Board Thread:General Wiki Discussion/@comment-5294077-20130914072834/@comment-5794207-20130914220005

I agree with this, though I would like to point out: Without these popular, cliched, overused pastas, we really wouldn't have a fanbase to speak of. No one would really become interested in creepypasta  without the fanfare the likes of Jeff and Slenderman have given it, and yes it did get out of hand with the rabid fan-girls, and the spin-offs/rip-offs; also the shipping (Dear god the shipping e_e).

Jeff is not a good read, I can name countless pastas on this site alone that make it pale in comparison. However, it's cemented in our creepypasta culture, but we don't really have to acknowledge/like that fact.