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It may be time to contact Roger Ebert about the petition, he's an avid supporter of film preservation and the most visible and recognizable film critics, he's also one of the few mainstream critics who has given very positive reviews to all the STARWARS films (except Attack of the Clones).

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This sounds like a good idea; does he have an email account, either through the Sun-Times or through his TV show?

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go for it... make it happen, rebelscumb.
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He does have an email on the suntimes webpage, I'm just wondering if it would carry more weight if it came officially from the founders of the petition and originaltrilogy.com?
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Here's link to Ebert's Answer Man page with an e-mail form that can be filled out. Although I do think direct e-mail would work better. Here it is anyway.
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I think we should hold off on any major media campaigns until I've made a final decision regarding the server issues. I don't trust my hosting service to remain at its current level of performance, especially if we get slammed because Roger Ebert posts a link to our petition. I foresee a repeat of our first week online (which didn't go exactly as I'd hoped).

I genuinely appreciate the members here taking the initiative. It's cool that you guys want to do so much to spread the word.

I'll let you know by the end of this week what the story is. It's very likely that the site will be moving to a new host, and I'd hate to lose a bunch of signatures because the site is shut down during the transition period and we happen to get exposure at the wrong time.
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I appreciate that you are trying to resolve the server problems Jay. I had written a very eloquent post and submitted when the server crashed and the post was lost. Very frustrating to have to retype the whole thing from memory. I agree that this should be resolved before we get any major media outlets involved.

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I'm just glad that you're willing to work so hard on this, Jay, despite no monetary profit for it whatsoever.
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I appreciate that you are trying to resolve the server problems Jay. I had written a very eloquent post and submitted when the server crashed and the post was lost. Very frustrating to have to retype the whole thing from memory. I agree that this should be resolved before we get any major media outlets involved.


A little trick I picked up being a frequent forum user myself: keep a Notepad window open (or whatever text editor you use) and type any long posts in there. Then copy and paste it when you're done. No more lost posts due to server problems.

I just ordered the new hosting service. It'll take a few days to get the domain transferred and have everything copied over to the new server. Expect some downtime.
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I didn't realize you were thinking of changing serves, it make sense to wait then.
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Jay, just keep us posted on the status of your changeover so we know when to expect what.
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Good thinking on the Roger Ebert thing!!
We always have reviews from him in our paper... and it would be great to have such a huge person talk about this!!
WOW!

and I'd also like to thank Jay for keeping this server alive and kicking... again with no profit coming his way...
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Wouldn't it rock if we could get him to mention it on his show with Roeper? How cool would that be? I wonder if anyone from this forum lives anywhere near any of these film festivals that go on during the year? Have someone there passing out leaflets to drum up interest. Let's go grassroots, baby.
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anything that would get the word out there would be great...
I have a feeling it would have more of an impact in the US though.. rather than up here in Canada
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True, but that impact would be enormous. And if they mention it and other reviewers see that they're mentioning it, it could wind up being some big mother domino effect. I know I'm being overly optimistic right now and that's very highly against my nature. But what the heck.
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well look at it this way Bossk...
if a video of a kid playing with a lightsaber got that popular on the net what says this wont u know?
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very true. We should find someone with a camcorder and video editing software to create a little minimovie (minute or two) that just kinda spoofs Lucas behavior regarding releasing the OT on DVD and then have the OT.com logo fly across the screen sort of like it's the savior of cinematic history or whatnot and then put the URL at the end and throw it up on Kazaa. That's how lightsaber boy got out there.
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remember... there are no stupid questions, only stupid people...

am i the only one drunk tonight?
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yup.
"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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as always, it would seem...
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I'll be drunk in spirit with ya, buddy. But you weren't the only one drinking last night. I did have a Corona. Just one, yes. But at least it was beer.
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--Vizzini (Wallace Shawn), The Princess Bride
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I like that video idea!!
but could it be done??
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I think it could be done if people were to stick to animation. Kinda like a Flash thing with a little animated Lucas running away with his film reels in hand being chased by a bunch of fans with lightsabers and blasters and whatnot. I've got this whole thing envisioned in my head but have no idea how to animate stuff. I know how to edit film on computer using Premiere and iFilm, but I don't currently have a computer with the software or hardware necessary.
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hey i have a buddy who makes flash cartoons!!!
I can ask him about it...
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Well alrighty then. Coolness.
"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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