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Date Posted: 12:40:15 07/04/02 Thu
Author: DragonGaladriel
Subject: FF WRITERS UNITE! ADD TO THE LEGEND!

A missive from Mage

Some of you know me as the co-author of The Ring of Orren and some of you will have no clue as to who I am. I have been posting on the Witchblade board for the better part of a year and have enjoyed the diversion immensely. I have frequently lurked about the other threads and even posted on them from time to time. I found them to be entertaining and at times hilarious. I have also found many fan fictions, which were fascinating not only in the writing but also the concept. Not all but many of these stories utilized the characters from the Witchblade series. With the help of DragonGaladriel I have created a story, which takes these characters into another realm and I have enjoyed the positive responses that I have received as this story has developed. Also I have found the interaction between the readers of my story to be extremely rewarding. Now I am told that there will be no more fan fiction posted to the board. I find this to be unacceptable.

I will continue to post my story to the Witchblade board. I understand the reasoning of those who wish to remove FF from the board but I find their logic to be faulty and their goal to be unlikely to see fruition. It seems that the "Hollywood" lawyers will not allow the cast or crew of the series to post on the WB board as long as FF is being posted there. I pose this question. Why would they be permitted to interact with the fans on the board when at any time someone might make a suggestion or even post another FF or ficlet that might be seen in the series and thus inspire a lawsuit? I am of the opinion that with or without the FF on the WB board the cast and crew will not be allowed to post there.

Consider this:

I post that I think that Sara should accept Ian's offer in the beginning of series two and join with him. They are surely formidable enough on their own but if they were to join forces they would be nearly unstoppable. Just my opinion but perhaps the writers had already thought of this and when the Sara and Ian show airs I bring a lawsuit.

I of course would not do such a thing but the lawyers fear this and thus they will not grant permission for the cast and crew post to the board. If we are to allow this censorship upon the board why go there? You could not even speak your opinion.

Another point of contention; If I had to get up at 3:00 in the morning to build widgets and I stayed at my job for fifteen hours the last thing that I would want to do when I got home would be to get on line and talk about widgets. What assurance is there that any of the cast would even want to post on the board? I'm sorry but a monthly missive from Eric or Yancy does not justify destroying the wonderful interaction that I have found on this board.

I have been watching the board lately and it seems to me that a verdant vale upon which I had stumbled is growing arid and wasted. This I cannot abide and I shall stand against this insurrection. FF writers of the Witchblade board unite! Stand with us and don't let them destroy the wondrous board that we have created with our own fingers. I call upon you to return to the board and reclaim that to which we have given so much of our hearts, time, incredible imagination, and energy.

I would have it known that if the powers that control the WB board request that we post no more FF I will relent. I feel that they could just remove the "Add to the legend" from the button linking to the board from the Bladewielders page and this would be a sign that they no longer desired FF upon the board. When I first found the board that phrase caught my eye and piqued my interest. If it is to be gone and the fan fiction falls away as well then I feel that the board will hold very little interest for me. I might return to see how it fares from time to time but I don't believe that it will ever be the magnificent forum that it once was. This is just my opinion but I stand by it.

Once again I send out the heralding:

FF WRITERS UNITE! ADD TO THE LEGEND!

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