Talk:Squidward's Suicide/@comment-33137432-20170919100401/@comment-10502460-20171216045436

Squidward's Suicide, for all it's faults, at least created a genre of creepypasta that eventually turned out better. Pastas like Candle Cove and "1999" might not exist if Squidward's Suicide didn't popularize lost episode pastas and by extension pastas revolving around children's programming. It was an honest attempt at writing a good story that, while it hasn't aged well, did at least pave the way for better stories inspired by it.

Jeff the Killer, on the other hand, has contributed nothing of value to the creepypasta world. Nothing. Unless you count the replacement contest entries, and even then...eh. Out of all the early popular creepypasta monsters, Slenderman,Funnymouth, Mr. Widemouth, Smiledog, etc., Jeff the Killer was the only one that was actively and constantly dragging down the creepypasta community. It will not be missed.