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Hey...I figured this was the right place to post this. I made a new banner for the site...if anyone cares to see/use it. It is a bit larger(40 bytes) than the others that you have in your Links page, but it is along the same idea. I can post it online, so I'll describe it, and if it sounds good, I'll send it to whoever's in charge here....I think it's Jay -- please correct me if I'm wrong. The banner starts out with greedo & han face to face in a sort of wide screen w/ a redish border and the caption "originaltrilogy.com" at the bottom. This switches to han firing his blaster from under the table in the same widescreen format, w/ the web address & a caption near han saying "Han shoots first." This switches to an all red background w/ the words "See the movies the way they were meant to be seen." Then the caption appears below it, "Sign the petition and join the campaign to preserve the ultimate film on DVD!" Then it starts all over. Tell me what you think, and if you like it, I'll send a copy to someone who can put it on the site.
I just hate stupid people.

GO JETS!!!!

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Oh, I forgot to mention, it is 250x150 pixels(wxl)
I just hate stupid people.

GO JETS!!!!

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i think it sounds cool, and yes it is Jay you need to send it to.
"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
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But you can e-mail it to me just so I can check it out for kicks. I'd love to see it. You should already have my addy.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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Kevin A
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Hey Jay, feel free to post the gif up in the "Links to Us" section, k?
I just hate stupid people.

GO JETS!!!!

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Might need to PM him so he'll get the message. He told us once that he doesn't always read every thread because of time constraints. Actually, e-mail might be even better. Try jay@originaltrilogy.com.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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I'll PM him, he got me message the last time.
I just hate stupid people.

GO JETS!!!!

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Any word yet? Would be cool for Jay to start posting banners and buttons custom made by members of the Forum.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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Kevin A
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I'll be adding a fan banner section at some point where people can post their own banners for download. I might make it automated so people can upload them on their own. We'll see.

I have a huge, huge list of things I want to accomplish for the site; it's been building since the launch in March. But finding the time to do it now that I'm engaged and trying to find a job in another state is difficult. I'll fit it in somewhere though.
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Congrats on your engagement. When's the big day?
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
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Are you getting married in full Imperial regalia? Wait; wrong franchise.

Princess Leia: I happen to like nice men.
Han Solo: I'm a nice man.

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Ya, congrats The idea for the fan banner section is cool I suppose, but I wouldn't make it automated ==> too much work, and little turn out Only RRS & I have made custom banners (as far as I know, please fill me in as to who made the other ones in use.) With so few contributers, it would not be worth your while - in my opinion, whatever that is worth to you guys, especially Jay
I just hate stupid people.

GO JETS!!!!

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I'd also worry that you might get some punk who shows up as a one-time deal and creates some garbage banner that makes the site look bad. With how few there might wind up being, it might be best just to post them individually, Jay. That way, you'd at least have control over which are up and which aren't. Not that you wouldn't be able to delete bad ones since you are the webmaster. But, it's better to not have to worry about the potential for bad or inappropriate banners ("HAN SHOT FIRST, C*$%KNOCKER") going up at all. Wouldn't you think?
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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Lmao...exactly Bossk. I had given thought to something similar. They may post something that has absolutely nothing to do with SW; anime porn or some crap
I just hate stupid people.

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Scary, eh? And a picture's worth a thousand words, so even after it was pulled, it would likely not be forgotten for a long time in discussion.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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All good points. It wouldn't be unmoderated though. I'd likely set it up so that whenever someone uploads a banner, it's stored but not displayed. I'd be sent an e-mail automatically to let me know there was a banner that needed review, and I could take a quick look and approve/junk it. Basically, a medium amount of coding now to save me from annoying updates in the future.

I'm the type who puts little things off until I forget about them. If I get an automatic e-mail and all it takes is two clicks to check an image and approve it, I'll do it right away. If I have to spend 10 minutes making edits to a static page, I'll blow it off until later (and never do it).
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Ah, the life of a web developer. Mirrors my sentiments exactly. Put it off until the last possible moment. Then forget about it if at all possible.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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congrats jay!!!! i wish you the best of luck.
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congadulate? must be an american thing... or texas thing.
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I would say a Texas thing. Never heard it myself.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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yeah texas...
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I could pull a line from Full Metal Jacket right now, but Dayv would kick my ass from here to Denmark.
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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"Where are you from son?"

"Texas."

"Only queers and steers come from Texas, and you don't look like no steer to me" (or something like that...)

is that the line?!?! hehe
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DAYV!!! HE SAID IT!!! NOT ME!!! PUT THE SMACK DOWN ON HIS DANISH ASS!!!!
"You fell victim to one of the classic blunders, the most famous of which is 'Never get involved in a land war in Asia'."
--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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Kevin A
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