Oh, no problem... but thanks for the heads up!

To add to the conversation...

I think that personal interaction is important, and probably the more the better. A creator's name and personality (along with their body of work) are largely their brand. Authenticity is important too. So while the risk is there of "putting your foot in your mouth" or pissing someone off... by and large it's probably the best way to attract and retain a "true" audience.

This works best for independent creators! If someone has aspirations toward more corporate work and is looking to break in at Marvel, DC, Disney, etc... then it's probably more important to just present themselves as professionally as possible. After all, if you really want to write Archie Comics, it's probably counterproductive to be best known for a raunchy podcast that tries to make Howard Stern blush. For independent creators, the tone of the work, the promotion, and the personality of the creator are probably going to be in pretty good sync.

The main conflicts I see usually arise from people who want to straddle both worlds, wanting only the benefits and none of the drawbacks. Some ComicsGate affiliated creators strike me this way. They'll gladly take the boost to crowdfunding and fan support which can come with that community, but decry being "blacklisted" or overlooked by other publishers due to an association with that brand.

Reputations don't really get destroyed... they just switch factions in this big role playing game of life.