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National Fantasy Fan, v. 5, issue 5, August 1946
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A STATEMENT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NFFF by Francis T Laney In the current issue of the National Fantasy Fan, Walter Dunkelberger and Dale Tarr made a very unfortunate mistake in going off half-cocked in a strong attack on me in which they apparently believed they were exposing some as yet unknown plot to destroy the NFFF. I was accused specifically of being out to wreck the NFFF through my attacks on Dunkelberger (attacks which for the most part were kept carefully confined to presumably confidential communications to the board of directors), and of being involved in a plot to foist a new organization on fandom at the Pacificon, a new organization designed to supplant the NFFF. At the special NFFF meeting at the Pacificon, after presenting my side of the case, I asked for a vote of confidence. The approximately fifty NFFF members present at the meeting gave met his vote with but one dissenting vote. Their vote was based on the consideration of all the facts in the case, including a great deal of directors. Consequently, I do not feel that it is necessary to take up space with a minute discussion of details. I shall state here, however, that the factual bases for my disapproval of Walter Dunkelberger are set forth in a mimeographed form letter which I sent to the officers and former officers of this organization in January of this year. This statement includes extremely damaging quotations, quotations indicating an unfitness to hold office, from Dunkelberger's own letters. I have a number of copies of this broadside left, and will be happy to send one to any NFFF member who wants it badly enough to send me a postcard. The erroneous ideas of "treasonable" connection with a rival organization stemmed from an unfortunate use of words in my board letter of May 24. I was referring to the then-secret formation of the Fantasy Foundation and a number of unintended implications were read into this remark, particularly when it was quoted out of context. I do not feel that it is in the best interests of the National Fantasy Fan Federation for the officers to rush into hysterical print every time there is a private difference of opinion among them. I have carefully refrained from doing so during my term of office, and feel that any officer who really considers the longtime good of fandom should do likewise. An active group of officers is certain go have differences of opinion, even in some cases perhaps leading to personal hard feelings, and it seems to me that this indicates a healthy administration, a willingness to study all sides of the various pieces of business brought before the group. 6
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A STATEMENT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE NFFF by Francis T Laney In the current issue of the National Fantasy Fan, Walter Dunkelberger and Dale Tarr made a very unfortunate mistake in going off half-cocked in a strong attack on me in which they apparently believed they were exposing some as yet unknown plot to destroy the NFFF. I was accused specifically of being out to wreck the NFFF through my attacks on Dunkelberger (attacks which for the most part were kept carefully confined to presumably confidential communications to the board of directors), and of being involved in a plot to foist a new organization on fandom at the Pacificon, a new organization designed to supplant the NFFF. At the special NFFF meeting at the Pacificon, after presenting my side of the case, I asked for a vote of confidence. The approximately fifty NFFF members present at the meeting gave met his vote with but one dissenting vote. Their vote was based on the consideration of all the facts in the case, including a great deal of directors. Consequently, I do not feel that it is necessary to take up space with a minute discussion of details. I shall state here, however, that the factual bases for my disapproval of Walter Dunkelberger are set forth in a mimeographed form letter which I sent to the officers and former officers of this organization in January of this year. This statement includes extremely damaging quotations, quotations indicating an unfitness to hold office, from Dunkelberger's own letters. I have a number of copies of this broadside left, and will be happy to send one to any NFFF member who wants it badly enough to send me a postcard. The erroneous ideas of "treasonable" connection with a rival organization stemmed from an unfortunate use of words in my board letter of May 24. I was referring to the then-secret formation of the Fantasy Foundation and a number of unintended implications were read into this remark, particularly when it was quoted out of context. I do not feel that it is in the best interests of the National Fantasy Fan Federation for the officers to rush into hysterical print every time there is a private difference of opinion among them. I have carefully refrained from doing so during my term of office, and feel that any officer who really considers the longtime good of fandom should do likewise. An active group of officers is certain go have differences of opinion, even in some cases perhaps leading to personal hard feelings, and it seems to me that this indicates a healthy administration, a willingness to study all sides of the various pieces of business brought before the group. 6
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