I haven't been on this site in a while, even though I am a big fan of M.Night, and still call him my favorite director. One of the reasons for that is what I have seen in this thread. Just because somebody doens't think everything Night touches is gold, doesn't mean he/she isn't a true fan, and doesn't deserve to be here on a fansite for him. Honestly, I think a person who is able to criticize somebody he likes a lot is a lot more credible of a "fan" than somebody who is a "fanboy", and simply loves and accepts anything the object of their affection puts out.
To that end, my dislike of LITW, and lack of interest in even seeing TLA, is not an indicator that I am not a fan, but rather that I am not so blinded by my feelings towards Shyamalan, that I'm going to praise something that honestly wasn't that well done in my opinion (and many other people who I would describe as "fans" of Night's as well). I did like The Happening more than most, and saw something in it that I think a lot of people missed, or at least didn't interpret from it. However, I can also see why people don't like that one as well, as there were certainly aspects of it that just begged to be hated by those who already didn't like his films.
I'm not trying to stir anything up here, just standing up for Rulm and his divergent opinions, and saying that all Night fans should be accepted as true fans, in spite of and actually because of (IMHO) their ability to criticize and be objective about his movies. I think he's a great filmmaker, has some great ideas, and even write some nice scripts. However, I think he's misfired on a few occasions, and I worry that the negative backlash towards him right now will kill his ability to wow us with future projects. I hope not, because I still think he can deliver the goods, even though he hasn't shown as much of that ability in recent years in my opinion.