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En Garde, whole no. 4, Winter 1942
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EN GARDE! A FAPA PUBLICATION WHOLE NUMBER IV. Flippantly flung at their fellow Fapans by Al & Abby Lu Ashley, of 86 Upton Avenue, Battle Creek, Michigan. ". . . . . where credit is due." EN GARDE and FANTASY AMATEUR covers are designed by Jack Wiedenbeck and Al Ashley, Jack cuts the masks. They are reproduced via airbrush by Al Ashley, assisted at various times by Abby Lu, Earl Perry (the newest Galactic Roamer), and Jack Wiedenbeck. The mimeography has been performed in the past by Al and EEE. Starting with this issue it will be done by Al and Jack or Abby Lu. $$$$$ filthy stuff $$$$$ we collect 'em $$$$$ nasty, ain't we $$ EDITORIAL That oft-heard crack, "judge not that ye be not judged" could bear a lot of consideration by all of Fandom. Disregarding the particular case or cases that inspired this editorial, fans would do well to be more restrained in passing judgement on their fellow fans. Fans, despite all their wishful thinking, are human beings. Often, they happen to be rather young humans. Due to their youth and inexperience, or to other well recognized human frailities, they frequently make mistakes and often show extremely poor judgement. Such is to be expected. Each of us has been guilty at some time in our life. When some particular fan slips in this respect, there is no call for the rest of fandom to advocate his complete ostracism, or to denounce him from the housetops. Ready criticism is typical of the genus fan and it is a very healthful characteristic considering the good of Fandom as a whole. But dragging personalities into the criticism is distinctly otherwise. There should be an end to this sort of thing. It demonstrates a selfish and immature mentality on the part of the critic (which few fans would care to admit they possessed), does much to promote disunity in fandom, and usually results in a certain amount of injustice. Pointing out mistakes, and offering kindly suggestions for correction or improvement in print, even when names are mentioned, can be very helpful. But there is little excuse for the vicious attacks and tirades that have been so frequent in the past. Experience is a great teacher, and most of us attend this school. But, unfortunately, some of us require more lessons than the rest. The fact that some particular fan has repeated on a number of occasions an act or error of judgement distasteful to the rest of fandom, is no reason for believing that he will never improve or develop into a good fan. Who are the trest of us to decide what motives lie behind his actions? Who are we to be so positive he is wrong, for that matter. Perhaps, we would find him quite right in his actions were all the data available. Let's make TOLERANCE one of the guiding precepts of fan activity. Let's cease being a bunch of juveniles, squabbling among themselves. Let's strive to acquire some of the characteristics of that advanced mentality to which we pretend!
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EN GARDE! A FAPA PUBLICATION WHOLE NUMBER IV. Flippantly flung at their fellow Fapans by Al & Abby Lu Ashley, of 86 Upton Avenue, Battle Creek, Michigan. ". . . . . where credit is due." EN GARDE and FANTASY AMATEUR covers are designed by Jack Wiedenbeck and Al Ashley, Jack cuts the masks. They are reproduced via airbrush by Al Ashley, assisted at various times by Abby Lu, Earl Perry (the newest Galactic Roamer), and Jack Wiedenbeck. The mimeography has been performed in the past by Al and EEE. Starting with this issue it will be done by Al and Jack or Abby Lu. $$$$$ filthy stuff $$$$$ we collect 'em $$$$$ nasty, ain't we $$ EDITORIAL That oft-heard crack, "judge not that ye be not judged" could bear a lot of consideration by all of Fandom. Disregarding the particular case or cases that inspired this editorial, fans would do well to be more restrained in passing judgement on their fellow fans. Fans, despite all their wishful thinking, are human beings. Often, they happen to be rather young humans. Due to their youth and inexperience, or to other well recognized human frailities, they frequently make mistakes and often show extremely poor judgement. Such is to be expected. Each of us has been guilty at some time in our life. When some particular fan slips in this respect, there is no call for the rest of fandom to advocate his complete ostracism, or to denounce him from the housetops. Ready criticism is typical of the genus fan and it is a very healthful characteristic considering the good of Fandom as a whole. But dragging personalities into the criticism is distinctly otherwise. There should be an end to this sort of thing. It demonstrates a selfish and immature mentality on the part of the critic (which few fans would care to admit they possessed), does much to promote disunity in fandom, and usually results in a certain amount of injustice. Pointing out mistakes, and offering kindly suggestions for correction or improvement in print, even when names are mentioned, can be very helpful. But there is little excuse for the vicious attacks and tirades that have been so frequent in the past. Experience is a great teacher, and most of us attend this school. But, unfortunately, some of us require more lessons than the rest. The fact that some particular fan has repeated on a number of occasions an act or error of judgement distasteful to the rest of fandom, is no reason for believing that he will never improve or develop into a good fan. Who are the trest of us to decide what motives lie behind his actions? Who are we to be so positive he is wrong, for that matter. Perhaps, we would find him quite right in his actions were all the data available. Let's make TOLERANCE one of the guiding precepts of fan activity. Let's cease being a bunch of juveniles, squabbling among themselves. Let's strive to acquire some of the characteristics of that advanced mentality to which we pretend!
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