â How to ask for a fan project on OTâ˘com | Do NOT make âlink requestâ posts â
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Take the time to look around to see how this place works - and doesnât - so do NOT make any âlink requestâ posts on here. đ
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Then, read through the thread of the project you are interested in - there is usually information in there on how to acquire a project - often in the very first post. If no such information is to be found in the project threadâŚ
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then simply send a polite PM to the fan editor / preservationist asking them for links or information on how to obtain it
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âŚand after that a little bit of patience is required. It is likely that the Fan Edit author / owner isnât online every day - or even every week - and may have a ton of queries or other stuff to get through before dealing with and replying to your request.
If you havenât heard anything back after some time (over a month or soâŚ) then simply make a post in the project thread stating youâve had no success in contacting the project creator - and politely ask if anyone else can provide you with a link - other members of the community on here may be in a position to help you. This also applies if the fan editor / preservationist is obviously no longer about this site anymore.
Additionally, it is also recommended to read through a project thread to see if any fellow members are offering project links via PMs.
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â Do NOT simply just post âa requestâ for links in a project thread on here (unless asked to do so by the editor or preservationist).
Doing so just fills threads up with endless link requests⌠which often both deters and disrupts any ongoing discussions on the projects themselves, further ideas, much-valued feedback, and also reviews occurring in such threads, etc.
Fellow members are more likely to help you out if you are a participating member of the community here; you donât have to be a fellow fan editor, preservationist, tech wiz, artistic or skilled etc⌠just a member that has made, or is making, an effort.
NOTE: Many editors & preservationists choose not to make their projects available to âhit & runnersâ or people with a post history of mainly asking for various projects - which is completely up to them. That some people join up here looking to simply take - instead of give something back; not even leaving a simple âthank youâ, feedback or review, or join in with the community here - and instead move on to asking for more projects⌠is not encouraged. Such requests may likely be ignored or deleted.
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â Do NOT create a new thread asking âfor a link toâ⌠to Harmyâs Despecialized, TN1âs 4K77/80/83, adywanâs Revisited Edits, the Hal9000 Edits, or any other project listed on this site. It is for you to take 5 minutes and go find the relevant project on here, for you to then read up on what the project is about, and then how to acquire it. Do not ask / expect others to do this simple task for you - weâve had hundreds of such entitled requests over the years - and the patience of OTâ˘com community members understandably wears thin. If thousands of people have managed to find, read up on, and then acquire these projects listed on here over the years⌠then you can too. A little patience - and a âread first - post afterâ mantra - goes a long way on hereâŚ
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â FAO new members to OriginalTrilogyâ˘com:-
New members cannot start PMs in your first 7 days here - though can view & reply to PMs you receive from other members.
Do NOT make âlink requestâ posts for fan projects in any of the threads on here. Instead, use the time to look around and see how this community forum functions, our site rules & fan project rules, read through any of the pinned âIndex & Helpâ & âHow Do I Do This?â threads, as well as any of the fan project threads that may be interest you - and join in the conversations on here.
Leave some feedback or reviews for projects you have previously seen. Or join in the discussions about the Original Trilogy - or the wider Galaxy Far Far Away. Or participate in the discourse here on film, tv, music, art, books & comics, gaming, tech, history, sports⌠or life in general etc. Read up on how some of the many fan projects on here are made / evolve / come together - or check out the talented artistsâ cover artwork, and budding authorsâ stories, script-writing, and re-writes.
Simply becoming an active and participating member of the community on here means a significantly better chance of others helping you out in acquiring any fan projects you may be looking forâŚ
Joining up here and then creating a new thread along the lines âGive me the link to Xâ, âWhere is project Yâ, or going straight into a project thread and posting âHow do I get these?â or âLink, please?â doesnât really fly on here - and will likely be ignored or deleted.
The OriginalTrilogyâ˘com is a community where a âread first - post afterâ mantra benefits everyone here - especially for the âFan Projectâ sections. We appreciate some may be excited to see the projects featured on this site - information on how to acquire them is readily available - yet patience is also required. If you bring impatience, entitlement, aggressive or vitriolic attitudes, personal attacks, or toxicity⌠then expect some choice words in return - and also expect your stay on here to be a short one.
Welcome to the OriginalTrilogyâ˘com - youâve taken your first steps⌠đ
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âď¸ Please leave some feedback for the fan projects on here - or even a review⌠and join in with the discussions on this forum!
A great deal of time, love, dedication, and effort⌠goes into the making of near-on all the projects that appear on here.
So if and when you do watch an Edit or Project, please remember to leave some feedback for the Editor / Preservationist etc - whether on a technical level, ideas for additional changes / edits or alternatives, some constructive criticism (keep it civil), how much you enjoyed it, or even just a simple âthank youââŚ
Reviews are also much appreciated and valued by the project creators - helping them improve for any future versions, or for any other prospective projects.
^ More info on the above can be found here: Please leave some feedback for the fan projects on here - or even a reviewâŚ
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âď¸ General InfoâŚ
Fan Edit & project authors are responsible for the availability / distribution of their releases - it may well be frustrating that you have found information on a long sought-after project on here (or elsewhere) - and yet have no way of acquiring it, though unfortunately on occasion that is the way it isâŚ
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âď¸ A polite request for fan project creatorsâŚ
Fan editors & preservationists are asked to keep their project threads (and thread titles) updated as to their status - whether their project is in the⌠âPlanningâ or âIdeaâ stages, if any âHelp Neededâ is required, is a âWork In Progress (a WIP)â, or hopefully âFinishedâ or 'Releasedâ - or even unfortunately âUnfinishedâ, âCancelledâ or âOn Hiatusâ etc.
The site staff also ask that fan editors & preservationists include information in the opening post of their project thread as to how they would like members to ask about obtaining their projects; whether that is by sending them a PM, or asking for link requests in the project thread itself, or by other means. Thank you.
Some information about The 2020 re-organisation of the âFan Projectâ sections of the site - and moreâŚ
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âď¸ For anyone creating a new thread that is NOT a fan projectâŚ
Please give fellow members a clear idea of what the thread is about. For example, add âQueryâ, or âInfoâ, âDiscussionâ, âHelp: looking forâŚâ, âHelp Wantedâ, âInfo Wantedâ, âHas anyone done a project on X?â, or âIdea: for Project Xâ etc to the thread title. It annoys members to see lazily titled threads that appear to be projects on here - to open them - and only to find it is some lazy git just looking for a project, or wanting a link, or more info, or wanting someone else to make a project for them etc. Please do not make new threads for which there are project threads already in existence.
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âď¸ The important rule on many a Fan Project site isâŚ
âBefore obtaining any fan project, you must be in ownership of the official retail releaseâ.
Another rule is do not post direct download links to Fan Edits or Preservations etc on this site (though links to a short demo or trailer is fine) - the What kind of download links can I post on this site? post contains more info & details.
Note: OriginalTrilogyâ˘com is NOT responsible for the availability of ANY Fan Edits or Preservation projects that appear in threads on the site - that responsibility lies with the owner / author of the respective project.
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â I have found a Fan Edit / Preservation Project I am interested in - but I donât know how to get / acquire / download it? â
Please leave some feedback for the fan projects on here - or even a review⌠(and join in with the discussions on this forum!)
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This thread was originally titled:-
âWhere can I find X?â, âIs there an Edit of film X?â, Searches, FAQs, Myspleen, and moreâŚ
^ yet has in recent times been surpassed and supplanted by other useful info in the threads listed above.
An archived version of this thread in its original form can be found here: https://archive.ph/wip/x0CWz (24th February, 2025)