Can we add Proto-Freelance (TM) Model Railroaders to this list of fucktards? For those who don't know, Proto-Freelance model railroaders can be best described as the model railroading equivalent of those who loudly proclaim their love for The Last Jedi and the 2016 All Female Remake of Ghostbusters. These people are very proud of how their glorified toy trains are like the real thing and they also take pride at sneering at anything remotely "Fun" or "Whimsical" to the point that they've gotten the magazines to ban any layout that appears remotely fanciful and to not show pictures of such scenes on featured layouts.
.The thing that annoying about this is that since the magazines only cater to the Proto-Freelance(TM) crowd, a lot of the manufacturers are going belly up because the Proto-Freelance(TM) crowd deems them "Whimsical" or not Prototypical. Given these manufactures were often the way new hobbyists got into the hobby, it's resulted in a sharp decline to the point that old companies like Marklin and Lionel are struggling to survive. It's gotten to the point that in the US there's only four companies that make model trains and five companies that make scenic details. The Nerd Fandoms need to understand that this is there future if they don't allow alternative viewpoints to come in.