I state this here and now, I will never buy the "special edition" on any format be it VHS,Laserdisc,DVHS, DVD, or HDVD until they release the OT on DVD and if you bothered to look around on the this forum you'd see where others have said so too!
You say the majority prefer the "special edition" even if they do, don't you think the 50,000 signatures justifies releasing both editions of the Trilogy on DVD. This site is not against the release of the Special edition it just wants the original released as well.
If they could do it for Terminator 2 why not for the Star Wars Trilogy?
Go back where you came from Lord Peeler!! and take Jimbo with you!!