Swapna Krishna
I wrote a piece about gatekeeping in Star Trek fandom that was really difficult to write, but I'm proud of how it turned out: http://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-problem-of-gatekeeping-in-star-trek-fandom
The problem of gatekeeping in Star Trek fandom

There’s something happening with Star Trek: Discovery. The show is clearly popular; it scored an early renewal for a second season, and social media is abuzz with discussion and speculation every Monday after an episode airs.

Nov 30, 2017 at 1:56pmWeb
Show threadBlake C. StaceyNov 30, 2017

@skrishna Nice essay!

My 2 cents (I've enjoyed the show but still haven't seen the last 2 episodes): It's hard to critique the show for "bad science" when Trek already did a whole movie about Space Whales. As a scientist, I know the science of the franchise is, well, pretty silly. At best, it gets the attitude and the spirit of the process right.

As for "canon", well, they flip-flopped on whether to count the animated series, didn't they?

Show threadT.C. HarrisNov 30, 2017

@skrishna I haven't watched the show yet because of the delivery method, but this is absolutely right about the gatekeeping.

No one gets to decide who the real fans are.

Show threadbrennenNov 30, 2017

@skrishna i really profoundly hate discovery so far no matter how much i try to like it (i'm still watching, and i hope that i will eventually change my mind), but i think this is a reasonable take.

i will personally try not to do any gatekeeping. it's probably healthier for me to think that star trek is just shit now and move on with life than to worry about whether disco is "real" trek.