I think you have a very valid point. It always astounds me to see the lists floating around the yahoo groups of what people hate and what people refuse to read. I'm not saying people don't have a right to like or dislike whatever they please, but if I applied the rules some of them have, I think I'd have perhaps a story to read every other week.

I've been e-mailed by people who tell me how much they enjoyed my Ashwinder stories. Occasionally, when I mention that I have stories on several of the other archives, including two longish works in progress on Occlumency, I am floored by the response: "I don't read Mary Sues." One reader went so far as to suggest her disappointment in me and that I should quit writing garbage to concentrate on good stories.

For the record, I am very glad I stumbled across TLS. You know how much I enjoy the story and I'm always looking forward to an update. :-)