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Voice of the Imagination, whole no. 21, February 1942
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[Signature of Eccoy] faname of ECConnor. 929Butler St. Peoria, IlJ, who sez: "I have come to the conclusion that Fortier's letter was the best thing in this issue. Mistakes, for my part, are only regrettable if they go unnoticed. '' I thot Widner's was second-best. Naturally he has the rite idea in saying that letters to fanzines should be cut where necessary. Any complaint to the contrary is an insult to an editor's intelligence. (Letters to fmz, yes; but Vom is not just any old "femme". We coud improve the content of this pub considerably by correcting spelling mistakes, readers' typografical errors, errors of repetition & omission, grammatical mistakes, etc; tighten up lenghty letters, & that type of thing. And that's exactly what we don't want to do...we want to let the real character of each correspondent be made manifest.) Obviously, it should be the goal of every stfan to make the world as civilized and scientifically inclined as possible. In this respect concert active criticism and intelligent arguing are in order; petty jealousies and prejudices are insults to fans, if they are directed against one individual by another individual or against a particular group by another group. If certain fans would try to help national fan organizations or movements, and discontinue criticism of the officers and lack of activity by the members, maybe there would be more activity. I don't think we're playing around with merely a few stories or magazines. We should concern ourselves with why we are interested in the scientific and future Ian ideas portrayed by those mediums. '' About the contents page of 'Vom'. I really believe it would be wise to keep it as it is, In the ever-furious search for changes and variety I think it expedient to leave certain things intact and unmarred; in this case the contents page of 'Vom' acts as a sort of solid framework--or foundation--upon which the rest of the magazine depends. I agree with Liebscher. I'd like to mention, also, that since U've soent so much time building up 'Vom'-Views it would be sheer, sucicidal folly to discontinue them (By Vom-Views I mean Vom-Nudes). '' Lastly, I'd like to condemn an immaterial individual who has been given the psodonym of 'The Professor'. It is apparent that this is a creation of some ernstwhile fortile mind, brought into boing as a so-called teaser for the VoManiacs. Expose this farce! (Or maybe U, 4c, are concealing someone else's identity under this painful psodinym?? Hah!--I have a foul suspicion of the true identity of this 'old-time fan', anyway.)" (Don't look at me, chum! 4c speaking. "The Prof" apeard in Spaceways' pgs bfor he ever was heard of in Vom.) ------------------------------------- [Signature of Lirtun Yaeng] a brandnewcommer, of 17Montgomery Ave, NYC, criticizes: "It was a terrible experience trying to read the magazine and I confess I gave up after struggling through ten pages or so. "Obviously you are quite ignorant (or, probably just don't care) of the fundamentals of typography. And while I still feel irritated at the innate waste of energy evidenced by VOM and most of the other S-F fan mags I have lately received all list the other shortcomings I fight bomb, many of which are results of the desire to cram as much material as possible into the available space. "The covers (O've seen on or two previous VOMs) are pretty horrible. I don't mean to reflect on the use of nudes, but your artists are quite putrid and the use of pubic hair does not enhance the art any. The Nov. '41 issue had a fairly nice cover, though. The interior text and makeup is simply fierce. I won't criticize the content because I realize you would not print inferior material if you did not generally receive it/ But the crowdedness is inexcusable. And the reproduction of the type is weak. "I also find the circumscribed commentary annoying. I can see your readers all developing various categories of nervous spasms and I frankly felt and incipient and muscular tic developing around my head region before I put down VOM". Art goes on to say he's done memeoing 1000% superior to VOM. Our type is too small. And he insists on a paragraf division so his letter won't be run on after the preceding letter & into the following. Well, most of U noe the ansrs to these directions alredy, so we pointed out privately to Art that the parentheticommentary had proven a widely copyd feature; we rnt millionares, we have to use many inferior products in the making of the mag that recently havent been giving us the results for the reputation of readability we'd like; &c. We predict the "crowded" fanmag will become increasingly the case, "artistic" productions full of blank space disapearing f.t.d. (for the duration). Continuing: "I believe the reason fans do not gravitate by the thousands to the fan mags and clubs is the paucity that of intelligent leadership, and I mean no reflection because I recognize the potentials manifest among the leaders of fandom, in that there is no sensible channelization of these potentials into a dynamic, imaginative organization of youth. Perhaps the word I should have used is not intelligent but perspective. Oh, well, if I am not torn out of this life into a CPSCamp you'll get what I am driving at. "But please don't take offense. Honestly feel that I am quite inferior in many respects to the average old-time fan. I have simply seen this light. It is somewhat like the poor job are really brilliantly educated scientist, politicians, artist, priests have made out of our world despite their knowledge. It is not so much learning as an intelligent application of learning that will make ours a decent world and fandom an inspiring part of our indecent world. "In fact, I love you all! After all, I am a pacifist and is not pacifism love? Gad! Incidentally, do you know any pacifists who would like to write to me?"
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[Signature of Eccoy] faname of ECConnor. 929Butler St. Peoria, IlJ, who sez: "I have come to the conclusion that Fortier's letter was the best thing in this issue. Mistakes, for my part, are only regrettable if they go unnoticed. '' I thot Widner's was second-best. Naturally he has the rite idea in saying that letters to fanzines should be cut where necessary. Any complaint to the contrary is an insult to an editor's intelligence. (Letters to fmz, yes; but Vom is not just any old "femme". We coud improve the content of this pub considerably by correcting spelling mistakes, readers' typografical errors, errors of repetition & omission, grammatical mistakes, etc; tighten up lenghty letters, & that type of thing. And that's exactly what we don't want to do...we want to let the real character of each correspondent be made manifest.) Obviously, it should be the goal of every stfan to make the world as civilized and scientifically inclined as possible. In this respect concert active criticism and intelligent arguing are in order; petty jealousies and prejudices are insults to fans, if they are directed against one individual by another individual or against a particular group by another group. If certain fans would try to help national fan organizations or movements, and discontinue criticism of the officers and lack of activity by the members, maybe there would be more activity. I don't think we're playing around with merely a few stories or magazines. We should concern ourselves with why we are interested in the scientific and future Ian ideas portrayed by those mediums. '' About the contents page of 'Vom'. I really believe it would be wise to keep it as it is, In the ever-furious search for changes and variety I think it expedient to leave certain things intact and unmarred; in this case the contents page of 'Vom' acts as a sort of solid framework--or foundation--upon which the rest of the magazine depends. I agree with Liebscher. I'd like to mention, also, that since U've soent so much time building up 'Vom'-Views it would be sheer, sucicidal folly to discontinue them (By Vom-Views I mean Vom-Nudes). '' Lastly, I'd like to condemn an immaterial individual who has been given the psodonym of 'The Professor'. It is apparent that this is a creation of some ernstwhile fortile mind, brought into boing as a so-called teaser for the VoManiacs. Expose this farce! (Or maybe U, 4c, are concealing someone else's identity under this painful psodinym?? Hah!--I have a foul suspicion of the true identity of this 'old-time fan', anyway.)" (Don't look at me, chum! 4c speaking. "The Prof" apeard in Spaceways' pgs bfor he ever was heard of in Vom.) ------------------------------------- [Signature of Lirtun Yaeng] a brandnewcommer, of 17Montgomery Ave, NYC, criticizes: "It was a terrible experience trying to read the magazine and I confess I gave up after struggling through ten pages or so. "Obviously you are quite ignorant (or, probably just don't care) of the fundamentals of typography. And while I still feel irritated at the innate waste of energy evidenced by VOM and most of the other S-F fan mags I have lately received all list the other shortcomings I fight bomb, many of which are results of the desire to cram as much material as possible into the available space. "The covers (O've seen on or two previous VOMs) are pretty horrible. I don't mean to reflect on the use of nudes, but your artists are quite putrid and the use of pubic hair does not enhance the art any. The Nov. '41 issue had a fairly nice cover, though. The interior text and makeup is simply fierce. I won't criticize the content because I realize you would not print inferior material if you did not generally receive it/ But the crowdedness is inexcusable. And the reproduction of the type is weak. "I also find the circumscribed commentary annoying. I can see your readers all developing various categories of nervous spasms and I frankly felt and incipient and muscular tic developing around my head region before I put down VOM". Art goes on to say he's done memeoing 1000% superior to VOM. Our type is too small. And he insists on a paragraf division so his letter won't be run on after the preceding letter & into the following. Well, most of U noe the ansrs to these directions alredy, so we pointed out privately to Art that the parentheticommentary had proven a widely copyd feature; we rnt millionares, we have to use many inferior products in the making of the mag that recently havent been giving us the results for the reputation of readability we'd like; &c. We predict the "crowded" fanmag will become increasingly the case, "artistic" productions full of blank space disapearing f.t.d. (for the duration). Continuing: "I believe the reason fans do not gravitate by the thousands to the fan mags and clubs is the paucity that of intelligent leadership, and I mean no reflection because I recognize the potentials manifest among the leaders of fandom, in that there is no sensible channelization of these potentials into a dynamic, imaginative organization of youth. Perhaps the word I should have used is not intelligent but perspective. Oh, well, if I am not torn out of this life into a CPSCamp you'll get what I am driving at. "But please don't take offense. Honestly feel that I am quite inferior in many respects to the average old-time fan. I have simply seen this light. It is somewhat like the poor job are really brilliantly educated scientist, politicians, artist, priests have made out of our world despite their knowledge. It is not so much learning as an intelligent application of learning that will make ours a decent world and fandom an inspiring part of our indecent world. "In fact, I love you all! After all, I am a pacifist and is not pacifism love? Gad! Incidentally, do you know any pacifists who would like to write to me?"
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