Gubby replied to me.  Well, let's see what he wrote.

In a message dated 9/11/98 12:23:49 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
always_man@hotmail.com writes:

Well, I just checked Lawson's web site and found fics specifically 

 about these
 >characters.  You appear to be in need of some reality supplements.

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	My Ghod!

<Rant mode:  Engaged>

	Gubby, we're writers and we're fucking proud of it.  Our stories are like our
own children.  They're a part of us, not something we bang out for money or
cheap fame.  They may not be perfect.  Some of them have faults and blemishes,
we'll admit, but they're still our kids.  We're not demanding that you like
them.  If you think that they're all crap, fine.  It's your opinion and you're
welcome to it, but as a "fellow writer," there is one thing we want from you,
for both ourselves and our stories.  Respect, simple respect.  We want nothing
more and we will accept nothing less!

<Rant mode:  Disengaged>

SlayerNext@AwOL.com
Will work for anime.  No, really!  I will!