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MFS Bulletin, v. 3, issue 2, whole no. 14, January 11, 1943
MFS Bulletin, Vol. 3, Number 2 Page 3
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HELL - FIRE JOHN REITROF I'll do whatever I can do on a small, single assignment for publicity purposes, or perhaps several specific purposes, to be rather definitely suggested by you. I will not, however, accept appointment as a full-fledged 'member' of a committe having only vague, general purposes, with, in all probability, most of the members working at cross-purposes. In other words, I think you should act as a cordinator, and get as much as possible out of as many as possible of all the NFFF membership, rather than serving merely as chairman of a committee with no real objectives, and a general feeling of useslessness." That's what Don Thompson, now a member of the NFFF Board of Publicity, wrote to said Board's original publicity director, Joe Fortier, when the latter requested Don's co-operation early in December. The letter continued in the same vein to more-or-less explain Windy's individual reaction. "Such a committee, if large, usually 'works' on the principle that what is everybody's responsibility is nobody's responsibility. So, I don't care how you handle your chairmanship; all I care about is that YOU really handle it yourself, with as much help as you can get. I realize that will put a lot of pressure and responsibillity on you; but if you accpet that pressure and resonsibility, you should be able to use that as a talking point in getting active co-operation. Then, when someone does come through with something worhwhile, publicize that fact, too." MASTERFUL IDEAS A demned good idea, Windy, and that's why I urge the new leader, Publicity Director Tom Wright, to change the present functions of the Board of Publicity to work along the lines suggested by Don Thompson. While Wright and Fortier changed much of the organization's basic plot, the BOP is still too representative of a louse-infested US Government bureau. Other members uphold the same crack viewpoint: "Your note..." says Perdue, of the Ego, in part, "aska wheter I feel free to lend a hand. Sorry, I'll help if you can figure out something that doesn't have to be done on time; something that can lie arround without much attention... and be planned and executed at liesure. But I don't work on a schedule, and it makes me most unhappy to do so. So, I'd prefer to be omitted from such publicity as has been planned." Elmer's a member now, doind his share until things get going better, which should mean re-organization to a wise leader. Says fandom't Poll Cat, Art Widner: "All these plans of yours sound very nice - but aren't you a little too ambitious? Diversified is a better word. The old saw about united we stand, divided we fall
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HELL - FIRE JOHN REITROF I'll do whatever I can do on a small, single assignment for publicity purposes, or perhaps several specific purposes, to be rather definitely suggested by you. I will not, however, accept appointment as a full-fledged 'member' of a committe having only vague, general purposes, with, in all probability, most of the members working at cross-purposes. In other words, I think you should act as a cordinator, and get as much as possible out of as many as possible of all the NFFF membership, rather than serving merely as chairman of a committee with no real objectives, and a general feeling of useslessness." That's what Don Thompson, now a member of the NFFF Board of Publicity, wrote to said Board's original publicity director, Joe Fortier, when the latter requested Don's co-operation early in December. The letter continued in the same vein to more-or-less explain Windy's individual reaction. "Such a committee, if large, usually 'works' on the principle that what is everybody's responsibility is nobody's responsibility. So, I don't care how you handle your chairmanship; all I care about is that YOU really handle it yourself, with as much help as you can get. I realize that will put a lot of pressure and responsibillity on you; but if you accpet that pressure and resonsibility, you should be able to use that as a talking point in getting active co-operation. Then, when someone does come through with something worhwhile, publicize that fact, too." MASTERFUL IDEAS A demned good idea, Windy, and that's why I urge the new leader, Publicity Director Tom Wright, to change the present functions of the Board of Publicity to work along the lines suggested by Don Thompson. While Wright and Fortier changed much of the organization's basic plot, the BOP is still too representative of a louse-infested US Government bureau. Other members uphold the same crack viewpoint: "Your note..." says Perdue, of the Ego, in part, "aska wheter I feel free to lend a hand. Sorry, I'll help if you can figure out something that doesn't have to be done on time; something that can lie arround without much attention... and be planned and executed at liesure. But I don't work on a schedule, and it makes me most unhappy to do so. So, I'd prefer to be omitted from such publicity as has been planned." Elmer's a member now, doind his share until things get going better, which should mean re-organization to a wise leader. Says fandom't Poll Cat, Art Widner: "All these plans of yours sound very nice - but aren't you a little too ambitious? Diversified is a better word. The old saw about united we stand, divided we fall
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