Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24573226-20160623204034/@comment-25936766-20160913040007

Arrias99 wrote:

1-Why do people accuse some authors of trying to make decent fanfics with their O.C.s asking for opinions being super generic and streotypical even though the canon characters themeselves are just 2-D archetypes and the canon itself is pretty run-of-the-mill itself taking inspiration from multiple japanese anime, manga, and video games or I'm just flat-out wrong?

2-I mean with all the rules with the fandom makes........ I know there should be limits for everything but don't you think that this is a little bit too constraining? 1-The faults of the original work do not justify making the same faults and mistakes in one's fanfic.

2-It's not a restriction of creativity. Many mistakes in fanfics, such as Mary Sues, are born out of trying to be too creative without consideration for the work, for balance, rationality, and other things. And in other cases born out of sheer egotism and entitledness. These guidelines exist to prevent that.

Having too much freedom can be just as bad as having too little.