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It occurs to me that it would be fun to have a monthly fannish/funnish newsletter, to hand out at pub meetings and fan gatherings. Probably similar in size to Ansible, but with fewer words and more pictures!

Anyone interested in:
a) reading it
b) contributing news/snippets/reports
c) contributing art/photos
d) distributing
e) editing/occasional guest-editing
f) providing web space
g) thinking up a name? The best idea I've had so far is Fensible, but there must be dozens of better ideas than that...

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Oh? Does the news have to be real?

I think it ought to be unnervingly convincing...

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Not unlike my parody of Ansible then?

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I don't think my imagination stretches that far...

(It does, actually, but I'm saving that for the TAFF report)

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I think fensible is wonderful!

Esp as the most legendary Camb convention was fencon..

IndeFenSible???

My fanhistory is failing me; I've never heard of Fencon.

If a thing is not defensible, is it fensible?

(If we do go to Edinburgh for a year, I could start up Glensible)

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This reminds me of the classic Kliban picture of a fent.

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[Google Google] Oh yes! I must have seen that before, somewhere.

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Indie Fensible!

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"It is. Are you?"

[ObCulturalReference: Tag line for UK broadsheet The Independent]

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I'd read it!

Possible names ... Gone Puntin', Burning Bright, Yalla Ballies?

I'd read it - and as for a name, I pick "Fan Shui" - the fannish approach to happiness in life. Yes, I know how bad that is. Do forgive me!

♥

johncoxon
I guess it would be pronounced "Fan Shway", which is the motion of someone walking home from the pub ;-)

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Or maybe Fen Shoes.

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I'd read it!

And in the tradition of Small Mammal and Intermediate Reptile and with the boggy environment, maybe it should be called Huge Mollusc?

Or it could be like Gerald and The Mongolian Jird and I could call it Gerbil. That wouldn't confuse anybody.

Moog?

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Giant Squid! Giant Squid!

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http://talkingsquidsinouterspace.com/

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Hello, Margaret

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A/D/B

Silly name contribution:
Cambridge Panda News (incorporating Fen Fen Magazine)

I'd read it, providing it has an RSS (monthly things have a habit of flaling off the mental stack).

The only name I can think of is something along the lines of ConFENtional Wisdom, but it's an awful pun, and not really as good as Indie Fensible.

Bugger, hadn't noticed I wasn't logged in.

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I am increasingly keen on Giant Squid...

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Lacking absolutely in fan-culture I'm loath to bounce about and go "Ooh I'll contribute", but I'm happy to offer editing-fu. I may also be able to scare you up some webspace...

[writes name on list] Thanks!

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