^ an OriginalTrilogy•com info & discussion thread cataloguing some of the oft-repeated claims, statements & comments made by some people who seemingly have issues with an official release of the unaltered theatrical version of the Original Trilogy being available - or even with fans simply asking for such a release.
The thread also hopefully includes some… clear, concise, informative, and reasoned replies.
2023 Edit…
Kellythatsit & Juno Eclipse’s posts in the ‘A topic that might upset the entire forum; (I’m sorry)’ thread are also well worth a read.
^ Especially for those not around at the time of the ‘fan purges’ of the early-mid 2000’s, or are unfamiliar with the censorship, threats, bans, and also death threats and abuse that fans of the unaltered theatrical cuts endured for simply wanting to talk about these original versions on certain fan forums. Or even for simply talking about issues with the various Special Editions over time, alterations made to the Original Trilogy films to ‘fit better’ with the Prequels, or Lucas’ re-writing and altering of Star Wars history. As well as the welcome influx of censored and purged fans joining this and other similar forums as a result.
That is before we get into the unfortunate continuation of such abuse and threats, since aimed at fan preservationists and fan editors on here - from our early days online - right through to 2021 2022. Similar abuse and death threats also aimed at people highlighting Marcia Lucas’ role in Star Wars history - notably in promoting the recent ‘Icons Uncovered’ documentary, or for perceived sleights at George Lucas made to Alexandre Philippe for making of his ‘The People vs. George Lucas’ program. To Jamie Benning for his ‘Star Wars Begins’ filmumentary, and adywan for his ‘Star Wars Revisited’ Edits. Even to myself for the apparent “Lucas hating & lying bullshit” of the ‘George Lucas: Star Wars Creator, Unreliable Narrator & Time Travelling Revisionist’ info thread.
There are unfortunately a number of others on the OT•com over the years who have been on the receiving end of abuse and threats too - I won’t list them, as unlike the people listed above, they haven’t publicly disclosed these threats (other than to the site staff/authorities). Yet it is important to highlight that such abuse, attempted manipulation, and serious threats do still occur.
The ‘Fandom’ section of An Index & Help Thread for Original Trilogy Discussion may also be of interest / for further reading.
^ Plus the ‘Other websites / communities issues with the OT•com, the Original Trilogy, or the unaltered theatrical cuts’ section.