You have to admire that imagination and will to share ideas with others. Not everyone who writes fanfiction is a good writer, but similarly not every fanfiction story is badly written either. You'd be surprised at how in-depth and detailed some stories are. And the internet is the merry-go-round that is used to share these ideas with the world.
Some people just need that little encouragement to put their own story out there and I think fanfiction is a great medium for that. It let's them play with already established and beloved characters while they and the reader indulge in a bout of make believe as they write.
In a world where you're always hoping your favourite TV shows will have a crossover episode or two the realm of fanfiction allows for that fix of fantasy. I've read stories of Dorothy Gale landing in Middle Earth instead of Oz, of Harry Potter being raised by goblins and of the Buffy crew duking it out with members of Stargate. And I loved every bit of discovering these wonderful ideas from anonymous writers all over the world.
Imagination is something to be encouraged and nurtured. If you don't agree then try going without the internet for a few days, hell go without any electronic devices and you might soon change your mind. Without imagination DaVinci wouldn't have dreamed of his flying machine, Alexander Graham Bell wouldn't have invented the telephone, Tolkien would never have created the lush world of Middle Earth. We need to celebrate imagination and embrace it as something essential to life as we know it.
That's why I'm a fan of fanfiction. 'Cause it let's your mind enjoy other people's imaginations and ideas, it takes worlds and characters that you're familiar with and throws them into situations that are interesting, entertaining and often amusing. It's a simple way to loose yourself in a fun little corner of the internet for a time and just let your brain ramble down the road of "what if".
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