Oh, definitely, there is a lot of horribly-written fanfiction out there. But Sturgeon's Law and all that; there's a lot of horribly-written everything out there. There have been times I've been reading a fic I want to like, because of the concept or the premise, but the writing just ends up being too much for me, and I have to bail.

And I just want to make the point that I'm not trying to change your mind, or make you read fic or anything; I guess I don't know that I've really come across many people in fandom who have said that they don't like fanfiction, and this has been a very interesting conversation. There's a part of me, even while I'm being a silly fan, that wants to compile data and write a thesis on silly fans.