I've never been one to put much value in fan works, I've always been more interested in Word of God style lore than what the fans have written, its why I don't acknowledge the EU of Star Wars for instance. It still largely sounds to me like a good fansite can get you most of the best experience while the games simply give you more context as to what people are saying. I don't care either way because the TES franchise has never really done much for me.