Nimbus question (was Fanfics with slash & sex)

[David <dfrankiswork@netscape.net>]

Happy birthday, Carole!

> And here is the point that I've been wanting to discuss and I've 
been 
> toying with the topic as a presentation for Nimbus 2003, but 
haven't 
> quite figured out a way to present it that won't get me 
> either attacked or answer my own question.  I just want to start a 
> dialog.

> But with that right, just what is our responsibility to the fandom 
and 
> to the characters.  

How about: Do authors have a responsibility to their readers, or 
only their art?  Do fanfic authors have a responsibility to the 
integrity of the world that they are borrowing?  Explain.

David