In a message dated 11/3/2002 8:48:52 PM Eastern Standard Time, dwexler@andrew.cmu.edu writes:

What I worry about, though is the
following: there are only so many really different stories that can be
written using the same set of characters and situations.  Therefore, as
more and more fanfics are written, new authors either A) write the same
story we've seen over and over again, B) resort to more and more bizarre
world changes, crossovers, etc. until the original series is barely
recognizable, ("It's Ranma in the 41st millennium!  And, um, he becomes
an Inquisitor and fights the forces of chaos!  And Akane is possessed by
Khorne!") or C) writes fanfic built on top of other fanfic 
and deviates
further from the canon in that way.

And the problem with this is...? There are an infinite number of different stories that can be written using the same characters, and who wants to read a story with the exact same situations anyway? Personally I'd like to see the crossover you describe... 

Kasumi: Oh Ranma-chan! Your awake! I'm a hologram programed to tell you that it is 41st millenium, and you are an Inquisitor in charge of fighting the forces of chaos. Would you like some tea?

Ranma: Huh? Last thing I remember was Akane hittin me over the head with a table...

Kasumi: Oh don't mind her. She's just been possessed by Khorne, making her a power-hungry homicidal bitch, but otherwise she's okay. One lump or two?

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