Just from the niche size of the fandom and the grudge/stigma dance with the media, I don't think a documentary can go in deeply without blurring or breaking restriction. Whether formal (Anthrocon's) or informal (the protesting about CNN that ended up being unfounded and counterproductive.) If one does that and the results are good, it can wear the repercussions as a badge of honor. Many great documentaries get made that way.
By size I mean that everyone knows everyone here and restriction can be sort of monopolistic. See the IARP (Furscience) having some role as doing research about the fandom and PR at the same time. Why - because few people do, it's small. And that's not to criticize them either, I think they do a good job, it's just good to keep in mind the limits of what they can do. Imagine a feedback-loop rising from control of PR, and then fans responding in the way that "serves the fandom". I love reading about their results though, they are great and nice people too, so I'm happy to see them keep building up what they do.
Just from the niche size of the fandom and the grudge/stigma dance with the media, I don't think a documentary can go in deeply without blurring or breaking restriction. Whether formal (Anthrocon's) or informal (the protesting about CNN that ended up being unfounded and counterproductive.) If one does that and the results are good, it can wear the repercussions as a badge of honor. Many great documentaries get made that way.
By size I mean that everyone knows everyone here and restriction can be sort of monopolistic. See the IARP (Furscience) having some role as doing research about the fandom and PR at the same time. Why - because few people do, it's small. And that's not to criticize them either, I think they do a good job, it's just good to keep in mind the limits of what they can do. Imagine a feedback-loop rising from control of PR, and then fans responding in the way that "serves the fandom". I love reading about their results though, they are great and nice people too, so I'm happy to see them keep building up what they do.