Saturday, October 18, 2008

10/18 Interforum Announcements

From Dbalcer1:

Rewatch

Rewatch news for October 21st We will watch Oversight episode four of season 2.
http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/video/video.php?cid=649371290&pid=MHhh_1XGHwooJ4HEf2oxfJxNeG0IVPSg&play=true&cc=3
To join in the fun of group watching, join us at RFJ's chatroom. We open two windows one to watch the show from CBS.com to chat. If you need help to get started come a little early and we can help you. You must register for the chat room even if you are already a member of RFJ. It is a fun experience.

CBS' description of the episode: Hawkins receives another call from his mysterious new contact, John Smith nues to know his every move, and who informs Hawkins that he is one day away from being caught by Major Beck.

Hey! Neilsen

From Hey! Nielsen: "Next week, Hey! Nielsen as you know it will wind down as we work on a new consumer site. We thank you for sharing your passionate opinions with us over the last year." If you want to voice one last opinion about Jericho go to: http://www.heynielsen.com/view/jericho/

From Maybei:

Halloween Party

Halloween Party! Friday, Oct 31st - 10 EST, 9 CST

Come join us for some spooky fun!

http://www.radiofreejericho.com/chat.html

RFJ Chatroom

The RFJ Chatroom is always open and availible for chats. Please contact RFJ if you would like to schedule a special chat event.

From K6FEJ:

Operation Jericho is NUTS about NBC Universal.

A friendly show of appreciation to Universal HD for airing and supporting Jericho. Send in anything from a classy nut basket to the good ol' peanuts bulk order of choice. Add a personal message to your order. We don't need hundreds of pounds as it's the personal message with what you send that counts.

NBC Universal has it in their power to make a season three happen if they choose to do so. Upper management has also given the go ahead to help us in airing the save Jericho commercial.
Let's be positive and supportive of what NBC Universal has done for Jericho.

Here is a link for more information: http://jerichoboard.cbs.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=11&nav=messages&webtag=cbsmbjericho&tid=28707Here are the confirmed addresses. West Coast use www.nutsite.com

Universal Media Studios
Katherine Pope
100 Universal City Plaza
Universal City, CA 91608
(818)777-1000
Katherine.pope@nbcuni.com

East Coast use www.nutsonline.com
Bonnie Hammer President
NBC Universal
30 Rockefeller Plaza
New York, NY 10112
(212)664-4444
Bonnie.hammer@nbcuni.com

Ranger Rally on Saturday at Universal HD.

Every Saturday at 9:00 pm Eastern we have a Ranger Rally at the UHD board where we watch Jericho aired LIVE on Universal HD. Please join us at the Jericho forum at UHD: http://boards.nbcuni.com/universalHD/index.php?showforum=29

Look for the Ranger Rally thread.

It's a great way to support UHD for airing Jericho and a lot of fun. If you don't have UHD yet you can watch along with fancast: http://www.fancast.com/tv/Jericho/2405/watch-it/on-fancastYou can also put in your Jericho DVD and follow along.

Keep your eye out for some of the new Jericho commercials made by UHD to promote Jericho. Here's one they put on-line: http://video.universalhd.com/player/?id=0#videoid=231338

If the Jericho video doesn't start, then press the Jericho link to the right.

From Ratkeeper:

Blackjack Fairgrounds

The November Edition of Blackjack Fairgrounds is "Happenins' in the Fandom". Please let us know what is happening on your blog/board/forum or group. Deadline is October 25th. Please submit to gwen@az-technology.com or blackjack@jerichojki.com.

The theme of the December Edition is "Holidays in Jericho" and will cover any of the winter holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, Winter Solstice, Kwanzaa, New Years Eve or Epiphany). Stories, art, games, interesting threads on a holiday theme. Submission Deadline is November 25th.

If you missed the October Edition, you can see it here:
http://blackjackfairgrounds.blogspot.com/2008/09/october-edition-of-blackjack.html

From Myvibesmom/Theporchlady:

Ranger Roll Call

There is a Ranger Roll Call happening on the CBS board right now. The hope is that it would collect the type of data that could be forwarded to various of the people/networks who might be taking a look at Jericho.

The idea is to show each other and the networks that Jericho fans are widely spread and have a good representation. It wouldn't be characterized as fans coming only from the CBS board...only that it is a Ranger Tally from all across Jericho land.

Even if you might be hanging out elsewhere, would you consider just checking in here (by state) so we can try to get a great showing of Jericho Rangers. So far we have 26 states represented and 5 countries. Those numbers have been gathered in just one and a half days. Some states are tallying more people than others. Hmmm. :) So, if you might, would you please just weigh in as a Ranger? You wouldn't need to comment or converse...but your presence and your state would be SO appreciated!

If you would do so, here is the link: http://boards.cbs.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=CBSMBJericho&tid=28712

Thank you so much!
MYvibesmom/Theporchlady

From Ichthus:

Project Reinstatement

The members of the CBS board are making an effort to have two banned members reinstated. We invite all Rangers to join in this effort. You can learn more here: http://jerichoboard.cbs.com/n/pfx/forum.aspx?tsn=1&nav=messages&webtag=CBSMBJericho&tid=28724

Jericho "Watch & Chat" at CBS.com

CBS.com has introduced a new feature called "Watch & Chat" where fans can watch an episode online and chat with each other simultaneously. Currently the only Jericho episode available with this feature is Patriots and Tyrants. You can join in here: http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/video/viewing_room.php?cid=649371290&play=true&pid=za96oTJ03sVcy65vLiI74giYMyCC4f5j

Your current CBS screen name and login will work with this feature.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Project Reinstatement

About two weeks ago several rangers were banned from posting on the CBS Board for posting information they felt we would be interested in. These postings did not violate the Terms of Service and were a source of encouragement for us. There was nothing warranting deletion. Two fans who were trying to post this information are now banned. Worse yet, two other fans that had nothing to do with this incident are banned, too. They are dawn_usa (she is currently able to post), dbalcer1, Cactusmary8 (added to list 10/18/08), jeanine123 (added to list 10/22/08), maybei (she is currently posting) and MYvibesmom. It is time to try and correct this injustice. It is time to reinstate them to the CBS Community.

At least one of these fans had tried to resolve this situation with CBS but had not heard back from them. My theory is that our individual complaints about the moderation of this board are passed on to this board’s moderator, who in my opinion is part of the problem. This happens because those who sort through the complaints are only looking for where they should direct the complaints. For instance, they see the words “moderation” and “Jericho”. They then forward the complaint without really reading it to the moderator of the Jericho message board. Now, I would doubt we would get much help from him on this. What we need to do is get our complaint to someone higher up but how?

I believe we need to get the attention of the “complaint sorter” and get him to actually read our complaint so that he will direct it to someone more appropriate. “How?” you might ask. Simply put we need each and every ranger to get involved in this. We need each and every ranger to make a coordinated effort to email and write to CBS at the same time. I feel that CBS would take noticed when they receive a large number of complaints at once. The “complaint sorter” will become curious as to what is going on and will read the complaints. Having read them he will then know to forward them to someone other than the moderator.

I propose that we coordinate the deliver of our complaints to CBS for this Monday, October 20th. We will direct our letters to:

CBS Sportsline
2200 West Cypress Creek RoadFort Lauderdale, FL 33309

We will send emails to:

cbsimoderator@cbs.com

If you wish you can call at this number:
954 351 2120

Please send out your letters so they will arrive on Monday. We will begin emailing this Friday after 8:00 PM EDT. This should ensure that the emails will pile up over the weekend. If you wish to make a phone call, please do so on Monday.
Our goal is the following:
Get our fellow fans reinstated to our community.
Urge that all reported violations are review for actually violations and not automatically deleted.
Urge for fair and impartial moderation of the Jericho message board.
Now, I will be honest and say we might not be successful with this but we due owe it to our fellow fans to make the effort to get them reinstated. Thank you for your cooperation in this manner.

UPDATE (10/15/08): dawn_usa and maybei are currently posting on the CBS Board.
UPDATE (10/18/08): Cactusmary8 has been added to the list of user we are reinstating.
UPDATE (10/22/08): jeanine123 has been added to the list of user we are reinstating.