This is "Concerned One," again. You have a good point there. I'll have to re-think this:
Indeed, it is not about all about participating in any community at all. I get the impression that it's all about the fact that one thinks that the work itself has value or is satisfying in some way - that it may not be directly for one's own self, but rather, for what one thinks is valuable. What would matter most then is that it is about the work itself, (de-emphasizing the author, and more emphasizing the work itself).
Re: On the purpose of fanfiction
You have a good point there. I'll have to re-think this:
Indeed, it is not about all about participating in any community at all. I get the impression that it's all about the fact that one thinks that the work itself has value or is satisfying in some way - that it may not be directly for one's own self, but rather, for what one thinks is valuable. What would matter most then is that it is about the work itself, (de-emphasizing the author, and more emphasizing the work itself).