Kind of annoying, I think, when people's only concept of fandom is shipping. Especially irritating in band fandom... very little talk about the music, or among some people even about individual members. Just lots and lots of pairing-fic.
I'm finding it in the dr who communities I'm in too. Everyone's a Doctor/Rose shipper. Which is nice because they were cute together, but why get so worked up about Martha? She's just a new companion, not the end of the world. Can't we enjoy the show's characters for who they are instead of who they're with?


(That said the first time I saw the Madame de Pompadour episode in series 2 it made me kind of angry... lol)