K,

After today's chat I decided to check out the various comments. Yours is short and sweet and to the point. Mine, which I posted over at Bev's is long and drawn out but essentially agrees. I actively participated in the Sentinalia "discussion" if you could call it that. I only wish there really was a place where it could get discussed without rancor.

This is the first time I got so heavily involved in the controversy. I was unhappy with the complainer, since her comments were self-serving and ineffective. She didn't do a thing to find out why the changes had taken place and she also seemed quite determined that she was going to not change herself at all and wanted the LMFAs to bend to her thinking. Quite a sense of entitlement I thought.

I hope this doesn't deter you from seeing the LMFAs for what they are -- a fun way to pay homage to your favorite authors and stories. In this fandom where on any day you can find dozens of stories to read, it's easy to consume them without remembering to send the author some good feedback. Nominating stories here is a form of feedback, albeit anonymously, that should give every author a sense of pride. And it's fun!

Thanks for offering a place for me to set up my own soap box!