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What's In A Name? comments? agrant@attcanada.net The opinions expressed in this column are not necessarily those of the Alternative Quadrant or its staff. My opinions are my own. Please direct all flames and praise to the above e-mail address. I don't care what opinion you have, as long as you have one. As Editor of the Alternative Quadrant I see a lot of mail come through my e-mail. I received one that I have to address. I am going to address it here and then it will not be mentioned again on these pages. The e-mail is below, though it does not have its facts in order. This was not what I had in mind for the column this month, but please bear with me as I can not let my reputation or that of this zine be perceived in this manner. When the idea for this zine was born it was born on the "Captain's Quarters" message board. I did not feel that I was qualified enough to do it alone, I also wanted the input of the F/F Trek community. The title and content of the zine was discussed at length there. Now, when I say at length, I mean it. The threads took up plenty of space and lasted several weeks, with many, many people providing input. (some of whom are on the staff of the zine as we speak) The title was suggested by a poster who I have since not had any contact with, through no fault of this zine. I wish I could remember who that poster was. As far as permission goes, it was granted on the message board and any number of people (two of which are on the staff) can attest to that. I did promise to give credit to said poster which I have been unable to do for the simple fact of I CANNOT remember who it was. (I think it may have been Andrewsfan, but until I am contacted by that person, I can do nothing.) Maybe I am just getting old and senile, who knows, but it was not and is not intentional. If the person who suggested the name would like to step forward I would love to give them the credit they so richly deserve. Please, e-mail me or the zine and let me know who you are. I will not, however, respond any longer to anonymous e-mails which serve no purpose other than to enflame me and beg for attention. (when I did not post the first e-mail in this column, I got the second e-mail - see below) I cannot credit or respond to anyone unless I know who they are; I made an exception here responding to an almost anonymous e-mail, but that will not happen again. The Alternative Quadrant is meant for all of us. I have done my very best to enlist the help of the very best the Trekverse has to offer in the form or poets and writers and gone out of my way to not censor or edit any of the writers on the staff. By that same token, I will not censor myself; nor will I allow the reputation of this zine to be dragged through the mud. We want to have open debate and discussion on the many issues which you , the fan, deem important. However, I don't think this issue merits any more discussion. If and when the actual person who suggested the name comes forward, they will be credited at that time. ** There is one last point I would like to make. I understand wanting credit for suggesting the name, but, the zine has been online for almost 4 months and this is our 3rd Issue. Why has no one come forward before now? And why, when someone did come forward, was it not the person who suggested the name but a coward, who gave no helpful information and wouldn't even sign the e-mail? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Could you define what you mean by soon, as in "to
be updated soon" ? ~~~~~~~~~ D **(The credits section of this zine has been changed to reflect the fact that the title was suggested by a poster at the message board) |