I think my intention was not so much to say "all interpretations are valid" as to say "all interpretations add to the individual mynon for each person". In other words, newbies will read multiple stories as well as (we hope!) seeing the episodes, and all of these will meld in their brains to create their individual "mynons", i.e. their personal versions of what they see as canon, rather than any one story trumping both other-fanon and canon. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
And of course the same is true for John - I think the divisions are clearer-cut with Rodney, which is why I chose him as an example, but yeah, there are a lot of differences in characterization there as well.
And although I understand exactly where you're coming from with regards to the community (I started a similar one for HP fic), I always try to err on the side of inclusivity and politeness, 'cause, I don't want to piss anyone off even accidentally. Critical discussion of fic can be an explosive issue.
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Re: a tiny comment on a tiny part of this comment
Date: 2005-08-16 09:59 pm (UTC)And of course the same is true for John - I think the divisions are clearer-cut with Rodney, which is why I chose him as an example, but yeah, there are a lot of differences in characterization there as well.
And although I understand exactly where you're coming from with regards to the community (I started a similar one for HP fic), I always try to err on the side of inclusivity and politeness, 'cause, I don't want to piss anyone off even accidentally. Critical discussion of fic can be an explosive issue.