I guess I've got to give my two cents on this subject.  I've been lurking here for years, if I had to estimate how long, I'd say probably about 12 years.  And I admit to being guilty of giving C&C maybe 10 times.  I have deeply enjoyed the majority of stories I've read here and for not coming on and saying, "I really enjoyed your story!" I now appologize.  I've even contributed 4 or 5.  However, I must plead that I had time constraints limiting the time I had online, (not a good excuse, but true) and I didn't add a "good job"  C&C so as not to clutter the list.  I understand why many have stopped writing, I just wish you'd start again.  Especially Kenko (Robert Haynie - 'Girl Days' is yet not finished and neither is you SM crossover, I keep checking in on your web site to see) and Phillipe Louis and his "Phoenix" (another SM crossover).  I was overjoyed to read another Richard Lawson (I want more).  Ace Sanchez and Blonde 1/2, and many more too numerous to mention.  I've read all the Ranma 1/2 fanfiction I've found (see why my time was taken up?) and I want to encourage everyone to write more.  I fear I won't see much (cliche'd out?) but even old stories can take on a new life, find a story you liked from someone else and write a new chapter! (ask permission first and if you get no answer within a couple of days, then you have it de facto).  I even started a new story today and got 3 paragraphs into before having to halt.  And I will try to comment more.  But please don't let the ffml die!  It's hard enough to find a Ranma fic and I don't want to go thru and just delete 50 stories to get to the Ranma one.  Again, all of you writers have done something good and glorious just expressing your imaginations to us, the lurking public, and I applaud your letting us into your private worlds.  The trip has been magificent and I've enjoyed it greatly.
Thank You,
Saotendo


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