I’ve been writing fanfic for awhile, if not quite as long as original fic, and I’ve gotten a few comments over the years. People, I’ve noticed, don’t always seem to be aware of the distinction between appropriate and inappropriate comments on them. So, inspired by some recent commentary I’ve gotten, here are some helpful examples:

Yes, it was. Presumably she meant a collateral descendant, but still … a truly irrefutable argument.
Okay, I have to ask — was the “descendant of the original author” in Austen fandom? Assuming descendant can also include...