Yes, I remember the multiple theories, they're quite neat!
I think there's some Small Fandom Critical Mass. When you have a certain quantity of fic, AUs happen en masse, until that moment, it's canon and near-canon. :)
But if there are ghosts, it doesn't count as an unacceptable AU, does it? Valid question, I am very partial to ghosts.
More Frontier Wolf & The Silver Branch & Eot9 all of a sudden
Date: 2012-06-08 11:20 pm (UTC)I think there's some Small Fandom Critical Mass. When you have a certain quantity of fic, AUs happen en masse, until that moment, it's canon and near-canon. :)
But if there are ghosts, it doesn't count as an unacceptable AU, does it? Valid question, I am very partial to ghosts.