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Science Fiction Fan, v. 2, issue 8, March 1938
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WHAT'S NEW ABOUT NEW FANDOM? by [??? illeg.] Excellent as Olon F. Wiggins' article in a recent issue of FAN in debunking the hypocritical claims of NEW FANDOM is, there are still a few items which the article did not cover and which are particularly pertinent today. NEW FANDOM does represent at least one new phase in the field of fandom-- an open, reactionary axis, designed to represent stf and stf fandom to the world (through the medium of the World's Fair convention) as a meaningless mass of jevenile [sic] escapism, blissfully unaware of what is happening outside of the covers of current stf magazines. While the failures of relatively honest editors such as Campbell to take definite sides with the progressive Michelist element in stf and fandom is not reprehensible (no editor can justly be blamed for not sticking his neck out, particularly in support of a group that is definitely in the minority, no matter how praiseworthy) their actions in supporting and abetting dishonest and anti-progressive cliques such as NEW FANDOM cannot in any way be explained or condoned. The open hypocrisy and dishonesty of the Standard Group and the Ziff-Davis group is plainly evident in their actions and publications of the last year. Anent the World's Fair it should be remembered that a committee was appointed at the 2nd Eastern States Convention of '37 for this purpose, and that Campbell, Weisinger and Margulies agreed at a meeting with
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WHAT'S NEW ABOUT NEW FANDOM? by [??? illeg.] Excellent as Olon F. Wiggins' article in a recent issue of FAN in debunking the hypocritical claims of NEW FANDOM is, there are still a few items which the article did not cover and which are particularly pertinent today. NEW FANDOM does represent at least one new phase in the field of fandom-- an open, reactionary axis, designed to represent stf and stf fandom to the world (through the medium of the World's Fair convention) as a meaningless mass of jevenile [sic] escapism, blissfully unaware of what is happening outside of the covers of current stf magazines. While the failures of relatively honest editors such as Campbell to take definite sides with the progressive Michelist element in stf and fandom is not reprehensible (no editor can justly be blamed for not sticking his neck out, particularly in support of a group that is definitely in the minority, no matter how praiseworthy) their actions in supporting and abetting dishonest and anti-progressive cliques such as NEW FANDOM cannot in any way be explained or condoned. The open hypocrisy and dishonesty of the Standard Group and the Ziff-Davis group is plainly evident in their actions and publications of the last year. Anent the World's Fair it should be remembered that a committee was appointed at the 2nd Eastern States Convention of '37 for this purpose, and that Campbell, Weisinger and Margulies agreed at a meeting with
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