Subject: Re: Anime, Fanfics, and Diversity
From: SQUN29A@prodigy.com ( KOUMA RYODACHI)
Date: 6/21/1997, 3:33 PM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

I have to agree with Lawson-san. Redneck, you're kinda missing the 
point of fanfiction if you set such strict guidelines for what you do 
and don't read. You seem to be expecting nothing but manga 
novelizations, or nothing but material that purely follows the 
manga/anime. I hate to tell you this, but if that was the case, the 
only "fanfic" writers would be the creators of the series themselves.


The reason we write fanfics is because we can ask ourselves the 
question "What if?". If we can't ask that question, and instead must 
limit ourselves to saying, "This is," then we've successfully 
eliminated the element of our own imaginations.

...Okay, now I'm ranting aimlessly. I'll shut up now...

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