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An article written by [[Damon Knight]] in the October 1940 issue of [[Art Widner]]'s ''[[Fanfare (Paro)]]'' which called for a [[general fan organization]] to replace the fading [[New Fandom]].  This inspired members of the [[Stranger Club]] and others to form the [[N3F]].
 
An article written by [[Damon Knight]] in the October 1940 issue of [[Art Widner]]'s ''[[Fanfare (Paro)]]'' which called for a [[general fan organization]] to replace the fading [[New Fandom]].  This inspired members of the [[Stranger Club]] and others to form the [[N3F]].
  
According to [[Harry Warner]], Knight's article was partly inspired by a letter written to him by [[Jerome Walton]] in 1937.  The title itself was a play on the over-the-top speech [[Mutation or Death!]] and the old motto "Unite or Die!"
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The title itself was a play on the over-the-top speech [[Mutation or Death!]] and the old motto "Unite or Die!"
  
  

Revision as of 04:49, 14 October 2022

An article written by Damon Knight in the October 1940 issue of Art Widner's Fanfare which called for a general fan organization to replace the fading New Fandom. This inspired members of the Stranger Club and others to form the N3F.

The title itself was a play on the over-the-top speech Mutation or Death! and the old motto "Unite or Die!"



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