Sammitch -- every writer here plans stuff. But there was a tendency to OVERplan things which really got us in deep shit with the Old Universe. It ended up getting so over-planned that one writer was retconning anyone's posts that didn't agree with what his plans for the story were going to be. Planning always needs to have enough leeway for creativity.
And yeah, it sucks when people kill characters you created without even bothering to check with them first... (Why do you think I shuttled away Axel, Kevin & Brianna from the PSI-Unit so quickly in the story? It was to ensure that they weren't killed along with the other four.)