On Thu, 8 Feb 1996 wbaird@NMSU.Edu wrote:

Wheel of Time series.....:)

Robert Jordan.

even has his own newsgroup...rasfwrj...I addicted our truly marvelous moderator to ranma thru that group it seems...:)

Yes.  By crossposting a fic written by Jeremy & John, I started reading 
fanfic.  From fanfic, I started watching anime.  

No kidding, I read Ranma fanfic before ever seeing any anime.

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