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Old 2012-10-13, 20:37   Link #71
Midonin
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Originally Posted by Triple_R View Post
Honestly, I never really understood getting annoyed over fan-works.
I think I place more value on fan works than some other people, simply because of what they represent. The best ones are like a "thank you" to the show, giving back as much as the show gave to them. What their content is can range from good to bad and everything in between (like the shows themselves), but I find them as much part of a show's identity as the actual canon material. A particularly strong fan community can extend the life of a show for several years, and strong secondary content creators are part of that.

I realize my original statements might have been about two different groups (consumers and creators), but in the best cases, these groups can overlap.
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