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Forman is also credited with a couple of lasting fanfic characterizations. One is of Jodie stressing out and wrestling with the pressure to be perfect, leading to her blow up in [[No Picnic]]. The other is of Saint Amy Barksdale. While Forman was not the first person to characterize Daria's aunt [[Amy]] as an older Daria and the only adult cool enough or mature enough to relate to her, his portrayal of her in "Quinntet" and "Alienation Legacy" influenced other fanfiction authors. [[Matt]], for instance, used Amy and the Forman-created [[Aunt Eleanor]] as wise cynic "Jedi" figures in his [[Cynic Wars]] fanfiction. By contrast, Kara Wild was bothered by Forman's characterization and sought to present the downside in [[The Tie That Chokes]] and [[None in the Family]].
==Trivia==
Lastly, Forman came up with the name "Marie" as Daria's middle name. It has been widely adopted by other fanfiction writers.▼
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Because Forman was so secretive about his identity, for a long time, many fans were convinced that he was a woman.
Not long after Forman released "Rain on Your Parade," [[Planet Daria]] closed its doors forever. Devotees of Forman's fanfics feared that they would never get to read the conclusion, until Forman reestablished himself at a new website, [[Outpost Daria]].
Forman entered an MTV "Cool Crap" auction in 1999 and won answering machine messages from Daria. Or rather, they were supposed to be from Daria, but [[Tracy Grandstaff]] kept breaking character and speaking in her normal voice.
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