SerenityDay: Change the Date? VOTE NOW
POSTED BY: Hera
UPDATED: Monday, May 1, 2006 09:38
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At first I was like "WTF"?
Then I read this:
http://www.cantstoptheserenity.com/disclaimer/
Now I think changing "Serenity Day" to Sept. 30th would give us two BWAH!s per year which is better than one.
From here out it could be Joss' B-day for charity
and then "Serenity Day" (Sept. 30th) for AGITATION.
Sounds like a plan with not too much 'if' coming off it.
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Of course this is worth discussing as it impacts the very thing we all hold the dearest here... our 'verse and whether or not there will be a continuation of it. It also impacts us as a group of fans and whether or not we get the job done or not.
We should have a vote.. we are a democracy aren't we? I mean it's a little hard to tell.. what with the I say and I want and I will rhetoric but last I looked we were an Independent bunch of cusses. I think we need to get past the saluting and the cowtowing and think about what is the best way to get the job done.
I liked the shiny compromise we came up with today... why can't we do that.
"You hold. Hold 'til I get back." Mal
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Posting here may seem a little deal, but even that requires diverting time and energy from something else.
From the start of the "project", I've always tried to suggest simpleness, the presence of a leader, direction and focus.
I speak for myself alone, but if this project requires THIS KIND of debate (people worried that we "steal" their precious date...and us actually caring and replying to such worries!!!!), then I'M TOTALLY out of the present discussion.
Sorry, this isn't really what I like to do with my free time.
Hope you guys can still bring on the project.
I'll check in now and then...
If it actually happens -someday- I'll be in, I guess.
EDIT: Another thing. I followed that link and I read what that guy wrote. I found it DISTURBING.
He basically says he's better than us because he does "good", while organizers of the "so called Serenity Day" are "selfish".
People like this should really wake up and get over themselves.
I'd have MANY things to "teach" him too, but I'll just hush.
I'm sorry to see the efforts slow/die because of those ramblings.
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I say keep it June 23. I'm not quite understanding why b!X is so upset. It isn't as if buying the DVD is going to take up so much of a person's day that they won't be able to go to one of his screenings. I thought about trying to get a charity screening here in Omaha but to be honest I just don't think I would be able to convince a theater to do it. I was looking forward to being able to do something even though it won't be possible for me to go to a one of the charity screenings.
Emily
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I vote for september 30th.
I have by no means read every post in this thread as it got a bit much, but I read enough to understand the conflict with the guy who "called" June 23rd first.I think a date should just be set, like NOW, and then we could all start rallying the troops. And yes, we need more time.
I don't know about the US, but here in Norway June 23rd is summer holiday for students and such, so a day in September might be better for getting more people onboard.
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I´d say keep it on June 23rd.
I´m afraid, nothing good will come out of having 3 extra months. And why not have 2 separate events on June 23rd ?! This isn´t “Charity-Screening-Day”, it´s “Joss´ Birthday”, and we´re free to do what we want. Just forget about joining efforts and let´s do the thing.
A.
One day.
One mission.
One army of Browncoats.
On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave!
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Quote:
Originally posted by Arabikum:
I´m afraid, nothing good will come out of having 3 extra months.
Those 3 extra months can be used to great advantage. During this Summer there are multiple Sci-Fi conventions which are outstanding opportunities to promote the campaign. That time can be used to recruit many new fans to the 'verse... and there would be enough time for them also to recruit friends, family, co-workers, etc., by September 30th.
The aim of Serenity Day is to achieve truly impressive DVD sales... something a lot better than a sales spike driven by fans that frequent the message boards. But an impressive sales result needs more lead-in time to promote.
If all that people want to achieve is a nice sales spike for the DVD, then yeah, the extra time is irrelevant. But if this effort is part of a campaign to demonstrate a big enough audience to warrant considering more Serenity, then the sales figures need to be substantial... and that needs time and persistence to make happen. As a veteran of many a guerilla marketing endeavor, I know this to be true.
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I don't think b!x is saying he's better than anyone else -he's just describing the differences between the two efforts. One is for charity and another is for more movies. Describing an action for "more movies" as selfish is simply technical semantics. It's not personal.
A "Serenity Day" and a "Can't Stop the Serenity" day just gives us two days instead of one.... how can that be bad?
Bottom line -let people do what they want. Even if it's whine about other people. Worrying about a "fracture" in the Browncoats is silly IMO. If anyone is TRULY concerned about how we look to the world, best thing to do is refrain from bickering.
maybe b!x is a pud maybe not - let's not fight about it!
"Happy thoughts people"!
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WOW, I finally went to bed last night at about 3am, thinking this had been kinda sorted out.
ssc anyone?
why argue when we can do everything?
june 23 the start of the ssc.- charity screenings, spiked dvd sales what every you like to mark the day.
Summer- time for shindigs my friends, bbq, and conventions. show around the dvd you brough on the 23, advertise the 30th. advertise anything and everything.
sep 30th- incourage everyone you recurited in the summer to buy today, increased sales over the summer hopefully ending with annother spike. which as well as thank you letters to universal im sure there appreciate this too.
Could we all come together under this one SSC banner? I'd like to think so.
remember im not saying anyone cant do anything, im saying we can all do everything!
Why not spend summer in serenity?
From the 23 of april to the 30th of september we aim to misbehave!
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Quote:
Originally posted by STDOUBT:
I don't think b!x is saying he's better than anyone else -he's just describing the differences between the two efforts. One is for charity and another is for more movies. Describing an action for "more movies" as selfish is simply technical semantics. It's not personal.
A "Serenity Day" and a "Can't Stop the Serenity" day just gives us two days instead of one.... how can that be bad?
Bottom line -let people do what they want. Even if it's whine about other people. Worrying about a "fracture" in the Browncoats is silly IMO. If anyone is TRULY concerned about how we look to the world, best thing to do is refrain from bickering.
maybe b!x is a pud maybe not - let's not fight about it!
"Happy thoughts people"!
Ah, if only it were that easy... Don't make the mistake I made, thinking we are dealing with yet another "shiny happy Browncoats holding hands"- kinda guy. But I don't wanna start throwing hwai. I got piles of good, well-weighed aerodynamic turds at my disposal, don't get me wrong. But hwai splatters, so I'll stash it away for later instead, should it become neccessary.
Okay, that metaphor was quite disgusting, thank me very much. But it's also very poetic.
Anyways, we should deal with the situation at hand and try to find the best way to make everyone happy, idiot cousins of the Browncoat family included.
Serenity Summer Campaign for teh win!1!
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