Honestly my ATRL experience has improved so much since I stopped wearing stan avatars (besides Louis or No Doubt, who there is rarely heated discussion about on here) or keeping my faves in my sigs. You can actually have an opinion in a thread without getting "but you stan for __________, you have no place to talk

" BS.
In particular I find many of my fellow monsters to be complete menaces, so I don't mind distancing myself a bit.