Before anyone else does...
aundromasmith wants everyone in fanficrants to know...

RPF is dangerous.

Choice quote:

There is, however, one aspect of fan fiction which defies this analogy of the fireside community. Real Person Fiction, or RPF for short, instead hearkens up the image of a group of old biddies at the beauty parlor, gossiping over the new person in town, making up imaginary scenarios that could have brought them to their neighborhood. They envision failed romances, humiliations at work, or deep and dark family secrets from which their target is forever running.

In short, RPF is nothing more than a convenient vehicle for lies and conjecture. And while the old biddies at the beauty parlor will accomplish little more than hurt feelings and tarnished reputations, RPF enters a much more dangerous territory.

I could just delete it, I suppose. But I believe in letting people state their opinions, even if I know it's a trainwreck waiting to happen.

Edit: We have pretentious sign.