Bad Poetry?

I've considered the motivation for the statement, "There is no bad poetry, only different kinds...etc". To a large extent, I think it's part of the touchy-feely-good cant that has become part of our society, and I also believe part of the reason for our creeping American incompetence. In schools, test-takers get some points just for showing up for the test, and reports get a minimum number of points for just turning in the report, even if it is otherwise awful and inadequate. Bob Dole recently remarked after some disaster or other that we should not be pointing fingers or playing the "blame game", but fixing the problem. Well, what if some turkey IS the problem? Should we not identify him/her as the problem, or do we expect to fix it by skirting around the issue of personal responsibility?
IMO, part of the purpose of saying there is no bad poetry is to encourage the shy and insecure among us who might decide to write. I believe in supporting and encouraging such people in any endeavor, but I do not believe the best way of doing so is to avoid telling them when they've written something poorly. Dishonesty encourages only those insufficiently perceptive to detect insincerity.
Alcuin