In addition, I think this is part of the integration of fanfic onto eReaders - with plugins like Calibre you can track both your commercial books and your fanfic.
I am not saying fans are using Calibre to sync fanfic lists with GR, but it is an example of how hard it is to maintain separation. And that most of us want ease of access and seamless integration - we just don't foresee how it all plays out (in fact...see the next paragraph).
Another fallacy is that the people who are listing fanfiction and commenting on it are not "fans". I saw this sad post from one GR fan today who said they understood "we" do not consider them part of fandom: http://meeedeee.tumblr.com/post/105403359911/hi-i-hate-bothering-you-but-your-ao3-profile (and yes, I have seen this point made over and over on tumblr).
The comment was made in the context that when the fanfic titles and authors are deleted from GR, all of *the reader's* added content (the lists of what they've read/what they want to read, their comments, their reviews) that are part of their GR accounts are being deleted. It would be like me deleting my blog and taking with it any post you had made in your blog that mentioned me.
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I am not saying fans are using Calibre to sync fanfic lists with GR, but it is an example of how hard it is to maintain separation. And that most of us want ease of access and seamless integration - we just don't foresee how it all plays out (in fact...see the next paragraph).
Another fallacy is that the people who are listing fanfiction and commenting on it are not "fans". I saw this sad post from one GR fan today who said they understood "we" do not consider them part of fandom: http://meeedeee.tumblr.com/post/105403359911/hi-i-hate-bothering-you-but-your-ao3-profile (and yes, I have seen this point made over and over on tumblr).
The comment was made in the context that when the fanfic titles and authors are deleted from GR, all of *the reader's* added content (the lists of what they've read/what they want to read, their comments, their reviews) that are part of their GR accounts are being deleted. It would be like me deleting my blog and taking with it any post you had made in your blog that mentioned me.