Re: [WillowSlashFic] FF:"Diary of a Young Woman in Love."

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On Thu, 21 Sep 2000 16:46:25 GMT, you wrote:

> Title-"Diary of a Young Woman in Love."
> Author-Radom2000

I would just like to make the point (and I'm not getting at
Radom2000 here, it's a general point) that you have to be very
careful when writing fic that includes real people rather than
the characters they play. Firstly real people have feelings that
can be hurt. Secondly real people have lawyers who, if you go
OTT, could sue you for defamation of character.

You'd probably have to be pretty nasty to get sued but I think
that ones a long way in second place to not wanting to offend the
people whose acting we enjoy on the show.

This fic was pretty mild compared with some I've read (although
it does mention two felony sexual assaults, by a minor in both
cases), please just be wary.

You may think I'm being over cautious, well I've found it's
better to be that way.

Stephen
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