The idea that Ukyo is 'legally a guy' is a fan conception (up there
with Passion Spice and Mrs. Tendo's real name...). Nowhere in the manga
is this even suggested (and no, we won't discuss the fact that she went
to an All-Boys school, please? That's a thread in of itself...).

You know, there are so many fanfic conventions out there, which often
persist not just because others have done them but because they make a
certain amount of sense.  The main problem isn't using them, but being aware
that they're not cannonical.  It would be interesting, along with our "dead
horses" page, to have a page on all of the fanfiction conventions found in
Ranma 1/2 (and Sailor Moon if you like, although I'm not a big SM fan).
Just a list so people know where this stuff comes from.

I actually think I want to do this.  I'm not the most well-read fan out
there, so I'd have a hard time pointing out stories where fanfiction
conventions were either originated or done well, but that would be part of
the deal... here's the convention, here's the logic behind it or here's what
the manga or anime says or doesn't say, and here's a story that uses this
convention to good effect.

If this has been done before, stop me now, and tell me where I can go look
at it.  ^_^

THE CONVENTION:  Passion Spice (or Ukyo is legally male, Mrs. Tendo's name
is... Kimiko, isn't that it?, walking on fences is balance training, Nabiki
supports the Tendo household and pays for repairs with money made from Kuno,
etc.)  Explain the convention and why it gets used or makes sense.  Come up
with a pithy name for those really long ones.  ^_^

SOURCE MATERIAL SAYS:  (Usually nothing -- but you can include some comments
on the surrounding circumstances).

CONVENTION ORIGINATED IN/PUT TO GOOD USE IN:  (List story, location it can
be found, author, and any comments you may have.)

If this is a good idea, and hasn't been done before, then I'll await your
private e-mails, and I'll compile a list, to be posted here and then
elsewhere.  If you have any other suggestions or comments about how I should
go about this, let me know.

Miko!

"When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in a rather a scornful tone, "it
means just what I choose it to mean -- neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many
different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master -- that's
all."

(Lewis Carroll, Through The Looking-Glass)

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