Doranwen, you said:
I do think we should look at the TOCs to see if there is one for the story in question, and if so, follow it
My point is that I don't think that's necessary.
My epiphany, such as it was, was NOT that we can ignore the authors wishes. My belief is that the lack of defined breakpoints in the archive is a reflection that the author didn't feel that particular breakpoints were crucial to the story. If they believed that they were, there would be chapter markers in the archive.
I'm not trying to ignore the author's wishes. However, for me, time is something I always have to factor in to an activity. I found this weekend that it was taking me *longer* to try to find those original posts than all of the rest of the time for the epub conversion put together.
So, if I believe I'm going to have to go on a search for the original posts for every long fic I feel inclined to convert, then I'll be leaving this effort to someone else.
Bob
