I was foolish enough to give permission, in two cases even in retrospect, not quite realising what the impact would be. And I was also so foolish as to post the link to this article in a 'Liz Friedman' thread on the Huddy forum. Actually, that's why I wrote the article - to highlight my difference in opinions without having to post comments in the thread to the tune of, 'I don't agree with you at all, because in the points that you criticise the writers are actually doing a good job. It's the points that you don't criticise that are the problem.' That's not really something you can do if you don't 'know' the people at all and they are emotionally all over the place because their favourite ship has just hit an iceberg. (Okay, it was my favourite ship too, but as a viewer I don't claim to own the characters or to know better than TPTB where they are going. I accept what the show decides and indulge my need for harmony and fluff by reading and writing fanfiction.) So my article was meant to be a subtle hint to focus on those aspects of the show that can be criticised because they can be proven, rationally and empirically, to be bad writing, and not get bogged down by things that are a matter of taste. I guess I was being too subtle.