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   From: fn62@dial.pipex.com   
      
   "Paul Harper"  wrote in message   
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   > On Thu, 3 Nov 2005 12:23:26 -0000, "Ali Hopkins"    
   > wrote:   
   >   
   >>I care far more anout the  kind of character assasination and out of whack   
   >>nonsense dissemintaed by some "universe" creators. By hwich I mean they   
   >>create a character, the back story, whole thing - and then make said   
   >>charactter do something uttertly nonsnesical. And these  are their *own*   
   >>creations, for heavn's sake.   
      
   Blimey. What  happened there? :)   
      
   >   
   > Absolutely. I am sure "Infection" and "Grey 17..." and the entire   
   > singing Loreal telepath arc are considered "canon". Doesn't make them   
   > any good, though.   
      
   They are Abominations.   
      
   >   
   > At times, when authors go off on their own tangent the result can be   
   > absolutely superb (Peter David is very good at this).   
      
   Isn't he just. Some of the early Trek books were great too, mostly   
   pre-Ordover.   
      
   >   
   >>> I really do not see the problem in having alternative views of a   
   >>> particular fictional universe. After all, they're *all* fictional, for   
   >>> goodness sake.   
   >>   
   >>Bugger me. Are they? Damn.   
   >   
   > Yup, and therefore to use Mr Mysterious' own words, all  false paths.   
   >   
   > Mind you, to dare to suggest something non-canon is worthy would be   
   > blasphemous, after all, so it might be best we don't go there lest we   
   > be struck from on high by fearsome fire and brimstone...   
   >   
      
   You can get pills for that.   
      
   Ali   
      
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