Hello, I just wanted to let you know that I am quoting part of this in a study I'm doing on Fanlore. Part of my discussion involves outsiders getting it wrong and why it's important for fans to have a space to tell their own stories, which you have worded quite eloquently.

If you would like more info or if you'd rather I not include this, please let me know! I am a fan myself (mostly active on LJ, same username, so my DW's rather empty) and I am a graduate student in library school.