I don't know how you maintained your cool with commenters like Ed Bartlett on that thread. I found his comparison of fanfic to a "quilting bee" sexist and condescending. But the remark that annoyed me the most was this:

Therein lies the difference between an homage and fanfic, legalities aside. One honors the source, the other doesn’t.

With that, he demonstrates quite clearly just how little he knows about fanfic and fan writers.