User blog comment:Dorkpool/What Makes A Creepypasta A Crappypasta/@comment-26030957-20150202180643/@comment-4849011-20150204002624

That reminds me of an interview I once saw. Someone involved with American Idol was on a talk show and they were asked, "Now, do people ever do deliberately bad auditions hoping to get attention?" He replied, "Yes, but we don't show those. The bad auditions we show are the ones where the singers really do think they're good." I don't watch those musical competition shows, but several years ago I was flipping through the channels and came across the kind of audition he was talking about. Some guy was auditioning to Simon Cowell and Randy Jackson (Paula Abdul wasn't there) with a bad rendition of "Like A Virgin" by Madonna. Simon glowered at him and Randy covered his face with a paper (as though he were embarrassed to be there, but apparently this didn't mean anything to this singer. Finally Simon stopped him and told him, "You are the worst singer in the world."  This was obviously a shock to this guy.  Not only did he gape in shock, he also raised his hand to his heart in shock. ~shakes head~

I have my own ideas about what makes a bad Creepypasta, but my head has bothered me today, so it'll have to wait a while. You know how it is.