Hama posted:Even your MySpace nickname is "The Founder."
DairNimiris posted:As for the 501st...my shots weren't cheap, at all.
Skaught posted:DairNimiris posted:As for the 501st...my shots weren't cheap, at all. They were far from accurate, though. Scott
DairNimiris posted:I feel the need to point out that the 501st is a pretentious band of glorified plastic.
DairNimiris posted:Not to beat on them too much, the 501st was a delightful idea and at one time it was an organization to be proud of, but they, along with you - Luis - have lost their way.
DairNimiris posted:The organization, however, has become rather snobbish.
DairNimiris posted:I asked the 501st if there was anyone in their ranks that could help with the production. They told me "it's not the kind of project we're interested in."
DairNimiris posted:The same 501st that thumbed its nose at me and the same 501st that has opted to take sides in Julia's little hissy fit.
DairNimiris posted:In regards to the 501st wanting to look "as cannon as can be" may I direct you to this picture
Skaught posted:Will do. The 501st feature well over 3,000 members from 21 countries and is growing each day. Since you have met only a tiny fraction of these people, you can not accurately make this claim.
Skaught posted:Since you do not have any knowledge of the 501st leadership's current or future plans, you have no basis for stating that the organization has "lost their way". To the contrary, the 501st Legion has been very consistent with their mission. Our efforts to assist charities has increased. When the founder of the Legion's daughter fell ill, our membership rallied to the cause and raised thousands upon thousands of dollars to assist with medical and personal expenses. As this holiday season approaches, the 501st Legion is active in a variety of charitable events, both nationally as well as locally in our state. Looking beyond the Legion's charitable work, the 501st is very active in the Star Wars fan community. We've been asked to take the lead, again, for the Celebration IV volunteer organization. Lucasfilm is flying over 200 of our members to Pasadena, CA for the Tournament of Roses Parade. Locally, we're active in most every major and minor convention, get invited to march at Disney year after year, and participate in countless other events. As a result of our forward progress and the respect we've earned for our work, Lucasfilm wrote the 501st Legion into the official Star Wars storlyine. People can now buy action figures of the 501st Legion, read books and comics featuring Legion characters, and even play a video game centered around the 501st. All this was due to the contributions and dedication of all of our members. This is hardly something I would described as "lost".
Skaught posted:Confusing having standards that we enforce is not the same as being "snobbish". On one hand you make fun of over weight members, and then on the other you accuse us of being "snobbish". Which is it? We accept ALL people, regardless of their physical appearance. We don't reject over weight applicants, as apparently you would have us do. Nor short applicants. Nor tall applicants, black applicants, rich applicants, white applicants, poor applicants, or even wheelchair bound applicants. We only require that they have a quality Star Wars costume. It's because of our standards that we receive the kind of attention that we do. Heck, even LFL says our suits are better than those used in the movies.
Skaught posted:The "501st" told you no such thing. Maybe some local members said they weren't interested, but the 501st as an organization did not. We are always interested in helping with fan films. We do it all the time. I've been in a couple myself. We've never told any film maker that we weren't interested in a fan film, unless there were legal issues that would make such participation unwise (such as the film makers seeking to make a profit). And in these rare cases, it was at the request of LFL.
Skaught posted:The 501st never "thumbed its nose at" you, nor did the 501st ever take anyone's side. So again, inaccurate. What 501st members choose to do on their own, as private individuals, is their business. But what they do or who they side with is not official or even unofficial 501st policy. I don't even know who Julia is.
Skaught posted:(picture of a non-canon, non-501st qualifying costume displayed).
Skaught posted:A previous Legion Membership Officer was permitting custom bounty hunters to have their photos placed in the 501st database. We have since formalized the Legion's position on custom costumes and they are no longer permitted in the database or qualify for membership. A grace period has been extended to those in the database to get a canon costume submitted. Meanwhile their custom creations are still listed. We are looking at ways for members to still display their creativity through custom costumes down the road, but they will not be costumes that qill qualify for membership.
