Oh yes, Dawson is my favorite character on the show. He's the one I related to the most, being an introverted, romantic teenager.
I also think he's more unique than the other males on the show, you don't see a lot of characters like Dawson on television and I've never understood the hate. Honestly I think most of that is based on s3 where he was written out of character most of the season.
Thanks for warning me to stay away from the Dawson tag since people don't realize anti stuff doesn't belong in appreciation tags.