OFFICIAL ORGAN

from Fancyclopedia 2

or OO is a fanzine published under the auspices of some organization and designated as official. In some cases the editor volunteers; or he may be appointed or elected. He may offer an already- established fanzine to become the OO in return for aid in stencilling and running it or some other subsidy. The thing may be financed out of the general treasury, as when membership dues to an organization include subscription to the OO; more often it is paid for by subscriptions. Myriad organizations with few activities on their programs have become no more than their official organs; in such cases the OO may become dissociated and continue on its own just like a subzine. In fact, this is a tendency even in the official organs of thriving groups. Exceptions are the OOs of the fan APAs and the N3F's National Fantasy Fan, which are confined almost exclusively to official reports.