In a message dated 2/20/2003 6:05:12 PM Eastern Standard Time, Anthony Jenkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Peter is right in the respect to ignore whiny complainers, not the people who take >time out to buy his comic and write him a letter with questions or suggestions...Its >not as if he has to change the comic for these people or even agree with the people, >but at least give some sort of acknoledgement to the people...And if the complainers >dont like it, then yes, they shouldnt buy it anymore, or just get used to it. But >Peter should at least have the respect for the rest of the bunch.....and just to keep >it strait....im not a whiny fan boy, just a person with an opinion...<<
Peter is giving these suggestions respect and acknowledgement simply by publishing them and placing them in a forum that will reach every fan who buys the comic. As a writer, I know exactly why he doesn't want to listen to suggestions from fans. If you take every "suggestion" every person makes, you're not going to have any semblance of story, plot, character development--all the stuff that makes writing great. Peter has a story-arc for the comic already, he does *not* need *anyone* "suggesting" where to go with the comic. All fans should realize that the writers of their favorite books/comics/tv shows *know* what they're doing. That's why you like it. If you think a specific storyline might be cool: go write fanfiction. --Karai
