Editing Sherlock Holmes (section)

===Societies===
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In 1934, the Sherlock Holmes Society (in London) and the [[The Baker Street Irregulars|Baker Street Irregulars]] (in New York) were founded. The latter is still active. The Sherlock Holmes Society was dissolved later in the 1930s, but was succeeded by a society with a slightly different name, the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, which was founded in 1951 and remains active.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/about-the-society/|title=About the Society|website=The Sherlock Holmes Society of London|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019|archive-date=16 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216172108/http://www.sherlock-holmes.org.uk/about-the-society/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-history/|title=Origins of the BSI|website=The Baker Street Irregulars|date=8 June 2018|language=en|access-date=27 December 2019|archive-date=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227075452/https://bakerstreetirregulars.com/bsi-history/|url-status=live}}</ref> These societies were followed by many more, first in the US (where they are known as "scion societies"—offshoots—of the Baker Street Irregulars) and then in England and Denmark. There are at least 250 societies worldwide, including Australia, Canada (such as [[The Bootmakers of Toronto]]), India, and Japan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sherlockian.net/celebrating/locations/|title=Societies and Locations|website=Sherlockian.net|language=en-US|access-date=27 December 2019|archive-date=27 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227075449/https://www.sherlockian.net/celebrating/locations/|url-status=live}}</ref> Fans tend to be called "Holmesians" in the UK and "Sherlockians" in the US,<ref>{{Cite book|title=Sherlock Holmes Handbook: Second Edition|last=Redmond|first=Christopher|publisher=Dundurn Press|year=2009|isbn=978-1-55488-446-9|pages=257}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bakerstreetbabes.tumblr.com/post/13620494234/question-whats-the-difference-between-a|title=Anonymous asked: Question: What's the difference between a Sherlockian and a Holmesian?|date=1 December 2012|website=[[Baker Street Babes]]|access-date=16 June 2018|archive-date=27 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181227070457/http://bakerstreetbabes.tumblr.com/post/13620494234/question-whats-the-difference-between-a|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Brown|first=David W.|url=https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63985/15-curious-facts-about-sherlock-holmes-and-sherlockian-subculture|title=15 Curious Facts About Sherlock Holmes|website=[[Mental Floss]]|date=6 January 2020|access-date=6 January 2020|archive-date=6 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200106201004/https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/63985/15-curious-facts-about-sherlock-holmes-and-sherlockian-subculture|url-status=live}}</ref> though recently "Sherlockian" has also come to refer to fans of the [[Sherlock (TV series)|Benedict Cumberbatch-led BBC series]] regardless of location.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://alistaird221b.blogspot.com/2012/06/sherlockian-or-holmesian-what-do-these.html|title=Sherlockian or Holmesian - What do these terms mean now?|date=19 June 2012|website=Doyleockian|access-date=16 June 2018|archive-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617042847/http://alistaird221b.blogspot.com/2012/06/sherlockian-or-holmesian-what-do-these.html|url-status=live}}</ref>