Why don't some of these authors write anymore?
Some of the authors you've mentioned have moved on to other fandoms, I'm afraid. Others have dropped out of the fandom or are no longer writer. It can have plenty of reasons why people move on. Luckily for us, we still get very talented new authors each year to entertain us with their stories.
As to your original question about genres... I usually stick with the Kerth categories when mentioning them. Partly to do with the fact I grew accustomed to it after years, partly due to the fact that come nomming/voting time, stories need to go into those categories anyway. So I'm just being practical and saving me some time (for a change <g>).
Saskia
