• More often than not, self-insertion authors unwittingly or wittingly have their characters more powerful than the main ones. This is a no-no! They are the visitors to that realm! As powerful, there should be a reason, and a GOOD one, as to why!  One example would be General Peterson, of Time Change. (J-Boogie)
• More often than not, self-insertion authors have the main characters conform to the character they're putting in. The show is contrived to fit the context of the self-inserted character, not the original show. One example: Oscar, in Oscar Toon , causes two of the main female characters of Acme Acres to fall out of character and become romantically involved with him/her. (J-Boogie)
• Self-insertion seems to give authors license to do patently illogical or unethical acts . One such example is the shenanigans of Myles Buchanan and Craig Vincent in A-ko: The College Years. Another would be Nav's slaughter of the Sailor Senshi in Metroid 4: Moon of Blood, and Bloodbath. (Triggs)
• Most self-insertion seems to be nothing more than self-serving ego-stoking. Chris Caldwell is an example of this, in that he showers himself with "really cool" titles and marries three of the Sailor Scouts. (Triggs)

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