Star Trek Action Group (newsletter)/Issues 041-060

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==Issue 41==
Star Trek Action Group 41 was published in June 1980 and contains 38 pages. The number of issues printed was 1040.
* the first few pages of this issue are photocopied photos
* the editors warn: "On the subject of advertising, some members have been advertising videos for sale. Adverts are of course printed at members' own risk, but we're not sure of the copyright situation here and we would advise you to be careful."
* results of the recent survey were printed, see 1980 Star Trek: The Motion Picture STAG Survey
* regarding fans commenting on seeing cut versions of the movie: 
* an important meeting is described: 
* there are two excerpts of announcements that a new Star Trek movie, a sequel, is already being planned
* this issue has a bio of Walter Koenig
* a fan comments on a fan-written technical speculative article from an earlier issue about the transporter: 
* there is a poem ("with apologies to W.H. Auden") about the recent UFP Con, see that page
* there is a humorous description of some fans at UFP Con, one that describes some fans' "kidnapping" a Klingon and some various hijinks
* there is a con report for Albacon -- one excerpt: 
* a fan writes an article called "On the Subjects of U.F.O.s"
* there is a review of Vice Versa #2, see that page
* fiction and poetry: "Message from the Past" by Paula Greener, "Escape Route" by Kelly Mitchell, "Variations on a Theme" by Ceri Murphy, "To Them" by Catherine Moorhouse
==Issue 42==
Star Trek Action Group 42 was published in August 1980 and contains 30 pages. 1040 copies were printed.
* regarding some fans' ads: "Due to recent programme on TV perhaps about copyright? , we will not accept small ads of audio or video cassettes for sale by title. If anyone wants to advertise these, SAE for lists, that is acceptable."
* information about the second movie is now gearing up 
* con idea: 
* regarding the fiction competition for Stag Con: 
* regarding video programming at the upcoming Stag Con: 
* "STAG's Beginnings," an article about the history of the club, by Jenny Elson; she writes of the first British Star Trek convention: 
* a fan writes in the regular column, "The Friendship Corner," that she is looking for Star Trek and Doctor Who fans to correspond with by tape
* there are three con reports for UFP Con, see that page
* a fan writes a speculative technical article about warp drives and such; a fan complains about his "qualifications" in the next issue
* a fan writes a long letter defending Harlan Ellison's honest, though often too blunt, remarks in an article about the movie; the fan calls for other fans to be both honest and frank and not be clouded by loyalty in their opinions about the film; the editors reply that they agree with some of Ellison's remarks and disagree with others, but feel that the way they were expressed were very poor and more than hinted at personal attacks on people which reflected his history with said people
* a fan writes a long letter and complains that his story was rejected because it had Spock and Kirk "die" and reborn in new bodies; the reason STAG editors gave him for the rejection was that 'Our policy precludes our printing any story in which the main characters die and/or leave the Enterprise.' The fan points out that in the spirit of IDIC, not allowing fans to read of this topic "clearly limits innovation. I was under the impression that fans were intelligent, broad-minded people who were able to read things in the spirit (pun sort of intentional) they were written in. But this is obviously not the case as otherwise a 'no death' policy would not be needed." The editors respond: 
* fiction and poetry: "Impractical" by Meg Wright and "Captain's Log" by Jay Felton
==Issue 43==
Star Trek Action Group 43 was published in October 1980 and contains 32 pages.
* this issue has a letter from the BBC telling the newsletter that they cannot advertise fan-made audio or video tapes of televisions shows, both in the "for sale" or the "wanted" section; the editors had previously told members that tapes could be sold but not mentioned by name; the editors respond: "We just wish that Paramount would make audio and video tapes of STAR TREK officially available and then there would be no problem."
* there is a progress report on the upcoming STAG Con; one point: 
* a fan wants to require fans who write technical articles for the newsletter to provide their qualifications: "I think it would be a good idea for everybody who writes a technical article for the N/L to include his relevant qualifications (if any). This would then enable the reader to determine if the whole is somebody's ideas of what sounds nice or whether it contains and is based on scientific verity"; the editors respond that since the articles are speculative and based on the distant future, they feel no qualifications are required
* there are a number of fan reactions regarding the controversial review that Harlan Ellison gave the recent movie in Starlog; fans were pretty much split -- the male fans tended to agree with Ellison, the female fans found Ellison's comments too personal
* there is a con report for Terracon, see that page
* this episode has an essay by a fan called "Gene Roddenberry and Communism"
* another fan writes an essay called "Star Trek: An Ideal" about being being a "Trekker and a Communist"
* there are some pro book reviews
* a fan compiles all the military ships with the names "Enterprise" and investigates the origins of all the uses of "Constitution Class" in Star Trek
* fiction and poetry: "While the Cat's Away" by Margaret Richardson, "Gentle Persuasion?" by Kelly Mitchell, "Feelings" by Helen Baldwin, "A Part of Me" by Ann Flegg
==Issue 44==
Star Trek Action Group 44 was published in December 1980 and contains 42 pages.
* there is an extract of the Roddenberry Phone Call at Augustrek (August 8, 1980), reprinted from A Piece of the Action #86
* there is an announcement that Paramount is formally issuing ST episodes on video through Fotomat; they are grouped two to a cassette, ten episodes are listed, six of them already available on 8mm film. "Note -- this is the American system, which is not compatible with the U.K. system..."
* the STAG editors write of diversifying: 
* there is an announcement regarding The Teal-Vandor Convention
* this issue has a long non-fiction fanwork called "A Tale of Two Cities" comparing the original script of "City on the Edge of Forever" by Harlan Ellison to what was filmed for Star Trek; an excerpt: 
* fans debate the editors' decision to not print death stories or stories in STAG zines that stray too far from the main characters of Star Trek -- one response: 
* the editors respond: 
* another fan responds: 
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* there were many, many more responses regarding material printed in Log Entries; one of the editors wraps it up with this excerpt: 
* one result of this debate, as well as the fact that the club's zines were making too much money, was a amicable split in zine publishers: 
* there are some fan-written technical articles
* fiction and poetry: "McCoy's Misfortune" by Sue Simon, "Reception Committee" by S. Meek, "Moon?" by Gladys Oliver, "The Secret" by David Coote, "The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name" by David Coote, 
* excerpt (four of the seven stanzas) from "The Love That Dare Not Speak Its Name" -- a poem by David Coote about K/S and Trek fans' tolerance of the premise: 
==Issue 45==
Star Trek Action Group 45 was published in February 1981 and contains 18 pages. There were 960 copies printed.
* a fan offers a 1/2 hour long cassette tape of an interview with D.C. Fontana done at TerraCon -- cost is £2.75
* a fan offers both Star Trek blooper tapes on Super 8 colour sound film for sale -- the first one is £10.50, the second one is £15.50. 
* "The New Enterprise Model" by Barry Maxwell, a detailed article about how he painted his model 
* "An Alternative on the Edge of Forever" by Pam Baddeley, a long article written in response to another earlier article in STAG about Harlan Ellison's script -- the opening paragraph: 
* "Roylance vs Melodramatic Titles, Vietnam, and other tribbial matters," an essay by David Roylance, which among other things, addresses communism
* there are a number of fans writing in regarding to the topic of death stories in STAG zines: 
* the editors respond to an anonymous letter as well as the topic of STAG zines and the topic of death: 
==Issue 46==
Star Trek Action Group 46 was published in April 1981 and contains 28 pages.
* "Quality Products" in the UK is selling the "200 foot" super-8 3rd blooper reel for £l9.95
* some of the editors and club leaders announce they are resigning: 
* there is a description of the Business Meeting held at Terracon: 
* the Business Meeting rules are printed in full
* there is a list of all the UK Star Trek cons
* the editors write about a zine being stopped by customs: 
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* there is a review of "Errand of Mercy"
* another fan, James Pauley, writes an essay addressing the Harlan Ellison script, and the two fan essays that criticized in, both printed in earlier issues of this letterzine
* this issue has a review of Star Cluster, see that page
* a fan, David Roylance, reviews the ST music
* a fan writes regarding death stories and says that just because some fans like to read them and write them doesn't mean they aren't real fans of Star Trek, and that death stories are written for all sorts of reasons, not just to be mean
* a fan writes a poem in response to the poem in issue #44, one that called for tolerance regarding homosexual relationships: 
==Issue 47==
Star Trek Action Group 47 was published in June 1981 and contains 34 pages.
* the club is doing fine: this newsletter came out a week early, and funds are healthy: 
* there is a detailed plan for the upcoming Galileo Con in Newcastle Upon Tyne
* there is a transcript of the talk Susan Sackett gave at STAG Con
* there is a transcript of a phone call made by Gene Roddenberry to the STAG Con attendees
* there is a long con report of STAG Con "written" by Janet's dog, Shona
* there is a description of "The Star Trek Archives," the depository of all the Star Trek scripts and canon what-not stored in Los Angeles: 
* a fan writes to say he disagrees that the Scottish Shore Leave wasn't recognized as an "official" British Star Trek convention; the editors respond that STAG supports both Shore Leave and UFP Con, and this was all hashed out at the business meeting at Terracon
* a number of fans comment on a review of One Last Wish Fulfilled & A Promise Kept, see that zine page for more
* a fan asks if it was true that a STAG member was kicked out of the club and banned from future cons; the editors reply: 
* a fan writes of his displeasure regarding the recent con business meeting and how the decision to go with Newcastle rather than Aucon was based on some favoritism and not democracy, as well as one that would hurt Bill Shatner's feelings as negotiations had already been in place to have him as a guest (Shatner was apparently going to be on holiday in England during the same time as the proposed Aucon) -- Rog Peyton, chairman of STAG Con responds: 
==Issue 48==
Star Trek Action Group 48 was published in August 1981 and contains 27 pages.
* regarding the time and energy it takes to print some zines: 
* regarding the Star Trek bloopers that appear on a weird soft porn video that has been listed for sale to the general public: 
* a fan announces a project: 
* a fan plans for the future, and makes do: 
* a fan writes: 
* a fan is unhappy with the tone and wording of other fans' opinions from previous issues regarding the zine, One Last Wish Fulfilled & A Promise Kept: 
* the writer of the original review of "Last Wish Fulfilled & A Promise Kept," the one in which she said it made her cry, comments: 
* another fan comments on the current controversy and brings up the relatively new topic of warnings, something many fans take for granted today: 
* many fans write in and comment on the rumor that Spock will die in the next movie -- one comment: 
* more on Spock's death: 
* more on Spock's death: 
* this issue has a long letter by Jenny Elson in which she refutes a letter in the previous issue regarding two cons and their scheduling; the letter corrects much math and says, in part, 
* there are also letters regarding the con conflict: one letter is by The Galileo Con Committee, three other letters by fans were all took a stance of support or criticism of the process and/or decision
* this issue has a survey called Star Trek - The Fans: A Study of the Legend and Its Followers
* there is a short piece of fiction by M.J. Timmins called "No Thorns - No Roses"
* this issue has a response poem written by the original author in issue #44 to the response poem written in issue #46: 
==Issue 49==
Star Trek Action Group 49 was published in October 1981 and contains 30 pages. It is the first issue done by the committee: Sylvia Billings, Cilla Futcher, Wendy Downes.
* the new leaders of STAG comment on fiction material: 
* the financial statement for STAG Con and the club's yearly financial statement (plus assets) are printed
* there is a report of the Hosato meeting at Aucon, a gathering that included George Takei himself
* there is a long, long con report for The William Shatner Weekend held in Los Angeles on July 10-12, 1981
* there are a number of short fan comments regarding Aucon, all positive, as well as one long con report, see that page
* there is a short con report for Faircon, see that page
* fiction and poems: "Foresight or Fate" by Karen Humphries, and three poems
* there is further discussion regarding the acceptability of gay relationships in the Star Trek universe; a fan responds to another fan's comment in an earlier issue: 
* another fan addresses this topic: 
* fans have a number of opinions regarding the loss of Spock in future films: 
* regarding Spock: 
* fans have many comments about the recent Business Meeting and the decision made there regarding the next official con: 
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