Libertarian, I’m not even sure who Jared is. His surname hasn’t been given out, and if the paper wouldn’t print it they probably have a reason. But I’ll see what I can do. Sounds as if he was a young person and I have several teens who are coworkers. Maybe they have some information.
To change the subject, when I donated today to the Topeka AIDS Project I asked if they minded my sending a notice to Phred and Co. that I had done so. I’ll wait to see what they say.
KarlGauss
Thank you! You’ve come to the right place. As the page says, enroll here. If you care to state an amount, I’ll enter it. Meantime, you’re in!
Baker
Thanks. If John concurs, perhaps you could contact the reporter who wrote that editorial and inform him of our project. Ask him to contact Jared and inform him.
This is vile.
Lib, please join me here in the Pit where these tactics can be discussed without interrupting the thread.
Fenris
Fenris is right, guys.
I think it’s time that I became less and John became more. I’m going to maintain the page and the data from pledges made here until such time as it needs to be moved or until John assigns the permanent duty to me. I got so wrapped up in the notion that we might actually be able to do something about those lunatics that I lost my perspective. My apologies to Gaudere, Spiritus, David B, Jab, the Admins, Tris, Poly, RT, and that evolution guy, what is it, Bob or something.
Much love to all of you for your willingness to fight the good fight. I’m going to just sit back and offer my opinions from time to time.
Thanks.
Lib, as I said in the other thread, yer a classy guy. (and the “evolution guy” is Ben 
)
Fenris
[…slapping forehead…]
Dammit. That’s right. My double apologies to Ben.
I’ve taken down the hate to love web page because of a complaint in ATMB. Awaiting instructions…
Agh! Nooo… I’ve sent that address out in my PR inquiries!
My instructions are in ATMB. But it may already be too late. Oh Lib, understand that not everyone is consumed by quite the fervour you feel at exactly the same moment you feel it. It would help in achieving stuff, I suspect it would help with your stress levels, and it would help with me not tearing my hair out.
I’m just completely defeated. Mentally, emotionally, and physically. The more I care about this, the more I get hurt. I’ll do whatever John instructs me to until such time as I am banned.
To John Corrado: I have sent you an email with enquiries pertinent to this thread. I think we all would like to know what may(or may not)happen. As I said in the email, I KNOW you are very busy right now, but please helps us out. I really have been doing what I can and it’s getting a little confusing. And, like Arden Ranger, I have already sent this site address out to a number of places. Let us know when you can, please?
Baker, the solution is simple. Remove any references and/or links to The Straight Dope, while leaving the remainder of the text intact until such time as text pertaining to The Straight Dope can be approved by The Chicago Reader’s legal department for possible inclusion on the site.
I honestly fail to see what’s so hard to grasp about that. The site does not need to associate itself with The Straight Dope in order to get its very valid and meaningful message across.
Jeg elsker dig, Thomas
That’s not the problem, Shayna. The problem Iam having is that I sent the link to Lib’s site out with the PR inquiries I sent out last week. Now, the site is no longer there. At all. There is just a message there that says “Remeoved out of Fear” that is not going to look good to the people I sent it to last week when they hit it Monday morning.
Note : Coding fixed. - E.
[Edited by Eutychus55 on 09-23-2001 at 06:17 PM]
Good god. Please forgive the coding and spelling errors in that previous post.
I understand that, Arden. But for that you need to talk to Lib directly, as he’s the one with the content and ability to restore it or not. If he’s willing to turn over the password and the text file for the site to someone else, then there’s no reason why it can’t be restored without reference to The Straight Dope, pending approval of links to here by the legal department.
Dammit. Right now I would really like to bop Lib very hard on the head. I’m not mad, just really really disappointed.
Someone give me a holler if/when this mess is straightened out. Or if I can help straighten it out. I don’t speak web or HTML, but if there’s something I can do to get this rolling again, let me know.
There’s just one more thing I want to say for now in this particular thread and then I am going to avoid it for a while. We are all a little sad at the way things have gone here but it’s time to get back on the horse and ride again. Don’t let this disappointment sour you on the Straight Dope experience as a whole. I still plan on proselytizing for it among my friends(I’m just going to steer them to the funny stuff first) I love this place. Some weeks it is the most fun I have. To quote Tiny Tim “God bless us every one” (I wasn’t witnessing, I swear!)
Might I respectfully suggest that this project keep on going but that you set up a mailing list to keep everyone informed on what’s going on. That way the project keeps going and it keeps the Straight Dope insulated.
I have the time and knowledge, I think, to keep the page updated, unless there are languages being used on it that are unknown to me . . . and I do believe the page as a whole is small enough to fit on my angelfire account, if Libertarian would rather do it that way. I don’t know, so I’m asking.
And as for the email list idea . . . well, Hell, while I’m volunteering myself for things, if people want to email me with the header “Phelps Project” or something and give me email and name (IRL and/or SDMB) and anything else they like, such as geographic area, I can either handle that or give it to John Corrado, as he’s officially heading the overall operation.
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I thought Tiny Tim said
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Tiptoe, through the tulips!
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and so forth.
Fenris