Haters gonna hate.
Busted are stupid but awesome. They were the logical end-point of the pop-punk cycle, where the final product was basically indistinguishable from a boy-band. Still, I have to say they made some damn catchy tunes: Year 3000, Losing You, What I Go To School For (my go-to karaoke song). Especially the last one, that song is pure epic.
In addition, people who actively go out of their way to 'hate' bands like Busted are sometimes as ridiculous as the object of their hatred anyways. Lighten up, Francis, it's just stupid pop fun, no harm done.
Oh yeah, and I saw a cover of What I Go To School for on youtube done by some American band that completely eviscerated the message of the original. Man, that hurt me more than it should have.