While amusing, in a drunken fratboy kinda way, the list linked in the OP is more than slightly schitzoid. More importantly, there is a massive difference between legitamitely awful games and say, just average. Or games that were personal let downs.
As an example, a few games from 2011 that are just terrible would include the likes of Brink, Hunted: The Demon's forge and say Call of Juarez. These games all showcase what not to do in a game. From bad gameplay and wretched mechanics to terrible AI, just to name a few things.
Games that were just avergage, meaning they are playable, the core mechanics are solid and perform exactly as advertised would include, Gears 3, MW3, AC:R, Crysis 2, Dragon Age 2 and yes Skyrim. Average doesn't mean they are bad just average. Tbh, I've personally been refering to 2011 as the year of average games and sequels.