightsabers and Yoda.

The fact that Doctor Who is a TV serial which has featured many different doctors and many episodes dilutes that kind of fight. Even in a 2 Doctor universe, fans could have the realistic hope of a 3rd Doctor to redeem the show. Movies are a different kind of animal. Doing a movie episode wrong is different than doing a TV episode (or even series) wrong.