*g* That sounded as if some of the dreck was really exceptional dreck XD Well, some of it kinda is, yeah XD Some people can't spell or format properly, and appear to have watched a completely different show.
And yeah, Sturgeon's Law applies to fanfic. Personally, I only get into a fandom via recs. When I'm in proper, I try to read everything (emphasis on try), but the first few fics are all from recs.
I'm a top!Ianto kinda girl, myself. He's got a very dominant, alpha-male personality, and just because he's not afraid to actually tear up doesn't mean he'll weep every other minute.