I don't believe this is happening.  What has gotten into you people?
	This type of 'pseudo-flame war' has no place on a mailing list of this 
kind.  If you want to engage in this kind of argument, take it to private 
E-mail.  There are over 900 readers here and I'm quite sure there are damn 
few who really care what either of you think about this issue.  This 'Is 
too!-Is not!-Are too!-Are not!' type of arguments are really never going to 
come to a satisfactory conclusion.
	Someone said here recently that most of the original authors were so 
inconsistent with their story lines and character portrayals that, like the 
Bible or U.S. Tax Code, you can find evidence to 'prove' just about anything 
you wish.  The bottom line here is that if the reader thinks a plot device 
or character portrayal is 'canon', then it's canon as far as that reader is 
concerned.
	We're here to read fanfics and, if we're lucky, get some kind of response 
in return to those we write.  Gary has been nice enough to devote a large 
amount of his time to giving authors of all skill levels valuable feedback 
on their stories.  Often, his comments are quite thought provoking.  
Occasionally they are even insightful.  Whatever the case, he takes the time 
and offers his OPINIONS for the author's consideration.  Nothing is said 
that he's always right (or wrong, for that matter).  If more people were 
willing to do as much reading and C&C'ing as Gary, this list would be like 
it was two years ago when it was much smaller and a lot more friendly.
	This doesn't mean I categorically endorse everything he says.  On the 
contrary, there have been many times when I've scowled at the screen after 
reading one of his opinions and paused for only a moment before hitting the 
'delete' key and moving on.  That is how it should be.  Better yet, if you 
don't agree with a public C&C, write your own.  You're entitled to your 
opinions and he's entitled to his.  Let's not bore the ML with endless 
debates of esoteric matters that are of interest only to the participants 
of the debate.  If you want to debate the issue, do it privately.  Neither 
of you are going to score any points with the general readership by flaming 
each other publicly with charges that the other is somehow lost his artistic 
sense of what is or isn't 'canon'.  Fanfictions by their very nature are, 
more or less, not canon.  The original author didn't write them - we did.

	Everyone has a type of story or series that they look for.  Some people 
want to read only WAFFY stories of a certain series.  Some like lemons.  
And, of course, there's always those who go mindlessly berserk over stories 
that have characters with Western-sounding names.  We are all different and
tend to look at each series in a slightly different manner.  
	Lighten up!  No one's getting paid to do this.  A month from now, I 
seriously doubt ANYONE will remember a particular current story as to 
whether or not it was what a particular reviewer considered 'canon'.

	I'm sure you've all noticed how much public C&C has dropped off in recent 
years.  Much of that, I'm sure, is due to the increasingly acrimonious tone 
of both the reviewer's public comments and the author's equally public 
response.  Full blown mud-slinging of the type we've just witnessed is 
what's driving C&C away.  Who wants to write C&C and get publicly 'dressed 
down' for 'not knowing what they are talking about'?  Let the author and
reader
decide if the C&C is accurate or full of crap.

	We all have our views of how each series is portrayed.  The beauty of 
fanfictions is that we get to witness those differences in the stories 
posted here.  We might not agree with the views held by each author or 
reviewer but they are entitled to those views.  If you disagree with a 
reviewer's conclusions, write your own review espousing your position.  Let 
the reading public decide.  Point - counterpoint.  If nothing else, the 
author will get at least two reviews of his/her story.  

	One last thing.  This type of public snarling at each other is undignified 
and unworthy of either of you.  Drop it, take it private, or agree to some 
kind of duel to settle your differences.  This 'Is too - Is not' nonsense is 
a waste of bandwidth and flooding a lot of mailboxes with needless acrimony 
over a topic that you will never get a consensus on.

	(See?  With the proper medication even I can sound reasoned and scholarly.)

	- Greg
	(Who's going back to 'Missing Pieces' now.  There I don't have to worry 
about whether or not someone thinks I'm 'canon'.)