Posted by Marc Martin on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Message-From-Chris-Bentley-tp1506442p1506443.html

> Thankfully it is heartening to see that those individuals appear to be very
> much in the minority, as the vast majority of your correspondents (as well
> as those on the Fanderson forum) clearly have the common sense to recognise
> that no one in their right mind would have made this news so public were it
> not so terribly true.

I suppose that some newcomers in the fan community do not realize that Fanderson
is considered a reliable source of information. Before the Fanderson story
broke, I had already received this news from somewhere else, and emailed
Chris Bentley to confirm if it was true. This was because I felt that if
Chris thought it was true, then it must be true. This is based on my being a
Fanderson member for around 15 years, and not recalling any retracted stories
in FAB NEWS (other than the annual April Fools story).

Also, as to the earlier question as to why the story is dated in the year
2105, this is the way Fanderson has dated their stories for a long time.
I think it is based on the Gerry Anderson comics from the 1960's, which
dated their issues 100 years in the future. So, 2105 - 100 = 2005.

Marc