As I said before I haven't been playing long with OC's. However I'm starting to see the charm with and hard work that goes into them. But I still think pre-made chars are playable. Both on Twitter and Live Journal is there alot of pre-made characters. But also a few original, at least on Twitter. It's true it can be trouble staying IC but isn't that a problem for OC's too? But I agree it's easier as a OC's made of your imagination while pre-made is based on someone else's. I also agree that if a cheerful char gets turned into a sad one. That isn't right. In that case the person does not grasp who he/she is playing. It's difficult to say if an OC's not IC though. (I'm not defending pre-made, just sharing my thoughts)

I understand your point about the closed location. Still the though of never, ever coming back, even if i abandon my character is unsettling. But I understand it's important from an interaction POI.

Btw someone can complain about artistic-license even for OC's because everything we do is influenced by what we have been through or encountered before. To be completely ground breaking, original and new is difficult. Was on a lecture about that.