Tavia wrote:

Marian wrote:

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My only aim was to bring up one aspect which I felt had been neglected in

the debate, namely the fact that in writing fanfiction, we are hijacking characters that other people created.<<

One teensy thought here. Hijacking implies physically taking some object

and removing it, with the effect that the object is not available for others to enjoy.<

<grin> Challenging the wording of a statement when you can't challenge its content is a well worn tactic. :-)

However, if I write a piece of fanfic, however bad, about Avon, Avon

doesn't magically disappear from all the B7 videos in the world for the duration of my use of him. Regardless of my intervention, everyone else in the world remains free to interpret Avon in any way they please.<

Well, I rate the members of this list intelligent enough to get my meaning.

Can this be considered as hijacking of a thread? :-)

Marian