Universal letter campaign----we need your help!

POSTED BY: Lindley
UPDATED: Monday, February 2, 2004 14:42
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INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

Friday, January 30, 2004 10:48 PM

Channain--thanks for the compliment on the letter. Funny thing is I almost always communicate more effectively via the written word than any other mode of communication. Being that that's the case...

Lindley--I'd be happy to gin up two or three generic short-and-sweet type letters that people could just download print and sign. Let me know if that's something that you think would be effective.

And one more thing...I tried really hard not to come off as the obsessive crazy freak. Effective?
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No power in the 'verse can stop me.

CHANNAIN

Friday, January 30, 2004 10:59 PM

I truly admire your passion, Inevitable. More than any gorram network or studio will.

Having "form" letters available for folks is a GREAT idea. Some of us from the Beauty and the Beast days did that for others during our letter writing campaign. With any luck and a lot of devotion, Firefly will fare tremendously better.

We have art so as not to die of truth ~ Neitzsche
http://www.mnartists.org/artistHome.do?rid=7922

SERENA

Friday, January 30, 2004 11:02 PM

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL,
I would really appreciate a letter I could download, sign and send.
Are you going to post it here?

River: My food is problematic!

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

Friday, January 30, 2004 11:10 PM

Got some errands to run, but I will gin up I'm-a-fan, fan-from-day-one, and dvd-convert form letters and post them...somewhere. Advice on that front would be appreciated.

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No power in the 'verse can stop me.

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

Friday, January 30, 2004 11:12 PM

Oh, yeah, I'll also write a couple of versions of what you could say on a postcard.

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No power in the 'verse can stop me.

LEAFY

Friday, January 30, 2004 11:21 PM

Here is a hint: Do NOT - repeat NOT - use form letters. Once even a hint of "form" is seen by those reading them, they more or less disregard the subject. I've worked for newspapers now and then over the years, and I know that for a fact. Form letters = doom.

A short letter, with the main points in the first paragraph, is best. Not much more than that gets read. They get thousands of letters and cards a day, they just don't have time. A post card is a good idea. They do get read.

STORMTWB

Friday, January 30, 2004 11:34 PM

Ok I am new here so "Hi" hehe and my letter is on its way :) (crosses fingers)

SERENA

Friday, January 30, 2004 11:41 PM

Good point, Leafy.
I also think postcards are a good idea. People glance at them as they go to throw them in the trash - not so much with unopened letters.

INEVITABLEBETRAYAL

Friday, January 30, 2004 11:49 PM

Good point, Leafy. But correct me if I'm wrong, but a piece of mail that goes to the studio is still a piece of mail...do we want them to really read the letters or do we want to get the point across? I'm thinking that form letter or no, they're only going to read a couple of paragraphs. So...if we can get people to send the letter more easily if it's a form, and if they're only going to the first paragraph anyway, why not go with a form? That way, people who might not otherwise write in can do so easily!

Anyone else have an opinion on this?

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No power in the 'verse can stop me.

TMURRIE

Friday, January 30, 2004 11:50 PM

Well when I heard Joss was making another show, I was already in love. Well, after it aired, I missed, one...and another...and another... well i finally got to one. But it was already half way through. The episode was "Out of Gas". I didn't know what was happening. I was wondering who the heck everyone was and what was happening. Well it eventually got cancelled, and a year later, The Space Network started showing reruns which I finally watched from the beggining. Well I'm in love. And that letter is off as soon as I can, like right after I post this:)

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