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| − | (Did you mean the [[Ploy|fanspeak]]?) | + | (Did you mean the [[Ploy|term of fanspeak]]?) |
''Ploy'' was also the name of a [[Ron Bennett]] fanzine, the first issue of which was to fanzines what the [[Invention]] was to [[conventions]] – an amusing [[hoax]] that came off well despite the fact that its name alone should have alerted [[fans]] to what it was. Bennett started publishing ''Ploy'' with the second issue, and filled its [[lettercolumn]] with paeans of praise (supposedly written by well-known [[fans]]) to the brilliant material written by [[pros]] and [[BNFs]] that had appeared in the (nonexistent) first issue. [[Fans]] who fell for the hoax were quick to rush letters to Bennett, begging for a copy of the first issue. | ''Ploy'' was also the name of a [[Ron Bennett]] fanzine, the first issue of which was to fanzines what the [[Invention]] was to [[conventions]] – an amusing [[hoax]] that came off well despite the fact that its name alone should have alerted [[fans]] to what it was. Bennett started publishing ''Ploy'' with the second issue, and filled its [[lettercolumn]] with paeans of praise (supposedly written by well-known [[fans]]) to the brilliant material written by [[pros]] and [[BNFs]] that had appeared in the (nonexistent) first issue. [[Fans]] who fell for the hoax were quick to rush letters to Bennett, begging for a copy of the first issue. | ||
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Issue || Date || Pages || Notes | Issue || Date || Pages || Notes | ||
| − | 1 ||colspan="3"| There was no issue #1 | + | 1 || colspan="3"| There was no issue #1 |
| − | 2 ||Autumn 1954 ||32 ||This was actually the first issue. It was deliberately mis-numbered. | + | 2 || Autumn 1954 || 32 || This was actually the first issue. It was deliberately mis-numbered. |
| − | 3 ||August 1955 ||36 || | + | 3 || August 1955 || 36 || |
| − | 4 ||September 1955 ||34 ||[[Bill Harry]] joined as art editor | + | 4 || September 1955 || 34 || [[Bill Harry]] joined as art editor |
| − | 5 ||March 1956 ||34 || | + | 5 || March 1956 || 34 || |
| − | 6 ||June 1956 ||32 || | + | 6 || June 1956 || 32 || |
| − | 7 ||November 1956 ||36 || | + | 7 || November 1956 || 36 || |
| − | 8 ||March 1957 ||36 || | + | 8 || March 1957 || 36 || |
| − | 9 ||July 1957 ||34 || | + | 9 || July 1957 || 34 || |
| − | 10 ||September 1957 ||36 ||The 3rd [[Annish]] | + | 10 || September 1957 || 36 || The 3rd [[Annish]] |
| − | 11 ||March 1958 ||36 || | + | 11 || March 1958 || 36 || |
| − | 12 ||April 1958 ||32 || | + | 12 || April 1958 || 32 || |
| − | 13 ||July 1959 ||22 || | + | 13 || July 1959 || 22 || |
| − | 14 ||June 1959 ||44 ||The [[Bob Tucker]] Appreciation issue. Last issue | + | 14 || June 1959 || 44 || The [[Bob Tucker]] Appreciation issue. Last issue |
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Latest revision as of 06:20, 20 October 2022
(Did you mean the term of fanspeak?)
Ploy was also the name of a Ron Bennett fanzine, the first issue of which was to fanzines what the InVention was to conventions – an amusing hoax that came off well despite the fact that its name alone should have alerted fans to what it was. Bennett started publishing Ploy with the second issue, and filled its lettercolumn with paeans of praise (supposedly written by well-known fans) to the brilliant material written by pros and BNFs that had appeared in the (nonexistent) first issue. Fans who fell for the hoax were quick to rush letters to Bennett, begging for a copy of the first issue.
| Issue | Date | Pages | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There was no issue #1 | ||
| 2 | Autumn 1954 | 32 | This was actually the first issue. It was deliberately mis-numbered. |
| 3 | August 1955 | 36 | |
| 4 | September 1955 | 34 | Bill Harry joined as art editor |
| 5 | March 1956 | 34 | |
| 6 | June 1956 | 32 | |
| 7 | November 1956 | 36 | |
| 8 | March 1957 | 36 | |
| 9 | July 1957 | 34 | |
| 10 | September 1957 | 36 | The 3rd Annish |
| 11 | March 1958 | 36 | |
| 12 | April 1958 | 32 | |
| 13 | July 1959 | 22 | |
| 14 | June 1959 | 44 | The Bob Tucker Appreciation issue. Last issue |
Ploy (Bennett) online at fanac.org
| From Fancyclopedia 2, ca. 1959 |
| A guileful maneuver. Its present popularity stems from Stephen Potter's Gamesmanship, but the word is legitimate Scots dialect for employ, from Latin in plico.
Also, the name of a fanzine Ron published for TAFF. delegate; the ploy here was that the first issue was PLOY #2. |
| Publication | 1954—1959 |
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