I can understand that a novice fan of a television show might not know how to spell a name at first (in fact, it was a few episodes, as I recall, before Alex Krycek's name got any canonical spelling), but there's a limited amount of slack for that kind of thing. But if you're going to take the time to write a story, or even just hang out in the fandom, then for crying out loud do some elementary research! And if you're in a book-based fandom? No excuse.
Then, of course, there's the one author I recall who announced in her story notes that she was going to spell Blaise Zabini's name "Zambini" because she liked it better. No words.
I'm also reminded of the poster on the main Highlander mailing list whose mission was to see that Richie "No T" Ryan's name was spelled correctly. Mind you, this was something that even the show's official website didn't always get right....
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I can understand that a novice fan of a television show might not know how to spell a name at first (in fact, it was a few episodes, as I recall, before Alex Krycek's name got any canonical spelling), but there's a limited amount of slack for that kind of thing. But if you're going to take the time to write a story, or even just hang out in the fandom, then for crying out loud do some elementary research! And if you're in a book-based fandom? No excuse.
Then, of course, there's the one author I recall who announced in her story notes that she was going to spell Blaise Zabini's name "Zambini" because she liked it better. No words.
I'm also reminded of the poster on the main Highlander mailing list whose mission was to see that Richie "No T" Ryan's name was spelled correctly. Mind you, this was something that even the show's official website didn't always get right....