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We
are here for the Long Run
Halfway through
this football
season, this long, miserable season, I decided it would be more fun to
be a
madman then just mad. And at my age,
madness is a wonderful blessing.
So less than three
weeks
ago, DumpYork.com was started by five friends. We are long-time
Forty-Niner’
fans that believe Dr. John York is taking our
beloved organization in the wrong direction.
Much to our surprise and amazement,
DumpYork.com has struck a nerve with many of the Forty-Niner
Faithful. Reading through the postings and comments has
awakened me to
the depth of the concern and anger with the leadership of Dr. John York and his punch-drunk lackeys.
We have received
numerous
emails with excellent suggestion and ideas how we could enhance the
site,
promote the movement and how to be a thorn in Dr. York’s side. We have
attempted to respond to each one, but are failing in this response
effort.
We
have also received a few emails
telling us to do something better with our time or mentioning that we
should get
a life, and in the case of one blow-hard from KNBR, have been
characterized as just another typical group of mindless angry fans.
- Hi Gary -
Well I respectfully
disagree
with these opinions. Ah fuck it; I
could give a rat’s ass what these jokers
say. Long ago I got over any
anxiety
about trying to be cool or worrying what people think about me. Just
ask my
friends and more poor, long suffering wife.
On the site, we
have almost
1,000 signatures in the Dump York Petition (It should be noted that one of our
very first visitors, Scott P. from San Francisco,
suggested the petition. Thanks Scott!).
We have had over 8,500 unique hits on the web
site with a 20% return rate. There have
been numerous newspaper and website articles written about the site. I have experienced the joy and head shaking
laughter of being been mentioned on local radio and was utterly amazed
when
Dave was interviewed by a radio station in Tampa Bay.
So where is
DumpYork.com
going and what are we thinking about? Here are some of my thoughts.
- I have been
wrestling with
the boycott issue and have decided that a boycott is really a last
ditch
effort.
- Our group is
not large
enough to organize an effective boycott effort at this stage of the
season.
- We are still
in the initial
phase of growing this effort and the DumpYork.com community.
- It might be
more effective
to use the last few games of this season as information providing time
and
growing the petition.
- Watch to see
how the Forty
Niner organization moves in the off season, and then begin the
marketing
process of selling the boycott to the fan base that attends the games
if we are
not happy with that direction.
- Use the rest
of this season
games to do “in stadium” protest. Chants of “Dump York” would be
excellent.
- We need to
get a detailed
list of corporate sponsors. That is where the real money for York lives.
- There has
been a suggestion
of a ballot drive to encourage San Francisco leaders to distance
themselves from John York.
The effort at DumpYork.com
is not one person, or a small group of people, it is all of us. Let us not fool ourselves; we are not going
to drive Dr. York to sell immediately.
This is a long term effort.
I
guess we are all entering madness.
These are just some
of my thoughts,
your comments, suggestions or questions are always wanted.
Thank you and DUMP
YORK!
T-Shirt
Update
The shirts will
start
shipping next week (Nov 30th). As of
Monday, Nov 22, we have received seventy three paid orders. The proceeds from the sales are going to be
used to pay for the site and upgrading of the forums and guest books so
that
they will be commercial free. (We are
not accepting ads for the site.) Once those bills are paid off, the
other
proceeds are going to be used to finance free Dump York bumper stickers
that we
can pass out at the games and in sports bars throughout the Bay Area. More details will be posted.
DumpYork.com will
be at the
Niners Dec 18th game. Look for us in the
parking lot. Once we get that organized,
we will post further info.
November 24, 2004
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