The problem with litmus tests is that while they're good at highlighting key problems with a Sue, they're crap at helping you fix said issues. A lot of anti-Sues popped up when the tests started becoming popular, and yet, despite being the opposite of everything on the checklists, they were still Sues, just like a dark mirror version. Not to mention that not everyone *wants* to make non-Sues, so you wind up with a lot of hurt, defensive young writers who've had their OCs run through the tests by strangers.

I mean, okay, I don't like reading Sues. I find them so utterly boring and flat. But they are a natural part of writing. Which is why I tend to adopt the live and let live philosophy with them. Most of the people writing Sues either don't want to change or aren't ready to change. It's just not worth the headaches to run around yelling at them.