I've almost stopped reading gen Buffy-fic (anything that doesn't mention Xander as a major character) because of the tendency to portray him as either evil or stupid, or totally unimportant to the group. An additional set to this is the Xander-centric stories that portray him as the poor, mistreated Scooby that the girls abuse and mistreat, either to pair him with Spike or some cross-over female.

Okay, so I love my Xander... when portrayed genuinely.