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   Your Name wrote:   
   > "catpandaddy"  wrote in message   
   > news:he76m5$8ht$1@news.eternal-september.org...   
   >>   
   >> "Your Name"  wrote in message   
   >> news:he751s$gco$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...   
   >>>   
   >>> "Ian B"  wrote in message   
   >>> news:4b063b5f$0$2477$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...   
   >>>>   
   >>>> I think that conforms to the YN rulebook; that is it is acceptable   
   >>>> if you rip something off then give it a new name, as this will not   
   >>>> "confuse the true fans". That is, the guiding principle is the   
   >>>> avoidance of violation of the purity of created worlds. Multiple   
   >>>> versions of a world mess up the card indexing system, basically.   
   >>>   
   >>> It messes up ANY remote sense of continuity withint trhe franchise.   
   >>> It creates multiple "sub-franchises" (at best), so why not simply   
   >>> avoid such stupidty and create a NEW franchise to begin with??   
   >>> Reason: Hollyweird is incredibly stupid, increbilty talentless, and   
   >>> incredibly greedy - their motto "screw the fans, we want mor   
   >>> money".   :-(   
   >>   
   >> Is there nothing else in this world that you worry about?  You   
   >> appear to be allowing this one thing to dominate your life, the way   
   >> you portray it here.   
   >>   
   >> You can't control what they do, only how you react to it.  Even if   
   >> only by choosing not to make it the center of your attention,   
   >> instead making room for other things in life.   
   >   
   > Says one of the village idiots who apparently have nothing better to   
   > do in their life except post useless comments about my messages.  :-\   
   >   
   > People not giving a damn about anything but themselves is one of the   
   > major problems on this planet.   
      
   As it goes, a far greater problem that this planet has is busybodies who   
   confuse caring about other people with a duty to interfere with them.   
      
      
   Ian   
      
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