HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, OT.COM !!! — Page 2

Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 18-Mar-2005 4:28 AM
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Explicame!

Author: ricarleite
Time: 18-Mar-2005 7:00 AM
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As we get older and closer and close to our horrible deaths, time seems to pass by faster and faster. I guess it's like Forrest Gump used to say (on mad Magazine): "Life is like a toilet paper roll: as closer you get to the end, it goes faster and faster..."

“Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.” — Nazi Reich Marshal Hermann Goering

Author: MeBeJedi
Time: 18-Mar-2005 9:01 AM
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" But the shirts ARE cotton, you're not supposed to give someone raw cotton on the 2nd anniversary, but a cotton product."

Can we give some sheep?

I recall Jay talking about making OT.COM back when I was posting like crazy on TF.n. In fact, my OT@yahoo.com email address was created specifically because of him and his petition. I'm one of the first 800 names on the list (it would have been sooner, but I was busy, and didn't realize how fast the list was growing at the time.

It wasn't until I got myself hooked on making my own LD transfer that I started posting here in earnest. (Which would explain why I have half the post count of ricarleite, even though I've been registered a year longer.)

Here's the thread I contributed to there.

[EDIT]

Hey, I found the site where one of the posters I was working with first contacted Jay. I was afraid this thread had been pruned, but here are some highlights.

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Date Posted: 2/10/03 3:49pm Subject: RE: Original edits on DVD petition

The Digital Bits Editor suggested this site as a "homebase" for a petition
http://www.originaltrilogy.com/
it's not up yet but sending out email notifications when it is.

the quote they have on the site, gives me an idea too.

if you know a place to make a few bumper stickers print up a simple one that reads "Han shot first!"

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Date Posted: 2/12/03 4:38am Subject: RE: Official Thread: Original edits on DVD petition

Here it is

Hey Simon,

I was kind of blindsided by all this fervor. I registered the domain name and put up that teaser page months ago, but lost interest when I failed to garner the support I'd hoped to get. When Bill Hunt contacted me about the site and offered his assistance, I gladly accepted in the hopes of getting some attention. I didn't expect him to post the link on his site so quickly; I thought I'd have time to finish building the site first. I guess he got a bit excited. So I've been given some incentive to get the site up and running now ;-) We've managed to get over 1000 signatures on the petition in just one day. A good start, but keeping the momentum is the real challenge. I'm hoping to complete the site in the next few weeks.

I agree that whining and insulting Lucas are not the way to go about this. I'm concerned because I'm already seeing negative things being posted about Lucas and the SEs in the petition signatures. I suppose that's unavoidable, but recommendations for intelligent signature content will definitely be something I'll add to the site. We need to keep things civil.

Any assistance you can provide is more than welcome. I'll admit that I'm only a casual fan compared to many, but a fan who cared enough to buy two LD players just to watch the OT in widescreen, as well as dedicate a site to getting the OT on DVD. I'm just one guy, and this is going to be quite an undertaking, but it's a job I welcome. Once the site is up, I'll be looking for regular contributions from notable (and not so notable) members of the fan community so I can keep the content fresh and interesting. Maybe you have some folks in mind? Also, any traffic directed to the site and the petition is appreciated.

I'm interested in any ideas you might have, whether they're about promotion, content, anything. Let me know what you have in mind.

Later,
Jay

And check this one out...

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Date Posted: 3/10/03 4:01am Subject: RE: Official Thread: Original edits on DVD petition

for anyone who doesn't know yet, originaltrilogy.com is now online.

Aw, history in the making, and I was there too.

MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.

MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.

JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.

Author: MeBeJedi
Time: 18-Mar-2005 9:34 AM
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Oh, and nine days later...

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Date Posted: 3/19/03 1:29am Subject: RE: Official Thread: Original edits on DVD petition

Good stuff. It's now up to 12,000!

12,000 petition signatures in little over a week. Yeah, George. Guess no one really wants the OT, do they?

MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.

MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.

JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.

Author: PSYCHO_DAYV
Time: 18-Mar-2005 12:07 PM
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I'M STILL PROUD TO SAY THAT I WAS THE FIRST PERSON OTHER THAN JAY (WHICH LISTS ME AS THE SECOND SIGNATURE) TO SIGN THE PETITION.

"I'VE GROWN TIRED OF ASKING, SO THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME..."
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Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 18-Mar-2005 2:34 PM
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I figured a guy named David from Texas who typed his name in all caps could be none other than you.

Author: sean wookie
Time: 18-Mar-2005 4:10 PM
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I signed way before I joined.

Author: PSYCHO_DAYV
Time: 18-Mar-2005 5:07 PM
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
I figured a guy named David from Texas who typed his name in all caps could be none other than you.

YOU FIGURED RIGHT.

"I'VE GROWN TIRED OF ASKING, SO THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME..."
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Author: Warbler
Time: 19-Mar-2005 3:44 PM
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I wonder, who made the first ever post to the forum? what thread was it in? what did it say?

Author: PSYCHO_DAYV
Time: 19-Mar-2005 5:20 PM
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IT WAS JAY.

"I'VE GROWN TIRED OF ASKING, SO THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME..."
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Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 19-Mar-2005 5:39 PM
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And it probably announced the official opening of the forum.

Author: Warbler
Time: 19-Mar-2005 7:04 PM
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I should have figured that Jay would have made the 1st post. But still what thread was it in and what did it say?

Author: MeBeJedi
Time: 20-Mar-2005 5:47 AM
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"If you can read this, you are too close"

MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.

MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.

JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.

Author: PSYCHO_DAYV
Time: 20-Mar-2005 6:54 AM
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I BELIEVE THAT IT WAS IN THE GENERAL STAR WARS DISCUSSION THREAD.

"I'VE GROWN TIRED OF ASKING, SO THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME..."
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Author: Warbler
Time: 20-Mar-2005 11:04 AM
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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
"If you can read this, you are too close"

that was the 1st post?

Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 20-Mar-2005 12:24 PM
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Originally posted by: Warbler
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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
"If you can read this, you are too close"

that was the 1st post?

How anti... (what is the oposite of climactic?)

Author: Trooperman
Time: 20-Mar-2005 12:25 PM
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Anticlimactic.

Episode II: Shroud of the Dark Side

“Back when we made Star Wars, we just couldn’t make Palpatine as evil as we intended. Now, thanks to the miracles of technology, it is finally possible. Finally, I’ve created the movies that I originally imagined.” -George Lucas on the 2007 Extra Extra Special HD-DVD Edition

Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 20-Mar-2005 12:51 PM
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No... I mean what is the opposite of the Climax...

Author: PSYCHO_DAYV
Time: 20-Mar-2005 1:18 PM
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FOREPLAY.

"I'VE GROWN TIRED OF ASKING, SO THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME..."
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Author: MeBeJedi
Time: 20-Mar-2005 2:15 PM
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Well, don't accuse me of being anti-foreplay. I'm all for it.

MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.

MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.

JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.

Author: Warbler
Time: 20-Mar-2005 3:27 PM
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my question still hasn't been answered.

Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 20-Mar-2005 5:23 PM
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If the answer given was serious, then it was anti-foreplay...ic...

Yeah. In other words, that would have been a stupid first post.

Author: MeBeJedi
Time: 20-Mar-2005 5:53 PM
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"my question still hasn't been answered."

If it's that important to you, why don't you PM Jay?

MeBeJedi: Sadly, I believe the prequels are beyond repair.
JediRandy: They’re certainly beyond any repair you’re capable of making.

MeBeJedi: You aren’t one of us.
Go-Mer-Tonic: I can’t say I find that very disappointing.

JediRandy: I won’t suck as much as a fan edit.

Author: Darth Chaltab
Time: 21-Mar-2005 3:28 AM
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And Captain Obvious arrives and vanquishes all us idiots with common sense.

BTW, this marks the 1 year aniversary of my first post! Congradulations guys, you've managed to put up with me for a fulll year!!!!!

Author: Bossk
Time: 21-Mar-2005 5:48 AM
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Uh yeah, whatever guys...

Happy anniversary OT!!!!

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