--- Don Wang <donwang@ucla.edu> wrote:
> 	The whole point of fanfiction is that you're
> supposed to paying
> tribute to what you're writing, and having no
> concern for what the
> characters are supposed to be is merely stealing.
> 	I really have no idea where people start getting
> these ideas they
> they're above what they're writing and it's somehow
> okay to butcher the
> original content for the sake of writing.
> 	No it's not that original content is sacred but if
> you're not even
> going to abide to it why do you even call it Ranma
> 1/2 or whatever.  Ranma
> 1/2 characters aren't really all that great, but
> they're not yours to steal,
> either.
> 	It looks like you get enjoyment out of stealing
> characters without
> even acknowledging what you did, then.  
> 	And no I can get enjoyment off things that are
> genuinely good.  I
> just don't get much enjoyment out of bad things or
> stealing characters and
> claiming they are my own.  I like to write but I do
> not steal, and if you
> actually pay attention to the details of the series
> you're stealing from,
> you'll realize that even making small changes is
> very hard if the source is
> at all well-developed. 
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I see what sort of person you are.  You are one of
those people who have an opinion and nothing can
change you.  As for stealing, I'd say accusing me of
that is rather pathetic considering the fact that
nobody makes a dime off fan fiction.  I have made up
many of my own characters and place them in fan
fiction.

Orrin Quintarin is one of the first characters I've
created.  He is in "The Dark Lord of Jurai" and will
appear in his own story I'll be posting on
FictionPress.net (FanFiction.net's site for original
fiction) later this summer.  His story, which I've
been outlining for some time now is very long and
complex.  Kun Lao is the villain of "Family Reunion
2", another of my own creations.  Just about every one
of my fan fictions based on Ranma or Tenchi have new
characters in them that I created myself.  So don't go
attacking someone's creativity until you find out all
the facts.

Fan Fiction is a form of tribute to the original work
of fiction.  Even the stories that diverge from canon
can be considered tributes to the characters.  Fans of
the series also get enjoyment of seeing their favorite
characters in new and unique sitations and
environments.

This will be the last comment on this thread.  I don't
like slamming into that brick wall of a shortsighted,
narrowed vision attitude you carry around with you. 
With such an attitude how the hell did you even become
an Anime Fan.

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