Yes. There are many reasons a writer gets readers, and being a good writer (as defined by the usual standards of plotting, grammar, characterization, etc) is one of them but it's certainly not the only one. I think we could all name fairly terrible (by writing standards) stories that have legions of fans - because they're hitting buttons that the readers like having hit, and there's nothing at all wrong with that. We've all got our buttons (one of mine happens to be good writing skill ....).