A Defense of Critical Discussion

A while back, I won zvi's offer of arguing the fannish position of my choice on help_pakistan. I asked for a defense of the critical discussion of fanworks (including - but by no means limited to - reviews, as opposed to feedback). She wrote an essay that is eloquent, insightful and compellingly argued, and that comes with a number of comments that are also very worth reading.

You can find it here:
Discussion of fanwork by and for consumers of the fanwork is valuable, without regard to the discussion's effect on the creator.