The mod posted a different fandom every week and response was kind of tepid until she posted TXF. All hell broke loose. Everyone who ever participated in the fandom anywhere must have shown up at some point.

Are you talking about the fanfic_hate community? I actually loved that place. But what makes it okay, I feel, is that Iolokus stands trial, and Penumbra's writing stands trial, as well as a lot of less respected fics and authors, which kept it from feeling too much like bullying. I guess if I saw my fic being bashed there it might hurt. Then again, it might feel great, knowing anyone had noticed my fanfic enough to bash it. *shrugs*