QUOTE: The rules that apply to JB and creators of comics don't apply to just us fans, Roger. When you write or draw Batman, THEN you will be allowed to call him Bats.

Perhaps in here, but in the real world I'm allowed to enjoy comics and their characters as much as I like and in any fashion that won't send me to prison or the asylum.

If you're going to tell me that John Byrne and other creators have the monopoly on the use of certain words, you've crossed into insanity yourself.

I don't refer to Vietnam as 'nam or as "the shit", because I wasn't there.  But putting the use of the term "Bats" in a similar category is plain silly.

YOU  WEREN'T  THERE....  YOU  DON'T  KNOW  HOW  IT  WAS!

Yep, because being a poster on a message board is exactly the same as being paid to work on the characters. You're a dumbass, Roger.

You are very rude! Paid or not, these nicknames are disrespectful.

Not to mention I'd expect the artist to write in shorthand to conserve space for other notes or artwork.

Or... was there a point we're missing, Roger?

Shorthand? Fan or otherwise, it diminishes the character, it's disrespectful! Hopefully, that goes for everyone! There were no other notes, and there's not much space needed to be conserved outside the art area.

The rules that apply to JB and creators of comics don't apply to just us fans,
Roger. When you write or draw Batman, THEN you will be allowed to call him
Bats.

I'd say that the nickname usage would apply only to those who are members of the X-Men.

The real question is - when Captain Carrot sees Galactus, what does he look like?