Thank you. That is a perfect summation of why I reacted the way I did. I find it really hard to believe that creators would still have a problem with fanfiction. I consider it the ultimate in appreciation, and it would make my life if anyone wanted to write fanfic of my original work. It feels awful when someone who we consider to be in authority seems to condemn what we do.

Mark Hamill said exactly the right thing. Bless him.

I also agree with you and Brumeier about slash. I love the equal footing aspect of it too. There's more to it than that, but the true equality of it is definitely a major part.