FORKNI-L
FORKNI-L Digest - 20 Aug 2000 to 21 Aug 2000 (#2000-262)
Mon, 21 Aug 2000
There are 22 messages totalling 615 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Sony
2. While we're penning down fans... (2)
3. That Postcard Thing (2)
4. General Inquiry (6)
5. Placating
6. Disclaimers
7. <No subject given> (On Holy Ground)
8. CBS & YKY...
9. FK and chatting (2)
10. Admin: Disclaimers
11. Lucius and his coloring
12. Could you all do me a favor?
13. Admin: Forkni-l rules
14. Fangs Project Update
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 19:09:17 -0700
From: tigrlady2u@j.......
Subject: Re: Sony
Just to tell you that my problems with Sony go deeper than this incident
with Jean. This was, as they say, 'the straw that broke the camel's
back'.
I won't mention Jean, OHG, or any of our fan sites.
I will, however, ask for more FK merchandise and include the receipt for
the $2500.00 Entertaintment Center I returned to the store.
Thanks to all for your words of wisdom and best wishes to Jean.
KC Smith
tigrlady2u@j.......
Nick/Natpacker with Dark Knightie tendencies.
"I've never met a chocolate I didn't like."
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 21:38:04 CDT
From: Jen Harding <jensharding@h.......>
Subject: Re: While we're penning down fans...
NE KS and looking for people who won't get overwhelmed by her obsession with
FK. I know people who like it, but they don't seem to love it....
Jen Harding
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 21:45:41 CDT
From: Jen Harding <jensharding@h.......>
Subject: That Postcard Thing
Since we have such a great response to the Fan-Finding Festival, is there
going to be a Postcard Campaign? I read something about postcards on the
KtK? website....
Jen
Coming back to 361 messages after less than a week offlist.... ;)
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 22:15:52 CDT
From: Jen Harding <jensharding@h.......>
Subject: General Inquiry
How old would LC, Nick, etc. have been? I think that he would have been
younger as a mortal than Nick, who would have been younger than, say, Tracy?
I remember hearing something about ages (not sure whether it was true or
not), and they didn't live too long back then, so...? Also, would LC's
ancestry have been Germanic? He does have that blonde hair....
Forever Jen
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 23:33:15 -0400
From: Portia 1 <portia1@m.......>
Subject: Re: General Inquiry
At 10:15 PM 8/20/00 CDT, you wrote:
>How old would LC, Nick, etc. have been?
>Forever Jen
LC I picture around mid to late forties -- 45 - 47?
Nick -- around 33?
Tracy -- mid to late 20's?
Janette -- late 20's, early 30's?
Vachon -- around same age as Tracy?
Screed -- mid to late 30's?
Natalie -- from what I understand, she has 2 separate b-days, so I guess
that's nobody's business but the lady's "g"
Schanke -- around same age as Screed? (but I anticipate that that is all
they share! "g" Well, okay -- and an appreciation for their munchies....)
Portia, heading to bed (if she knows what's good for her...)
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 22:33:42 -0500
From: "Nancy E. Kaminski" <nancykam@m.......>
Subject: Re: General Inquiry
Jen Harding wrote:
> How old would LC, Nick, etc. have been? I think that he
> would have been younger as a mortal than Nick, who would have been younger
> than, say, Tracy?
I think it's generally accepted that Nick was about 32-34 when he was brought
across, and Lacroix was in his mid-40s. Tracy is in her mid-20s.
I remember hearing something about ages (not sure whether
> it was true or not), and they didn't live too long back then, so...? Also,
> would LC's ancestry have been Germanic? He does have that blonde hair....
I think it's unlikely that anyone of Germanic descent could become a general in
the Roman army. Light brown hair is not unknown among Romans; I would guess LC
is purely Roman.
Nancy Kaminski
nancykam@m.......
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 23:45:19 EDT
From: Libratsie@a.......
Subject: Re: General Inquiry
In a message dated 8/20/00 10:29:25 PM Central Daylight Time,
portia1@m....... writes:
> Screed -- mid to late 30's?
I personally picture being a little younger than this, maybe mid to late 20s.
A sailor's life was NOT easy and I think he'd look older if he was in his
30s. From what I am able to determine (or remember) from the show, FK
vampires tend to look basically the same age as when they were brought
across. Screed's life would have been that of a poor diet, at least at
times, and LOTS of sun. He was probably very fair skinned as a mortal (his
eyebrows are light red), and I think would sunburn easily (even as a
mortal<wRPg>) leading to skin damage.
Of course if anyone needs the info for fanfic, since Screed's mortal age
isn't "canon," then it doesn't matter ;-)
--Libs
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 22:55:09 -0500
From: treeleaf@i.......
Subject: Re: While we're penning down fans...
At 09:38 PM 8/20/00 CDT, Jen Harding wrote:
>NE KS and looking for people who won't get overwhelmed by her obsession with
>FK. I know people who like it, but they don't seem to love it....
>
>Jen Harding
I know what you mean. I run into a lot of people who like it, but then
when I start going on and on about it, they look at me like they think
I might be just a little obsessed. <g>
Bring 'em back alive!
Margie (treeleaf@i.......)
Cousin of the Knight ~ N&NPacker
CotK site -- http://lavender.fortunecity.com/evildead/879/
Kickstart the Knight!: http://jessica.simplenet.com/ktk
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 22:58:25 CDT
From: Jen Harding <jensharding@h.......>
Subject: Placating
Even if, by some evil chance, TPTB do hit the fanfic sites, couldn't people
just archive stories on their hard drive and have an email request list?
Like on FORKNI-L, where people often post a request -- 'would somebody
please email me a story about such-and-such by so-and-so'.
Theorizing (her second favorite thing to do),
Jen
jensharding@h.......
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 23:09:24 CDT
From: Jen Harding <jensharding@h.......>
Subject: Disclaimers
Speaking of disclaimers and ownership, who should be mentioned in the
disclaimers? I have seen all manner of credits for various TPTB, and am now
turned around and totally confused. Help?! ;)
Jen
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Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 23:42:27 -0400
From: "A. Percy" <justallie@m.......>
Subject: Re: <No subject given> (On Holy Ground)
Susan M. Garrett wrote:
>As far as it coming to Sony's attention - they probably saw a copy. They
>went after it because it looked too darned professional. Most fanzines
>escape attention because they're on letter paper, side bound, and look
>nothing like a professional produced paperback novel.
Just my two cents, but I think this is an important point. I don't
have the actual e-mails anymore, but I seem to recall that Jean also
advertised "On Holy Ground" as a sort of fourth professional novel.
Or maybe it was other people on the list who were calling it a "pro
novel." The use of the term professional may have raised a red flag.
I only bring this up because if this is the case, the rest of the fan
fiction is probably not in much danger, as long as the authors aren't
trying to market their work as "professional," and don't make it look
too professional, either.
Just my two cents.
--
justallie@m.......
--
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justallie@m.......
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 23:21:04 CDT
From: Jen Harding <jensharding@h.......>
Subject: CBS & YKY...
I would really like to see FK on CBS, since I don't get cable....
I have so many YKY's... but I won't mention 'em all now or I'll get sore
fingers. ;)
YKY...
You routinely say OUT LOUD, "Nick would like that!!" whenever you see
cow-related material. Once, you even considered buying a cow hat for
Nick... then had to remember he wasn't likely to come visit you any time
soon.... :(
Jen Harding, jensharding@h.......
CotK, KoC, Faithful, Val, CP, LC, RoGe, Urchin
"I love you all. And I want all of you ... to love me" -- the Nightcrawler
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 22:36:05 -0500
From: Brenda <bcammarata@h.......>
Subject: Re: General Inquiry
Jen wrote:
>He does have that blonde hair....
They must have had Clairol in the 13th Century.
Carpe Noctem,
Brenda
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 23:24:23 CDT
From: Jen Harding <jensharding@h.......>
Subject: Re: FK and chatting
Hoping I'm not exceeding my post limit...
What are all the FK chats and when (for those with regular meetings)?
Sorting through too much (delightful) email,
Jen
jensharding@h.......
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 00:40:45 -0400
From: mclisa@m.......
Subject: Admin: Disclaimers
>Speaking of disclaimers and ownership, who should be mentioned in the
>disclaimers? I have seen all manner of credits for various TPTB, and am now
>turned around and totally confused. Help?! ;)
>
>Jen
As the policy-setting listowner for Fkfic-l, I'd like to make it clear that
there is absolutely no requirement for a disclaimer. I, like Susan Garrett,
never use one. As she pointed out, having been told so by a copyright
lawyer, a disclaimer will _not_ prevent the copyright owners from being able
to take action if they want to.
So while I have never said a disclaimer could not be used if the poster
wishes, there is no standard and no requirement.
Cousin McLisa (Lisa McDavid) "That will be Trouble."
mclisa@m.......
Listowner Forkni-l, Fkfic-l, Fkv4s-l
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 00:45:13 -0400
From: mclisa@m.......
Subject: Lucius and his coloring
Actually by the time Lucius was born, there had been a Celtic element in the
Roman population for hundreds of years. Aside from Caesar's Gauls, who had
been thoroughly Romanized and by Lucius's time were even in the Senate,
there had been a large Celtic strain in the cities of Northern Italy which
by this time had been part of the Roman state for centuries.
Also, not all the Italic peoples were dark. Light brown hair (Nigel once
referred to his hair at a con as "lovely natural mouse") and blue eyes were
not unusual in Rome.
Cousin McLisa (Lisa McDavid) "That will be Trouble."
mclisa@m.......
Listowner Forkni-l, Fkfic-l, Fkv4s-l
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 06:22:36 -0400
From: Stephanie Kellerman <stephke@i.......>
Subject: Re: General Inquiry
"Nancy E. Kaminski" wrote:I think it's unlikely that anyone of Germanic descent
could become a general in
> Light brown hair is not unknown among Romans; I would guess LC
> is purely Roman.
I am half Italian (my maiden name is Milillo) and my grandmother who was from
Casamassima, Italy (in the Bari region) had blond hair and blue eyes (as did
most of her ancestors, according to her), so it definitely is not far fetched
for LC to have light colored hair.
--
Steph
stephke@i.......
http://www.fkvoyage.com
ftp://ftp.win.net/winnet/fkvoyage/fkfanfic/
http://www.nimr.org
http://www.nimr.net
http://www.milillo.com
http://www.ej-art.com
"The sea..where each man, as in a mirror, finds himself", Richard Basehart as
Ishmael
"If you obey all the rules, you miss all the fun." Katherine Hepburn
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 06:49:48 +0000
From: Kristin <kris1228@s.......>
Subject: Could you all do me a favor?
Hi!
I just joined The Crypt Wars and was writing to ask if you would please be
so kind as to vote for me. You can do so once a day. If I get enough votes
then I can move on and even win cool prizes! So please, pretty please, will
you click the link below to vote for me...
http://cryptwars.com/vampyres/coffin1.html
(scroll down and then select my site from the list then click the vote
button)
Thank you SO much! :)
Kristin
http://members.xoom.com/forever_nick/Forever_Knight
P.S. There will also be a link to it on my page. So, be sure to check it
because the URL for voting changes each week.
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Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 18:09:04 -0300
From: "T. Floyd" <jflyer@b.......>
Subject: Re: FK and chatting
----- Original Message -----
From: "Llarian" <manulanger@t.......>
: Efnet is reliable, however, it's often full, and not all servers are listed
: in older versions of mIRC. They're also very strict about where you log on.
: Living in Germany, I cannot even log on other servers in Europe, let alone
: overseas. May I suggest Undernet?
#Foreverknight in undernet is pretty much deserted, but if a group wants to
make a habit of it, I can be there...I haven't been on undernet a lot lately
because most of my pals efnet, but I could....
LapLor (#Foreverknight regular)
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:53:08 EDT
From: SField8067@a.......
Subject: Re: That Postcard Thing
Hi :0
Yes, KtK has a postcard campaign,where we encourage fans from every state and
country to send a card from that particular place, asking for its return.
Details can be found on our Address updateto the lists, and also on our
website:
http://www.ktk.op.nu
Which has been updated :)
HUGS, susan ellen field
SField8067@a.......
KTK
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 10:52:51 -0400
From: mclisa@m.......
Subject: Admin: Forkni-l rules
Just another fine day in the neighborhood -- oops, wrong show and now I have
a nightmare vision of the Nightcrawler hosting a children's show ... No,
this really is just chocolate roast coffee; don't call 911.
Lisa
For information on managing your subscription and on listserv commands,
please see Don Fasig's page
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mclisa@m.......
Listowner Forkni-l, Fkfic-l, Fkv4s-l
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Date: Mon, 21 Aug 2000 13:33:48 EDT
From: SField8067@a.......
Subject: Fangs Project Update
Hello Everyone :)
With permission From Lisa, (thanks much!) I am updating you all once a week
on the progress of this latest KtK project.
While we have gotten many to send in e-mails for this,(and we truly
appreciate those of you that have responded so far),We would love to have
lots and lots more!! Halloween isn't all that far off :),so Anytime your
online,please!! Just an e-mail could make all the difference in the world!
For those of you unfamiliar with the project, here is the info:
This Halloween, "Kickstart The Knight" will be doing something special to
Encourage *The Powers That Be* to provide us all with not only a return of
the reruns to the Schedule, but renew it as a series with the original cast,
and or return it as a series of made for TV movies, and merchandise.
We have purchased Vampire Fangs,in an assortment of neon colors.
From now through October 22nd, we are asking each and every Forever Knight
fan to please send an e-mail asking for the above.
It can be a simple e-mail asking for FK's return, or filled with as much as
you would like.
The e-mails you send me should be like the ones you have been sending
feedback during the blitz's. or snail mail letters, By now, you all know we
want more FK,the original cast, merchandise, etc.and if you like, you can
make it Halloween oriented :)
Thats what to put in, then send to me :0
i will in turn will print out and attach your mail to a set of fangs, and
send it to Tristar/Columbia and the Sci-fi Channel in coffin shaped boxes!
Remember!! We can't do this without you guys!!
Lets make sure that this Halloween is the one where we finally get what we
want!
So come-on and join in on the fun! and Help the cause! Lets make sure we
let them all know that we want Nick and Company to take another bite out of
crime!!!
Send all E-mails to : SField8067@a....... (NOT THE ML)
(put"Fangs Project" into the subject line.
For those that have friends not online, we are accepting Snail mail for this
project as well. sent that to:
KtK
P.O.Box 1914
Racine,WI 53401-1914
Permission to spread the word of this everywhere!!!
Thanks in advance to everyone!
and always remember how important it is to also send snail mail to TPTB also
:)
Susan Ellen Field
SField8067@a.......
Kickstart The Knight
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