THANKYOUPATRIOT.COM is coming back, for Conyers and DSM!!! Please Read!

[frictionlessO]

I'll make this as quick as I can so I can get to the crux of this post. Back in January at the height of the Boxer Rebellion I came up with an idea to thank Boxer, Conyers, Tubbs-Jones and all those heros. Well I didn't come up with it as much as just sorta posted it first I think.

The idea was to have an informative site with pics and links back to the election reformers along with thank you pics ala http://www.sorryeverybody.com ,
that site was born and christened http://www.thankyoupatriot.com .

We wound up with about 60 pics of which about 50 were DU'ers. In fact that entire site was conceived and thought out right here on DU. If you want you can start on this thread
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=203&topic_id=273456&mesg_id=273456
and back track all the way through each original post to the very beginning of thankyoupatriot, its a fair lesson of online activism at DU. It really showed me how active minded we are here and that we can move fast when we need too. That site was up and running within a few short weeks thanks to the valiant efforts of DU'er Chili who not only donated space and money but lots of time working on it.

Chili has had a crunch for time at home and cant devote the time she wants to revamping the site for the DSM. Chili has told me she would hand over the reigns of the site to another volunteer. I told her I want this to be a sharing thing because I want her to come back to her baby when the site needs her and she has the time.

Sooooooo, after all that I'd like to say I need volunteers for building the site. Once I have 2 or 3 we'll really get moving fast.

The most important volunteers I'm going to need as soon as the site is ready are DU'ers who have developed lists of libs/progs/dems (you know, like-minded people!) and who frequent other boards and sites. I will need you all to run out there screaming about this great new site dedicated to people thanking those involved with the DSM, in pics!! Just imagine if a fourth of the people who signed Conyers letter took their pic for this site!! Thats powerful... thats something our elected officials and their staff can look at and say "these are people, people we are fighting for"...

Again right now I need some volunteers for site building, people who want to spread the word when its ready, and here on this thread I'd appreciate any other ideas you all might have in regards to looks, links and other things.

If nothing else try and help me keep this thread up were its viewable.

Thank you for your time,
FricO

[frictionlessO]

1. Saturday afternoon and it sank like a brickeating neocon!!

:evilgrin:

[kittykitty]

2. kick

[frictionlessO]

9. Thank you Kitty!

:toast:

[MelissaB]

3. I was just thinking about this site yesterday.

I'm glad you are updating it. I'm not talented in the ways you need, but I'll kick and nominate this before I go out and try to take care of several acres of grass.

:kick:

[frictionlessO]

12. I've been thinking about since Conyers started his letter drive...hehehe

You might no be site building type but Im you have friends who might want to be a part of this when its ready...

Several acres of grass!! Oy vey! I have 1 acre and it pisses me off. good luck on that... my mowing friend.

[frictionlessO]

15. ermmm can you tell I was a bit busy when I wrote that??? hehehehehe

:crazy: :silly: :freak: :dunce: :hangover:

still am!!

[MelissaB]

21. I'm back, and I volunteer to help spread the word

when the site is done. Yeah, too much land. It's killing us. It seemed like a grand idea when the kids were small and not involved in so many activities. Now I'm :crazy: as well.

:kick:

[mzmolly]

4. I think we should all put it into our siglines when your done.

Another recommendation. You and your "helpers" did a great job on that site!

[frictionlessO]

17. As always a most excellent suggestion MzMolly!

Thanks for the recommendation.. My helpers pretty much did the site all I did was bug people about it! and Chili of course was just incredible.

[calimary]

5. Well, maybe we can kick it back up...

Cheers! Good work!

[frictionlessO]

20. why yes, I think we can!!

:toast: back at ya!

[frictionlessO]

6. Wow! those nominations came fast!!

Thanks people!!

[Helga Scow Stern]

7. I love thankyoupatriot.com.

I am excited that you are revamping the idea to spread the word about the DSM patriots, especially after the stupidity propagated in the media by people such as Dana Milbank.

This'll show 'em!

And I would think we'll have a much bigger response than we did for January 6. A lot more people have woken up since the intial shock of the stolen election and are outraged a thousands times more than they were then.

[frictionlessO]

23. Ojai!! thanks for your help last time around, and I think you're right

about a bigger response!

Hope it goes smoothly still haven't gotten the site builder volunteer yet. Once they come on board I expect things to move quickly.

Good to see you again!

[AmBlue]

8. Great idea!!! kicking

And will gladly spread the word when you're ready.

:kick:

[calimary]

18. Same here, my friend!

Kickez-vous...

[helderheid]

10. WONDERFUL!

And I am just the DUer you described - I'll get all Utah demos and progressives on it!

[frictionlessO]

27. Yes Helder you sure the heck are!!

Exactly the kind of DU'er I was describing!!

[katinmn]

11. Excellent idea! A lot of work went into the first rendition, it makes

sense to build onto a good thing.

Those of us with web sites or blogs could provide a link to thankyoupatriot.com in addition to sending out to our progresssive groups.

Would it be difficult to create a small banner ad that takes you to the site?

Thanks, frictionlessO!

[frictionlessO]

25. I have no idea about the banner thingy...

I know that we were trading links with several other sites before things got moving so fast in DC.

[Coexist]

13. wish I knew how - but can't

so I will kick it for you - the least I can do.

[frictionlessO]

26. and you can send in a pic when the sites ready!!

thanks for the kick!!

[EFerrari]

14. Kickeroo

:kick:
:kick:
:kick:

[EFerrari]

16. And another kick

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[understandinglife]

19. Keeping it kicked!

http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article4173.htm


WE THE PEOPLE .... WILL NEVER FORGET

"... we sent our young people into harm's way without leveling with the American people." - Congresswoman Pelosi before Congress, 16 June 2005

Peace.


www.missionnotaccomplished.us - Impeachment of Bush and Cheney; indictment and prosecution of all members of the Bush regime who participated in the deception, should be campaign promises of any candidate worthy of our vote in the 2006 Congressional elections.

[DemReadingDU]

22. Excellent! n/t

[EFerrari]

24. Hey, I reread the original thread. fric, you were really PATIENT!

Now I see what you meant about flexibility! Only took me a few months.

:rofl:

"We're the patriots; they're the kleptos."

[frictionlessO]

28. LOL.... well we knew that there would be other battles.

Yeah that was a funny line now in retrospect!

I cant believe you drilled all the way back to the original!! You're so cool!!

[EFerrari]

29. No, I just can't remember anything that doesn't rime.

:hi:

[frictionlessO]

31. Gary was sooo pissed you could feel it, or maybe just highly focused?!?

Good thing he insisted on thankyoupatriot... lol!

[EFerrari]

33. Yeah, he was -- maybe both. And he was right! lol n/t

[garybeck]

44. OK what was I pissed about?

I don't get pissed!

I'm pissed that you're saying I was pissed! :)

:rofl:

[EFerrari]

47. Well, DAMN!

then I'm retro pissed with you

:rofl:

[frictionlessO]

30. Please!! we need someone with WEBDESIGN skills!! Badly!!!

The faster we get this thing rolling the more of an impact it will have!! Help us!!

[Coexist]

32. isn't there anyone out there?

myself, I just learned today how to post a photo!

[EFerrari]

34. Someone will turn up. This is DU!

:)

[frictionlessO]

35. Hoping hoping hoping..... hoping hoping hoping.... hoping hoping hoping...

Well if we can keep this kicked for long enough someone is bound to want to help.... hoping hoping hoping.


Ya know I think someone else was interested back in January... Im gonna go check my PM's and see if they are still around. Hope I kept their PM.... hoping hoping hoping....

[EFerrari]

36. It'll be fine. Let's keep it kicked. n/t

[frictionlessO]

37. Dang the other designer was Danostuporstar and they seem to have

gone a bit inactive since about Feb or March... wrote 'em anyway though. Do you have aol IM Dano has that as an optional contact... My macs dont like AOL so I don't but if someone here did they could probably find them and drag Dano back here!!

[EFerrari]

38. Sorry, I don't. But we'll either think of someone or someone

will chime in. Watch.

:)

[frictionlessO]

39. Webdesigners I will say very very nice things about you all over the

internet if you volunteer!

I'll even unleash potent magickal charms upon your enemies!!

well they aren't so much potent as sorta stinky... but charming nonetheless....



truly!

[Coexist]

40. kick

[frictionlessO]

41. "Kick me" the thread cries!! Thusly Fric complies!

:kick:

[Unforgiven]

42. Kicking!

[frictionlessO]

43. Wowser! Its always an honor to get kicked by a longtimer with few posts.

Thanks much!!

[Oversea Visitor]

45. n/t

:kick:

[EFerrari]

46. Kick! Just for Saturday night

:)

[Oversea Visitor]

48. Hope you get a respond

This is important. An Internet time capsule.
Senator Boxer act will always be remember but more important it signal the willingness to fight and not give up. And l see the fight on election fraud is still on. Without that extra spark provided by Boxer action I think many would have given up.

Now its Conyers and DSM. Yes it need to be remember. Just like election fraud its going to be a tough long road. I am sure there will be many significanr events to be time capsule in the future. The battle to put US back in the hand of the people would not be over in days and months.

So come on you guys give it a kick cause he need some help to get some guys who knows how to build a site to help out.

[EFerrari]

49. Da, dada da dahhhhhhhhhhhhh

:bounce:

o grean peas of love
bring us a webmaster
from above

da da dada da da tadadum

[frictionlessO]

50. Boy Howdy We Needs A Designer.... If any of you know someone who might

want to do this please ask them to come and check it out!! Please please please... grovel grovel grovel!!

[frictionlessO]

51. Kicking me softly, with your skills... kicking me softly....

[Pacifist Patriot]

52. Oh I wish I had time to help with the web design, but I'm a

swamped woman until the middle of September. I will definitely spread the word and help publicize the site. Thanks for letting me know about this thread.

[EFerrari]

53. Hey, thanks! If you can think of another DUer we can approach

who may not read GD, can you let us know?

:hi:

[frictionlessO]

54. Yep what she said Pacifist!

Yer welcome and thank ya for helpin'!:toast:

[EFerrari]

55. Please save the World from the FrontPage site that I can do!

:rofl:

[frictionlessO]

57. huh??

:shrug: whatcha mean??

[EFerrari]

58. You don't want to know.

I can put up a site with FrontPage but FP sites look chewed by dogs.

Real web people know what I'm talking about.

Ahem, on the other hand, if we have no choice . . .

[frictionlessO]

61. Ahh complete sense has been in the making! its starting to look like

that might be what happens. Maybe we will get a volunteer quicker if the site looks horrid??

[EFerrari]

72. LOL! We'd have to be just disgusting enough?! n/t

[FizzFuzz]

56. kick and saving

a kickO for fricO

heeeeee
:hi:

[Catrina]

59. I don't know

anything about web design, but I can publicize on other sites.

Kicking for a great idea!

[frictionlessO]

60. Thank ya!! FizzO

:toast:

[goclark]

62. Need mass communication graphics on the site

We must have small flyers that say clearly what needs to be taken to the streets for rallies /inserted into magazines at offices etc.

We have got to inform the uninformed.

[frictionlessO]

63. Oh yes a suggestion!! Im all a twitter!!

Im with you but I think we'll just be link directly sites that already have pages for just such a thing. We are going to need all our bandwith for pics (both Officials and Thank Yous), and basic information....

Isn't there a site that does "handbills of truth and grocery shopping list" I know I DL'd a bunch a while back...??

[goclark]

64. I have seen nothing as good as BIGBEARJOHN's at DU nt

[frictionlessO]

65. He seems to be not in much this weekend, you have linky??

Thanks!

[goclark]

66. maybe you can email him

I tried to do a search for his graphics and didn't have success.

His graphics are so cool and reader friendly.

That is what we need.

[frictionlessO]

67. Okee dokie Ill PM him about it. shoot maybe he knows someone who can help

with webdesign as well...

BigBear is indeed an asset to our cause!

[goclark]

68. BigBearJohn we need you!

[frictionlessO]

69. Bigbear spoke to me says he has no site...

Are you not thinking of another?

[Coexist]

70. kick

[frictionlessO]

71. Well Im thinkng Im gonna starta new thread tomorrow, hoping that we'll

get more play and a couple more folks might see it.

[EFerrari]

73. Maybe a good idea. Early for the larks. n/t

[frictionlessO]

74. yeah being out in NY gives me some hourage I wouldn't have otherwise.

Expect a new thread tomorrow around 9:00 am... thanks soooo much for kickin' all weekend.!

[EFerrari]

75. Need the exercise. I'll check for it in the morning. n/t

[frictionlessO]

76. New thread here....

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=104x3900369