Fan fiction archives’ mission is to preserve all fan works for all fans, not to judge which are “worth” saving and which are not worthy. Fan critics can debate which fan works, in any given universe, are the “best,” but fan archivists strive to preserve all of the works, as much as they can - because they value their fandoms as important and significant living cultural communities, and they feel that every corner of their cultures is worth safeguarding.
Abigail de Kosnik, in Why Study Fan Archives: An Interview with Abigail De Kosnik (Part One) http://ift.tt/2eB5H7g
[QUOTE] From Abigail de Kosnik, in Why Study Fan Archives: An Interview with Abigail De Kosnik (Part One)