The Hierarchy of Geekdom

Apparently, amoung the geekiest of the geek: the Magic: the Gathering players, the LAN partiers, and the d20 rollers, there is a general consensus over what is acceptable to enjoy and what it is not. For some reason, these people, who might, on a regular basis, be scoffed for their favourite activities and pastimes, find it more than okay to mock those geeks who either do not match their caliber of geekdom or enjoy things that they don't, or like what may be considered passé. I find this unfair. If you like Star Wars, I won't mock you, but don't mock me for reading manga. If you like arguing the relative merits of Dune versus Star Trek, I won't criticize, so don't criticize me for playing EverQuest. I won't scoff at your lack of knowledge in the realm of Tolkien, so don't scoff at me if I don't know every nuance of Magic. If I want to play Pokémon, I can. You all loved it when you were ten. Don't deny it. Don't mock me. Don't criticize. Don't scoff. If it was fun when we were ten, why can't it be fun now?

(As an aside, my examples are entirely random and I like basically everything included in this little rant.)