The DuSC Archive
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| Name: | The DuSC Archive |
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| Dates: | 1999 - 2001 (Wayback dates) |
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| Fandom: | Due South |
| URL: | http://www.crosswinds.net/~atdusc/ (Wayback) |
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The DuSC Archive is the archive of the alt.tv.due-south.creative newsgroup. It hosts gen and slash stories, various pairings.
- Authors: so far 55 posters to alt.tv.due-south.creative from 1st January 1999
- Pairings and styles: many and multifarious
- Ratings: from the tamest to the most risque
- Parts: 264 stories so far
- Teaser: He first came to our tv screens on the trail of his father's killers, and has remained in our imaginations, inspiring stories, poems, filks, drabbles, and all sorts of evil thoughts that do not need exploring at this juncture....
From the FAQs[1]:
ii What belongs on DuSC?
- Any stories, parodies, cross-overs, MiSTings, poems, or, in short, any work of literature that takes as its subject some aspect of the television programme Due South; and any feedback pertaining to those works of literature.
- Following a recent suggestion and due consideration, this has been expanded to include stories etc about characters played by major Due South actors, which is to say regular actors and guest stars.
iii What doesn't belong on DuSC?
- Well, it seems to us that "doesn't belong" is a rather exclusive term, which might serve to foster disharmony and/or discord among the population of DuSC, which would certainly not be our intention or, indeed, our wish; however, unless it relates directly to the story being discussed, please limit discussions of Due South episodes, actors, and so forth to their more proper forum alt.tv.due-south, and information about ventures such as soi-disant "legal" pyramid schemes, Hot Bi Babes, college degrees, and so forth to alt.spam, where they can receive the attention they so richly deserve. [...]
iii b So what are all these code thingies?
- These allow a reader to identify whether or not the story in question contains subject matter to their taste. The basic codes are simply the character pairings, for example "Fraser/Thatcher" for a story about the relationship between those two people, or "Fraser/Kowalski" for a story about a relationship between those two. If an original character is involved, then "Fraser/Female" or "Fraser/Male", for example, would be the correct codes.
- Other codes which you may wish to use are:
- VIOLENCE - Contains scenes of graphic violence
- DEATH STORY - Contains death of a major character, e.g. Fraser, Vecchio, Thatcher, Kowalski. It is not necessary to use this warning in the case of a minor character.
- RAPE/NC - Contains scenes of rape or non-consensual sex
- H/C - Hurt/Comfort scenes or situations, i.e. when one of the protagonists is hurt (either physically or emotionally) and the other has to look after the hurt one. Usually results in in-depth conversations and comfort of varying sorts.
- SLASH - Contains a homosexual and/or lesbian romance
- M/F (Male/Female), M/M (Male/Male), F/F (Female/Female)
- MULTIPLE PARTNERS - Romantic relationships involving three or more characters
- CROSSOVERS - Contains characters from another TV show, movie, book...
- AU - Alternative universe. Stories set in a universe where a major event in the show never happened. E.g. Fraser never met Victoria; season three never happened; Fraser Snr was never killed.
- PWP - Plot? What Plot? Short piece with no discernable plot. Often, but not always, a graphic sex scene.
