a thought about the dS fanlore page

[thisaintbc]

 I'd love to see something about the due South Fandom Renaissance on fanlore, but a) I haven't seen anyone use the term for a few years so I'm not sure if it's still something people talk about, b) I don't want to have to write it myself, and c) I would honestly feel pretty weird about writing an article about it, considering that all things said I have a pretty narrow perspective on this & that ultimately it's a pretty small part of a much larger dS/C6D fandom history. 

I want our more recent fandom history to be recorded, ultimately, though, & I guess that may mean putting on my big kid pants & getting the ball rolling myself. 

ETA: some highlights from my conversation about this with thisisteal elsewhere: 

• modern due South tumblr fandom was built on a foundation of catladyinwaiting & deputychairman & we feel they should be mentioned on the dS fanlore page in some capacity
•  key components of the dS fandom renaissance seem to be:
  • people who saw dS on TV as kids growing up & getting involved in fandom
  • tumblr's rise as a new fannish platform helping foster a resurgence of interest
  • folks such as Cat & Deputy helping to create a new fannish space around the show
• in particular, for me, due South's narrative about discovering who you are away from home & in a dramatically-different-yet-somehow-similar culture really spoke to me when I was in college, which is why I became interested in the show again, but I don't know how universal that experience would be

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[ride_4ever]

Meep! How did I miss this post? Well, it was posted on my birthday so I may have been too intoxicated to read posts offline celebrating.

Anyways, I totally support there being more dS on Fanlore. (I myself am working on making a more in-depth Fanlore page for the dSSS.)