>Well, if one weren't selective in which characters/eras to depict...
>and bought all the now-rare mecha toys... and didn't already have a
>large capital investment in bricks... perhaps yes. If so, the
>activity would truly qualify as an obsession. And then sensationalist
>journalists could write stories about how fanfic makes readers wEiRd
>(and users of L^aT_eX, weirder).
>
And being weird wouldn't already be out of context with this crowd?

Some of us actually take pride in being a rabid crack weasel...