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OK - you may laugh from me but I'm gonna ask it:

How come I can't find our banner at www.theforce.net ? Do they support us? If not, then maybe we should "persuade" them (use of Force Grip highly recommended) to do so...

It could generate more signatures than printed article - remember, people like to hop from one site to another - it's a matter of a one click. If you read newspaper you have to be at/get back to home/work in order to fire up your PC, remember about the article, type the url manually.... etc.

This doesn't mean I'm against articles - press on the press, all the way!

I hope that now, as we are on new server, we can stirr up things major time!
I saw the original theatrical release of the Old Trilogy on the big screen and I'm proud of it...
How did I accomplish that (considering my age) is my secret...
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I gave up on theforce.net a while ago. Originally they were very gung-ho about the petition, even going so far as to offer to host it on their server. They were concerned about some of the performance issues we were having. I had some concerns of my own regarding site maintenance, so I decided to continue hosting it on my own. After I politely declined their offer, I stopped hearing from them. They posted that one article, and later on made a news post when we hit 20,000 signatures. I don't think they've posted anything since.

One thing I definitely need to do now that the move is complete is to update the supporting sites list. I've received tons of e-mails from many sites that are now linking to OT.com, but I haven't added them yet.

I think the new requirement for appearing on that list will be the actual presence of a permanent link somewhere on the supporter's web site. As I say in my FAQ section, there's a difference between pledging your support and actually lending your support.
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Are all these big sites or are some of them personal webpages like mine and NileQTs? I know I've got a permanent Han Shoots First link on my homepage.
"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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*steps out of the shadows from behind jay, and whispers into his ear:

motti: jay...
jay: argh! dammit you startled me again.
motti: yes i do that sometimes.
jay: you smell of alcohol, have you been drinking again?!?
motti: well, yes of course.
jay: what is it?
motti: want me to destroy theforce.net?
jay: you can do that?
motti: want me to?
jay: sure...
motti: excellent...

*steps away into the shadows again, followed by an alcoholic quiet burp.
"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent."
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Some are personal sites, some are entertainment- or DVD-related, some are completely off-topic. Many are smaller, but some have a decent readership.

I just think that if I'm going to link to someone's site, the least they could do is link back here and drum up some support. I understand that some large sites might have trouble with giving up a significant chunk of screen real estate for a link to us that would otherwise go toward advertising space (and therefore dollars). However, that's what support sometimes involves. And it's not like our banners are huge. I even offer custom sizes to people who request them (another task I've fallen way behind on).

HTF has a huge animated Flash banner right on their home page pointing to the petition. The Digital Bits has one of our animated banners right on their home page. They've been ardent supporters of the petition since the very beginning, along with many smaller sites.

It's all about getting the word out there.
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Does this mean you're creating a links page or something of the like?
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Yeah. The list of sites currently on the petition itself is a small sample of the total number of sites that have pledged their support. I can't list them all there because the list would quickly get too large.
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Good luck. Sounds like a chore. Need help?
"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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It's just a matter of me going through all of my old e-mails and compiling a list. I started making a list as they came in, but not right away, so I'll have to do some backtracking. I'll also have to look over the old posts in the supporting sites forum and compile a list of sites whose owners posted there.

Actually, if you want to do that, it would help a lot. I'd only need the site's URL. I don't think there are a large number of posts to go through in that forum either.
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Do you just want the URL or do you want the site's name as well?
"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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Before I add a site to the list I like to check it out first, so I'll grab the names when I do that. The URL is fine.

Thanks!
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Here's all the URLs I found listed in that section. Dunno if all of them have permanent links, images, etc. But here they are anyway (I'll e-mail them to you as well)...

www.kapgar.com
www.fal.se
frankenblog.com
jeditray.com
tradefederation.net
pasca.net
anakinandhisangel.cjb.net
pub21.ezboard.com/beverythingentertainment
www.geocities.com/adventuremovies
www.swgpvp.com
supershadow.com
bowlingshirt.com
progress22films.com
htoc.net
www.gregorylane.com/oat-in-a-boat
www.geocities.com/lenkic/dvd.html
www.angelfire.com/wrestling/ringrust/index.html
www.starwars.pl/pokaz.php?id=1991
www.geocities.com/the_other_view/
www.zengrrl.com/
www.zengrrl.com/flyboy/
www.zengrrl.com/fuzzball/
www.jedidefender.net/hosted/coleman/YaBB.cgi
http://www.eyecravedvd.com/
theforce.net
theraider.net
deathstarguard.com
newsaskew.com
www.gwiezdne-wojny.pl/trylogia.php
www.upcomingmovies.com
www.movie-mistakes.com
www.apple.com/trailers
plagiarist.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'."
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Thanks Bossk. I'll be reviewing the sites, so I'll check for links. You've saved me a lot of time, much appreciated.
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Anything to help the cause. Oh, and I'll save you time on the first one listed. It's my site. Logo is in the left hand column under the mouseover links.
"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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you forgot the apple bossk...
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The Apple?
"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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OK, since our move is complete and Jay's pleased with the server's performance I'm starting a major stirr up on TF.N. Yes, I'm a wicked, evil man.

So if any of you guys are registered please help me (by backing me up on the boards).
The thread on TF.N boards I'm talking about.

You'll find my handsome helmet there...
I saw the original theatrical release of the Old Trilogy on the big screen and I'm proud of it...
How did I accomplish that (considering my age) is my secret...
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bossk... the apple that all teacher's pets leave on the teacher's desk... brown nosers... jk, though.
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OK people, today I've sent a PM to TF.N admin Joshua Griffin with the following message:

Greetings Mr. Griffin,
I'm simple SW fan trying to make my way in the universe. I'm also one of over 33,000 fans who signed the petition on www.originaltrilogy.com because they want their beloved Original Trilogy on DVD.

From what I've heard, TF.N already spoke to Jay Sylvester, admin of the originaltrilogy.com site and founder of the petition, about lending support to the petition. There were some problems regarding server performance and the whole thing was abandoned.

Since www.originaltrilogy.com already moved to a new, reliable server, capable of processing more signatures than the previous one, I'd like to ask you, the TF.N admin, to reconsider the offer to put www.originaltrilogy.com banner on the TF.N main page. Please, join us in the just cause, as we all will benefit from its success.

Avid OT Fan,
RRS-1980


Please, help me and do the same - with enough pressure they will yeld to the power of the Dar.... oops, I mean to our polite request

I have posted above a link to the thread I'm talking about.

RRS-1980 - out!
I saw the original theatrical release of the Old Trilogy on the big screen and I'm proud of it...
How did I accomplish that (considering my age) is my secret...
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nice RRS!!! cool
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Originally posted by: motti_soL
bossk... the apple that all teacher's pets leave on the teacher's desk... brown nosers... jk, though.


Gotcha. Took me a while.
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i see a pattern.
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I believe the previously established pattern we discussed made some correlation between obsession being an overriding theme in the lives of both Motti and NileQT thus making them the perfect union.

Shotgun on Best Man.
"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 sent a message to the owner of TF.N, and while I didn't get a direct answer about this site, I think he might be considering it. He also said near the end of summer, TF.N will be completely redone and that everyone should be "impressed," and there will be new Classic Trilogy sections.

Hopefully he'll do something about it, though.
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Hmmm... sounds interesting. Can't wait to see how this turns out.
"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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