Expectations of fannish privacy and how not to make fans like you!

I've been wandering around and reading a bunch of posts these past few days about the latest fandom-wide 'issues' that have abounded, and finally have reached the point of posting about it, though I don't pretend that I'll make a lot of sense.

If you don't know what I'm talking about, you should pay attention and be aware. This is about fannish privacy and the expectation of discretion and privacy between a fan's real life and their online existence. Plus, added exploitation of fandom as a whole, so we don't get bored.

( Out and about in the interwebs )

There are a whole bunch of other issues that link into this, but I really don't want to get into that, so here are some links because I'm lazy:

Dejana's post
Ithiliana's post
svmadelyn's post

The most annoying thing about this - beyond the privacy issues - is this:
Laura Hale: Sole proprietor of a unique marketing opportunity

That's right. FH is all about making her a bunch of money. FanLib anyone?

Finally, astolat speaks out from the road about her 'outing'.

This is how you unite fandoms, people. And it's not pretty.