that's ok, I'm just being a drama queen.
In all fairness I certainly agree with you, there's been some great stories on fanfic recently that start with a bang (or the promise of a bang) and then just slowly peter and fizzle before imploding around chapter 3.
and you really want to yell (as you did) at them to plan their arcs.

although you must be honest and admit that everyone's had a fantastic idea for a narrative while sitting on the bus/tube/in laparscopic surgery and you've started it only to watch it expire around the 2nd act.
or maybe it's just me...

either way i think you ought to address this rant to the fanficcing hordes, just to see what reaction you would get and maybe (just maybe) you might get a bump in quality.
but i doubt it.