Post #797885 by PineappleWhip on Sun, Oct 6, 2019 4:20 PM

Good afternoon everyone!! Aloha!!
I completely agree. I think all the discussion and ideas generated this far are great!!

One note I do wish to make. I had a few Personal Messages with MadDogMike. He did write to me to say that his one on one conversation with Hanford about this subject was that Hanford has given a preliminary blessing to use the name, but (as I would figure) would appreciate seeing the final artwork, items, ephemera, etc. before giving a final approval. I think this is completely understandable.

With that said.....I think we can continue with ideas, and get a vote for what we all like the best, and then we can present these for a final buy off from Hanford.

I think MDM can keep Hanford informed of the progress, but, I think we would all like to see Hanford post on here for his final approval. I know that he is very busy with quite a lot, but, once we get to the point that we are ready to hit the GO button.....it would be reassuring to have his stamp of approval.

In regards to the creating items for the TC20 celebration, and whether any profits go to TC for improvements.......I have a few thoughts about this;

I think Hamo started this thread with the simple thought of let’s celebrate the 20 Aniv, some way; party, merch, etc. As we all know......everything that happens in the physical world (unlike online) takes some kind of money to make it happen. As soon as we started getting closer to actual physical reality for the items....money gets involved, and there is a naturall curiosity as to where the money goes. Because of this, I think that’s where the idea of profits going to TC kind of organically grew from, as I think everyone on here has to some degree appreciated TC, and would like for it to continue. I am pretty sure that Hanford makes very little to negligible from this site. I know he wanted it to be a free resource for people to enjoy....which is very admirable.....and I would thank him profusely and shake his hand till it hurt, if I ever get the chance to meet him in person. But, if it is important to us all, those who want to, can contribute to help that situation. In this, if there was merch that was a slight bit more, I think people would be more willing to add an extra dollar, instead of putting in a ton of money for investing in the startup of merch. This way nobody is wondering if money is going to someone’s pocket instead of the one place that we are on here to collaborate on.....lol.

There are a lot of moving parts in this project. Everyone has ideas of what they would like this to produce. I also think that we could probably figure out how to make this all work, if we had some time, but, I know that with the internet, there is a desire to have everything happen at the speed of the internet.

I believe it is possible for us to achieve these things, because the amount of combined creativity, resources, and common interest on this site is more than most large companies!! :)

We are on the right path....it might just come together a bit past the actual anniversary date....but.....we can just celebrate the whole year :) right?

Cheers!! :drink:

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