From:        Thomas R Jefferys, wyrm@mail.utexas.edu

Ahem... I believe a little chat is in order... We are trying to make a
good story out of this and your... sorry to say it... infantile post
spoils it.

We were _already_ making a good story out of it, numb-nuts. In case you
hadn't noticed.

OK, guys... could we bring this to a close? You obviously have different 
ideas on how to write this, but a tit-for-tat isn't really getting 
anybody anywhere, especially when you start calling each other names. 
That's not the FFML I know and love.

There's room on the ML for more than one story. I wasn't that thrilled 
with Frosty's idea for Fred, because I thought it restricted the scope of 
the story too much, and I said so. But I haven't tried to interfere with 
anyone who wanted to write their stories that way. When I participate, I 
write the angle that I like. If I enjoyed a twist another author came up 
with, I'll refer to it; if I didn't like it, I either ignore it or work a 
comment on it into the story. Either way, I try not to hijack the other 
author's story.

Come on, people, this is supposed to be fun! Let's not spoil it by taking 
it too seriously... and if it gets to the point of fighting about it, 
let's just drop it, OK?



Travis Butler
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