Blakes7 January 2001

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Call for information
by Mac4781＠aol.com 26 Jan '01

26 Jan '01

It's that time again. I'm working on the information column for the next issue of "On the Wing," the Tarrant APA, which is due out in mid-February. If anyone has any information they'd like me to include, please send it along (via personal e-mail) by the end of the month. I try to catch and mark for collection all information posts that are sent to the various lists, but if you'd like to make sure I collected *your* particular information post, feel free to check. We try to list any and all information that might be of interest to our members: zines for sale, zines (paper and web) seeking submissions, conventions, sightings of B7 performers to watch for, audio and video material that features the B7 performers, URLs for new websites, etc. I know several of our hard-working editors are hoping to have zines ready for REDEMPTION. I don't know if you have ordering information available yet. I'm also happy to include pre-ordering information: content lists, teasers from stories, and the like. Thanks in advance for any assistance provided, Carol Mc

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Re: [B7L] more B7 sightings
by Harriet Monkhouse 26 Jan '01

26 Jan '01

Alison revealed: >My better half tells me that Blakes 7 was the >subject of the eliminator round of 'who wants > to be a millionaire' this week (as in 'put these > four TV shows in numerical order'). Would this be as in Moonbase Three, Babylon 5, Blake's 7, etc etc? Sounds like easy money to me... Harriet

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Re: ADMIN: Did it work?
by Hellen Paskaleva 26 Jan '01

26 Jan '01

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Re: [B7L] editing game
by Mistral 26 Jan '01

26 Jan '01

Jacqueline Thijsen wrote: > > At 08:49 22-1-01 -0700, Ellynne G. wrote: > > > > MOLOCH > > > >Keep the bit about Vila being set up on a blind date with Servalan. Get > >rid of the rest. > > Nonono, definitely keep the bit with Avon and the apple. And also the bit > where Vila tells off Tarrant. I agree that the rest can be flushed. I'd hate to have to do without the bit at the end where Vila goes to untie Avon. It's so sweet. <g> Mistral -- "Ad hoc, ad loc, and quid pro quo. So little time! So much to know!" --Jeremy Hilary Boob, Ph.D.

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Re: [B7L] Redemption junk...
by Kathryn Andersen 26 Jan '01

26 Jan '01

On Tue, Jan 23, 2001 at 11:28:41AM +0000, Hellen Paskaleva wrote: > Calle wrote: > > >How many list members are going to Redemption, anyway? I'll be there, > >barring disasters and/or excess weirdness. > > Me. That will be my first convention. Ever. And I realised, that I even do > not know the names of those 5 fellas from Babilon... Whew! Someone else going who isn't a raving B5 fan! Yes, I'm going! (waves at everyone else who will be there) I haven't been to a Redemption before, but from all reports, you've definitely picked a good convention to go to as your first! Kathryn Andersen -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Cally: I thought you mistrusted instinct? Avon: I do. So I am probably wrong. (Blake's 7: Mission To Destiny [A7]) -- _--_|\ | Kathryn Andersen <kat(a)foobox.net> / \ | <http://www.foobox.net/~kat> \_.--.*/ | v | #include "standard/disclaimer.h" ------------| Melbourne -> Victoria -> Australia -> Southern Hemisphere Maranatha! | -> Earth -> Sol -> Milky Way Galaxy -> Universe

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Re [B7L] editing
by Tavia Chalcraft 26 Jan '01

26 Jan '01

On a related note, where do people recommend submitting gen stuff? Tavia

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Re: [B7L] Editing
by Marian de Haan 26 Jan '01

26 Jan '01

This is my last comment on this subject as I'm sure that everybody must be fed up with it by now. This thread has left me with the question of how unreasonable / unrealistic / naive I am in expecting a reply from an editor? To me it seems a matter of common courtesy if nothing else (especially when, in case of non-electronic mail, one encloses an IRC). I'm not at all sure that I'd want to submit something to an editor with a "you'll-find-out-whether-I've-accepted-your-story-when-you-get-your-contribu tor's-copy" policy. (Please note I'm talking about *policies*, not about editors who occasionally get snowed under in real life affairs.) This discussion has made me realise how lucky I've been in most of my dealings with editors. Judith Proctor, Andrew Williams, Neil Faulkner and the Avon club have all been extremely responsive, supportive and stimulating. My experience with Horizon has been positive since they've changed their procedure, which leaves only Ashton Press persisting in its long silence. If my experiences are anything to go by, this means that the responsive editors by far outweigh the silent ones. Marian

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Re: [B7L] editing game
by Ellynne G. 26 Jan '01

26 Jan '01

On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 19:21:05 -0000 "Blenkarn" <Blen(a)onyxnet.co.uk> writes: > > > I asked > >>Why didn't Vila just tell Blake to get lost and teleport anyway? > Sally suggested: > > Why doesn't Vila just take two steps to one side, say "well can > *I* go > > then?" and take silence (or the abstracted semi-shrug, semi-nod > as > >assent? How long would it take the radiation to reach the area they're at? I hate to suggest Blake's bold gestures sometimes came at no risk, but they were at the equator and the bomb was at the pole. If things hadn't worked out, wouldn't Blake have had plenty of time to teleport out _after_ Avon and Grant were blown to atoms? And, what would have happened if Blake let Vila go and he was clogging up the teleport just when Avon needed an emergency out? Ellynne ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

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Re: [B7L] Editing
by Mac4781＠aol.com 26 Jan '01

26 Jan '01

Marian wrote: > This is my last comment on this subject as I'm sure that everybody must be > fed up with it by now. I thought it was a very productive thread. It provided newbie zine tribbers, and those who might be thinking about making their first submission, with information on the process. > This thread has left me with the question of how unreasonable / unrealistic > / naive I am in expecting a reply from an editor? To me it seems a matter > of common courtesy if nothing else (especially when, in case of > non-electronic mail, one encloses an IRC). I think every editor would want to send you that reply. But zines are hobbies. They are done in spare time. Spare time that is often very limited. And zine editors are human. I like to think that each of them is doing his/her best, and the same is true of all the other volunteers (con organizers, website owners, club officers, etc.) who contribute so much to fandom. > I'm not at all sure that I'd want to submit something to an editor with a > "you'll-find-out-whether-I've-accepted-your-story-when-you-get-your-contribu > tor's-copy" policy. And that's your privilege. A writer always has the option of choosing where to submit stories. And a writer has the option to withdraw a story. It's up to you to decide what your individual expectations and tolerances are. If timely replies are important to you, I'd recommend setting a time limit with future submissions. In your submission letter state that if you haven't heard back in x amount time, you'll assume the editor doesn't want your story and you will submit it elsewhere. That way you aren't left waiting for a response that might never come. Speaking specifically in regard to Ashton Press, it's one of my favorite places to send stories. I received my first ever fanfic acceptance letter from Ashton Press; I can't tell you how long it took because I don't remember. But it was well worth the wait. Ann Wortham has been an encouraging, helpful, gently instructive editor. And her zines are first rate, not to mention large enough to double as lethal weapons. Since those early days when I was just one of many tribbers, I've become friends with Annie. And I know that she's had many real life demands over the years that have seriously cut into her fan time. I'm very pleased that despite all of her trials and tribulations, she's still crazy enough to be willing to do more zines. Carol Mc

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Re: [B7L] Re: Kerr (the name)
by jacquispeel＠netscape.net 25 Jan '01

25 Jan '01

Helen Krummenacker <avona(a)jps.net> wrote: > > > > > Well, OK, maybe it's *not* that silly... Actually, I do know a guy > > whose *last* name is Kerr, and he pronounces it "cur." (I gather it's > > not all that uncommon of a name, really.) > > One sees it on canning jars quite often. > Now I have a mental image of the script "Kerr" from the jars inscribed > on the side of ORAC. He is a sort of home-canned computer. > Or his initials are K.R. (K9, J.R. Ewing, Rab Butler etc). Jacqui __________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Webmail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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