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Old 09-24-2010, 12:24 PM   #172
Steven Lyle Jordan
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Originally Posted by DMcCunney View Post
I'd think there's a deeper underlying premise, which might be stated as "You can't break your own rules".
Consistency is key, I agree. However, is that a law helping define SF, or is that a good storytelling constraint? IOW, does inconsistency mean it's no longer SF, or does it mean it's badly written SF?
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