I'm feeling bitter, too. Though fortunately not to the point where it smothered my love for the show and the fic. I'm clinging to the hope that most people just don't realize that that's what they're doing.

I don't want to feel this resentful, but I do. Twice so because that crap drove you away.

I certainly think people have every right to have their own opinions about the show, and act on them, and write stories that fit how they see the show.

Of course. And I don't think anyone would argue with that. If only they'd stop there instead of making sure that their hate for the character permeates every last corner of the fandom. People keep hijacking the comment sections of stories written by people who obviously like the characters enough to include them (I even saw some comments to "Night Ops" that annoyed the crap out of me.) Really, what can possibly be that point of that, other than to make those writers and their readers see the wrong of their ways. Or, what could be the point of using storyfinder comms or the noticeboard as ones personal soap box, other than to make sure the wrongness of Keller is broadcast across the whole of fandom.

(And it was season five ... is it just a rule that Stargate fandom has to implode after five seasons?)

Maybe year five is where shows shake things up, go off their formula? Which is risky, but on the other hand, if a show doesn't take that chance it runs the risk of getting stale. (For example I think NCIS, in its sixth year now, really needs to veer away from their trusty formula if they want to keep things fresh.)

I do know that I've really been bending over backwards trying not to do it on my own journal, because I'm so incredibly bitter right now, and it's very difficult not to rant about it.

For what it's worth, I appreciate it immensely! Negativity is so contagious, it's hard not be be affected by it.