Caroline Seawright <caseawr@ecr.mu.oz.au> wrote:

Well, maybe it was all for humour, but ... I can see why people can't get
past the OOCness of the characters to enjoy the story properly!

Maybe it's just me, but I can't see why *anyone* would want to read 
an out-of-character fanfic.  As someone else pointed out, there's 
more to a character than just a name.  With the obvious exception of 
parody, if the author keeps the name and throws out the qualities 
that go with it, what's the appeal of the story?

Mind you, I can see two exceptions off the bat:

Parody
Alternate universes, where events have shaped a character in a 
different way.  Even here, though, the appeal is that, inside, the 
character is still the same person.

I just can't see the appeal of a story where the characters are all 
unrecognizable.  (But then DC is doing just that with their Tangent 
Comics.  Go figure...)

------RM