On Thu, 08 May 1997 00:16:32 -0400, Megane 6.7 wrote::

I personally think as long as the reader enjoys the fanfic that is
written, no matter how IC or OCC some people think it is, then the
writer has accomplished what he set out to do and that is write a story
that people talk about and want to see more of.

True, but IC/OOC discussions are C&C and do have a place on this list.

And while I'm on the subject, why doesn't everyone get off Zen's back? 
I personally liked "Bitter End" and I think some people are being very
unfair to him.  "Bitter End" is a tragedy, much like Romeo and Juliet
and it is a brilliant piece of work, IMO.  

I agree. Despite certain complaints I had about it, overall I liked it very
much. Now what are you talking about here? Who is being unfair to Zen? Who has
even been talking about "Bitter End" on the list lately? I only recall Redneck
briefly mentioning it in comparison to "Ranma-chan".

You don't like the way Akane is portrayed?  Then stop *bitching* about
it and write your *own* fic that portrays Akane the way *you* want. 
That's the entire point of fanfiction, to write a scenario that you want
to see and see how others react to it, not to complain about how this
should be that.  So stop the spam and just WRITE.

I honestly don't know if I'm one of the ones this is directed at or not. I
posted what I thought was some legitimate criticism about "ranma-chan" -- NOT
Bitter End. C&C, not spam. Are you saying that comments on characterization have
no place on this list?? And if not, then what do you mean?

Gary Kleppe
kleppe@execpc.com, Home page http://www.execpc.com/~kleppe
My fanfics and the FFML map are on my comics/manga page,
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