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Thank you for your support.  In addition to putting up the petition, I will post these updates to let you know details as to what is going on.  Again, thanks for your support.
Each entry is listed by date (most recent first).
 
 

2-20-2002  A little while after updating this last night, I decided to go to the "ask john" section of animenation.com because I figured that a) many people have written him with some very interesting questions which I think he answered very well, and b) many people seem to read the column so I might get some exposure should he post my question.  Well, I did get a personal response from him (which you can read here), and I must admit that what he said is nothing I haven't heard before.  The question was not posted on the page as of today.  The question posted for today, however, seemed to bear some similarity to my question, so you may want to read that as well.

Even though I have not received any visitor feedback as of today, I have seriously considered closing the petition.  However, I have concluded that even if this petition has no impact, at least I will have made my honest attempt to change things for the better for the anime-loving community outside Japan, and I will have proof of my effort so I can say that "I was there; I did my part!  Did you?"
 

2-19-2002  As you can see, it's been awhile since I've updated.  Haven't had any new signatures for some time.  As of today, there are 157 signatures from the first guestbook, plus the 50 from the first round of the geocities guestbook, plus 17 in the current guestbook, for a grand total of 224 signatures.  It's a little disappointing, honestly.  To those that have signed and told friends about this, thank you so much.  To the rest of you, what's keeping you?  Oh well.  I'm considering closing the petition all together.  I'm just not sure that there is a need for it anymore, but I'll let all of you that actually visit influence that decision.  Contact me to let me know what you're thinking.

To end on a good note, the two year anniversary of this petition was Jan. 23rd, so happy 2nd birthday to my petition.  The 25th month anniversary will be in four days, so happy 25th as well.
 

9-17-2001  No new signatures today (grrrrr).  However, I have been spreading the word (have you?).  One place I've brought this up is the forums at dcemulation.com.  It's a cool place to visit if you love the Sega Dreamcast.  Anyway, you can click here to see how I brought it up and how people have responded.  I could talk about it, but if you go to it, you'll be able to get all the info there.  That is all.
 

9-15-2001  I just learned today that the Geocities guestbook will only hold 50 signatures.  At the point when it gets 50, it refuses to take anymore.  So, for about fifteen days now, it has been refusing signatures.  So, to clear up space on the guestbook, I have put all the current signatures on an archive page, and then I emptied the guestbook.  This is a minor setback, but it is easily remedied.  Please sign now if you haven't yet or weren't able to in the past 15 days.  Thanks!
 

8-25-2001  OK, it's been a (long) while since I've updated.  I'm sorry, but I have done worse.  Plus, between last update and now, I have made sure to approve all new entries to the guestbook that meet the guidelines, so if you've signed, your entry should be up by now.

There are a couple of things I need everyone to think about as entries are put in.  First, entries on the current guestbook are listed in the order in which they come in (the first guestbook listed the entries by newest first).  So, if you just posted, your entry will be at the end, not the beginning.  Second, this guestbook seems to dislike long messages, so, please keep your messages to a minimum (you can email me if you want to write a little longer).  Thridly, even though my petition addressed those living in the US and Canada, I have recently noticed that supporters of this have signed from all over the world!  Yei!  Just in the recent postings, people from Belgium, Fanelia, and Sweeden have posted, showing that this issue is not just in North America.  However, I am not sure which companies handle production and distribution for these markets.  Therefore, I will leave the statement page as it is.  However, anyone anywhere is welcome to sign (as always).  When I can find this info (or if someone can send it along), at that point, I will change the statement to include wherever the problem exists.  Lastly, make sure to spread the word!  Signatures are still coming in, but more are always needed.  I'll do my best, and you do yours.  Until next update!  C-ya!

One more thing:  The total number of signatures gathered as of now is 205!  Sugoi!  Keep going!
 
 

3-31-2001  Well, the Guestbook.com petition gets cancelled tomorrow, but the Geocities Guestbook has been in place since last update, so any visitors that have come since then have left their thoughts on that (I've approved 2 already).  So between the first petition and the new one, there are 159 signatures on for this cause.  Cool.

Since I do not know if the signatures will still be up after tomorrow, I have gone and saved the seven html pages that hold the 157 signatures so there is actual records of our achievements.  To access these pages, go to the petition page and look at the links right above the sign and view buttons (which have already been re-programmed to use the Geocities Guestbook).

Besides those tidbits, there isn't much more to say.  Oh well. On to spread the word!  Do the same, and I'll see ya next update.
 
 

3-26-2001  I got some good news and I got some bad news.  The good news is that the petition has reached 157 signatures today!  The bad news also regards the petition.  Mycomputer.com will cease all free services as of April 1st.  Their justification for this is "a recent and sudden downturn in the Internet advertising industry."  However, they will continue to offer paid versions for most of their services.  But since I'm not about to pay for the service, the current guestbook that is used for the petition will no longer be accessible as of 4-1-2001.

However, a Geocities Guestbook has already been setup and will be used from now on.  It is recommended that the picture links be used for signing and viewing, even though I will leave the old links up for a few days.  Please note that if you have already left a signature on the guestbook.com petition that you SHOULD NOT re-sign on the current Geocities guestbook.  This guestbook is for new signatures ONLY!

With this turn of events, and the speed (or lack of) at which signatures are coming in, I am considering just emailing some anime distributors soon instead of waiting until the goal of 500 signatures.  Contact me and let me know your opinion on this.  Until later!
 
 

2-24-2001  Hi everyone!  Ok, so the constant updates I planned didn't get around to becoming true, however, I haven't forgotten this site or this cause (like this update didn't clue you into that).  Anyway, the number of signatures is up to 150!  That's right, one hundred fifty names in a year and one month.  Not good, people!
Well, I am going to try and send out some more emails tonight and hopefully that will raise awareness.  But, before I go, I would like to wish my petition, that would be nothing without your help, a (late) happy birthday.  On 1-23-2001, this petition celebrated its first birthday, and my, how the time flies!  I remember the day it was born as if it was yesterday, last week.  Anyway, on to spread the word!  Do the same, and I'll see ya next update.
P.S.  I haven't forgotten the Q and A project mentioned in the 7-12-2000 entry.
 
 

11-27-2000  Hi again everyone!  I finally got around to doing updates, so needless to say, I have been extremely busy.  Anyway, the total number of signatures is 120!  I'm very, very happy with the effort so far, but it could always be better, as I always seem to say.  I did take some time to do some email searching last week and will try to do some this week.  So, with that, and the Q & A list, I will have some things to keep me busy in addition to school.  Well, hope everyone who wanted to have a happy Thanksgiving had one and I'll update ya later.  Ja ne!
 
 

8-04-2000  Wahoo!  Even though it took longer than I would have thought, the number of signatures is finally 100 (101, actually) as of today!  Oh, happy day or something corny like that!  Anyway, I'm still working on that Q and A project I mentioned a few weeks ago, but it's almost done.  A big hug and thank you to all of you who signed to get this cause to this point and all of you who will get it further.  Until later!
 

7-12-2000  I did some email searching again and as of today, the number of signatures is now 93.  Sugoi! Tomorrow I plan on doing some email searching again so hopefully the number of signatures will be at or above 100 by the end of the week!  How cool would that be?
Anyway, I did get one post (that was promptly deleted) that was so out of focus, made no sense (I'm still puzzled from it), and had so much nothing to do with the petition that I am appalled.  So, it is now that I plea with you that if you know someone who is going to post or if you are going to post on the petition that what is posted is something that actually has to do with the petition and is not your practice in the art of senselessly blabbering in paragraph form.  Believe me when I say that the time I use on this petition is time I wholeheartedly spend, and to waste my time by posting comments which I read through only to delete really pisses me off!  So, please, only sign if you support the petition!
To end on a more positive note, I have decided to create a page of questions I think people would ask and the answers I would give.  Even though I have gotten only a few direct commenting emails (which were all supportive), I have decided that this list will be useful in saving my time in the future and will hopefully be appreciated.  Some of the questions that I will answer are:
1)  Can I link to the petition?  If so, what's the best way to do so?
2)  When exactly did you get the idea for this and when did you finally implement it?
3)  Why is this the only regularly updated section of "The Domain of The All-Great La Eternal" as of now?
4)  How exactly do you find the email addresses that you send your message out to?
5)  Don't you think your "Stating of Cause" page might offend more casual anime watchers?
As you can see, I have done some thinking as to what you, this cause's supporters, might have to ask.  Please come back as the next time you do, this could get even better in addition to bigger.  Thanks!
 

6-27-2000  It's been a long time, but I've finally have gotten out of school, had some rest, and gotten back from my vacation in Las Vegas (tip to those who are going: don't go).  So, I decided to begin the work I have promised.  I thought that a redesign of the petition section was in order, since I didn't like it that much, and I did it in less than five hours, so not much thought went into its original design.  The changes are ones that are obvious.  For example, this will be the first page you see from now on when you come here from home.  Also, the previous main petition page is now called  the Stating of Cause page.  That page has also had some changes to it, so please read it now whether you've read it before or not.  Other than that, the petition is basically the same as it was.  As for the number of signatures, it is now up to 78.  Needless to say, I need to start spreading the word some more, as well as you do.  Anyway, please enjoy.
 
 

4-7-2000  Well, I've been working, studying, and traveling, and now that I am back, I come back to find only 75 signatures as of today.  Only 3 more since over a month ago.  This is not good.  I will be doing more email searching when I can, but I will be busy with school until June, so don't expect much until then.
 

2-24-2000  This is a little cooler.  The number of signatures is now up to 72.  I am very happy it is at this point in only one month!  Of course, I wish it could be more, but, I am doing the best I can, and I am dependent on you as well.  Spread the word!
 

2-17-2000  Ok, this is a little better.  The total number of signatures has reached 61 today.  Hopefully, it will grow more soon.  I will be doing some more email searching when I have a chance.  Also, I got an email from La Angel today.  La said that there are some new items up for auction on the "la_angel" user name at eBay.  Well, anyway, this is the link to the auction list if you're interested.
 

2-14-2000   This is the worst Valentine's Day I've had yet.  I finally had time to do an update and I find out that there have been no new entries to the petition since my last update.  Ridiculous!  Well, I know this isn't the most well-known thing on the internet, but is it really so hard to let your friends know about the petition?  I would hope not, especially with such an important cause at stake!  This is the first petition concerning this subject that I know of, and it might end without any affect or hope of future action if it isn't signed!  Please spread the word!  Anyway, I've done some more hunting for email addresses on sites like www.anipike.com, so those people that I emailed should be getting the message soon.  And, as I've said in earlier updates, if someone gets the message that doesn't want it, then I apologize, but please let others who you think might be interested know.  Thanks.
 

2-5-2000   I've had the flu for the past 3 days now and I still feel sick.  I just had my first bit of solid food in 72 hours and I don't know whether to feel good because I'm eating again or to feel guilty because of the extra soy sauce on the fried rice I had!  Anyway, I felt good enough to do this update so I am doing it.  As of today, there are 50 entries on the petition.  How cool is that?  But, how cool can it get?  Let's see, shall we?  Spread the word!  Thanks!
 

2-1-2000   Nothing new.  The total number of signatures has reached 44.  Sugoi!
 

1-29-2000   It's official.  I've finally had to delete a negative entry to the guestbook.  I was so pissed that someone who didn't like the petition would use up guestbook.com's resources just to leave a negative, discouraging, and poorly-written comment on the petition.  But it doesn't matter anymore because, like I said, I deleted it, so no one other than me will have to have seen it.  I was going to put it up with the person's name (but no email because they didn't post one) and then point out how they can't spell and use punctuation marks correctly as well as how bad their grammar is, but I didn't think it was worth my time.  However, if someone does post a bad comment and I am less than happy that day, I will post their name and their email along with the comment on another page and make fun of how stupid they are so everyone can see, which is especially good if you're learning English, because it will point out what NOT to do!
On a more positive note, the petition has reached 39 entries today.  Let's keep it going, ok?  Thanks!
P.S.  The name left by the annoying person mentioned above was Crono.
 

1-27-2000   Like, oh mah gawd!  I am so sorry to have put that there, but what happened when I went to see if there were any new entries to be approved was nothing less than phenomenal.  The number of entries has almost doubled since yesterday! The number of total entries is now 27 and I am ecstatic.  I am so pleased and happy that we have made this progress so fast.  Yoga ta honto ni!  And, while I'm thinking about it, I haven't once had to delete an entry due to unrelated or inappropriate material.  I am also thankful for this and I hope this continues that way.  Thanks!
 

1-26-2000   Nine more entries approved today!  Sugoi!  Now the grand total is 15!  And to be truthful, it may go up between now (6:49 pm US CST) and the next time I do updates, which may end up being every day depending on how many entries I get.  I am so happy!  Arigato, minna!
One side note:  I haven't bothered registering the petition site with any search engines not only because it is so time-consuming, but also because I didn't think the benefits would be great enough.  If anyone out there would like to do this, then please do, and then Contact me so I can give you credit, but if you don't have the time, don't bother as I won't, at the moment.
 

1-25-2000   I just approved five entries for viewing today, including one from the creator of this site, La Angel!  If you want proof that people support this cause, or if you want to see what you wrote, then please go back now and select view to see the entries.
Concerning the people that wrote comments with their entries, this is greatly appreciated, however, you need to be warned that you are only allowed so many characters.  I myself didn't realize it until someone's message got cut off because it was too long, which angers me, because it is important that we say what's on our minds without limits.  I tried, but I could not find the number of characters allowed.  All I can say is if you wish to leave a comment, make it to the point and brief.  If you want to make any detailed comments that would've been too long for the petition, you are welcome to Contact me and tell me your thoughts, or if I get enough requests,  I'll open up either a discussion board or a chat room where we can speak our minds.
So, now, the total number of entries is six.  It could be better, but I am proud and glad that it got this many within two days.  Hopefully, when I register it with search engines today, that will bring in more signatures.  Also, I will be doing more website searching to get more emails so I can let more people know.  If you have time, it would really help if you could tell your friends about this.  I need all the exposure I can get for this to work.  Thanks for your help so far, and thanks for your time.
 

1-23-2000   The first day of the petition!  Yay!  Of course, by this point, the only knowledge of it by people other than myself is to those I emailed by going on anime search engines and finding email addresses on the webpages I found.  So, if anyone received an email and didn't want to, this is where I apologize.  Gomen!  However, if you appreciated the email, then, arigato!
On a side note, I also got an email today from a person known as Inferno (I haven't gotten the OK to display his/her email address yet).  And what he/she told me was, from what he/she heard through contacts at the college anime club he/she works with, subtitled features cost more because a fee has to be paid to the original voice talents in Japan, and to dub it in the US costs less.  I'm sorry, but, even with the fee for the original voice talents, for the dubbed works, you have to pay the English voice actors/actresses as well as get money for the recording facilities (whether the companies own or rent), which, at that point, should make the price for both dubbed and subbed works equal.
Due to the fact that some companies actually do charge the same price for dubbed works as they do for subbed, and the fact that Inferno could not confirm what he/she heard in the original message or the ones that followed, I would have to say that I believe, at the moment, that what Inferno said was incorrect, or at least changed somewhat by the time he/she heard it.
 
 

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