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Hopper
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Mantrid posted:

Should goons start offering help? I think this is a cause we can get behind.

I am not sure we want Lowtax to get sued for providing a platform for Internet Terrorists by CoS.
So if you feel like joining them don't announce it here.

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HandBanana posted:

The best thing you can do is ignore Scientology.

People ignored a lot of things in the past that were small, a fad, overrated.
And are regretting it to this day.

Just saying.

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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I am praying that the leaked documents will be enough to ban Scientology in Germany for good...I wonder if someone will send them to the authorities?!

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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Gaspar Lewis posted:

Please review the following for:
1. believability
2. urgency
3. little details
4. use of lingo

http://www.shorttext.com/1tnw4r
key: riemann

EDIT: Don't forget, you have to push the button. Enter don't work gud.

Are you serious about the addressee? Or will you reformulate that with actual names? This is the first thing that screams bogus.

As for the text as a whole: I could tell that you are applying a writing style you are not comfortable with/ used to. You are switching between different levels of vocabulary (e.g. "bright" in contrast to "well-associated") and the text does not seem to be consistent regarding use of CoS terms, this leads to a lack of textual cohesion. And the end sounds awfully pretentious.

Overall it reeks of a forgery from miles away.
Sorry but you wanted an opinion.

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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ekuNNN posted:

is it just me, or does this look like you're accusing xenu.net of calling jesus a pedo?

I agree.

Maybe: Scientology says Jesus was a pedophile*

* check it here: http:...xyz

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Dec 28, 2004

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Mr Hobo posted:

The story is on the frontpage of Bild, Germany's biggest newspaper. They even dubbed the war video in German:

http://www.bild.t-online.de/BILD/digital/technikwelt/2008/01/scientology/hacker-krieg.html

Hackers declare war on Scientology

A science fiction author's cult is at virtual war with a hacker group called "Anonymous": This might sound like an entertaining action thriller, but really happens in the World Wide Web at the moment.
[...]
"Project Chanology“ is what the hackers call their fight against Scientology and they urge people on the internet to participate. In phase one people could help hacking the sites, thanks to easy to understand instructions. Now, they're urged to spread the word and change Google entries and articles at information networks (?) to their liking.


I wonder who tipped them off to this.
Maybe someone wrote a lengthy email yesterday and gave them all the relevant websites and links etc...
not saying that that is the reason they picked up on it...

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Dec 28, 2004

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MisterEuroPride posted:

I wrote an unbiased article for AssociatedContent very similar to the FOXNews one, but haven't submitted it yet. Should I risk lawsuit?

can't you hand it in anonymous stating you are afraid of retaliation becuase of the content? it might actually raise the article's value...

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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MisterEuroPride posted:

I tried to, this is not an option. I threw in a comical disclaimer at the bottom, but I don't know how effective that would be.

Well is this an email form?
if so forge details (first name: wontsay lastname: for fear ...etc.)

if not, what is in there that is sueworthy and how much can you rely on the news agency protecting their sources?

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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MisterEuroPride posted:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/563735/scientology_vs_anonymous_an_internet.html

Every 1000 hits I make a 1.50. Help pay for my legal fund by enjoying very press-like descriptions of how internets work.

Nice work.
The "So don't sue me" is neat ;)

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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Goldplate posted:

delving into documents that were claimed to be secret

THAT would get him sued for sure

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Dec 28, 2004

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I am extremely disappointed by the reaction in Germany.
Other than 1 yellow press paper, which was pointed to the events by someone who wrote a detailed email to them, none of the media are reacting.
Online media are all reporting "Hackers vs Scientology after Youtube video of Cruise released. Servers attacked"...only that was 1 story about 1 week ago. No updates whatsoever.
No source links, no nothing.
I tried to spread the message on some boards, but
a) people don't care cause Scientology is so "harmless and small",
b) "shut up, boring".


However:
I am trying to create an info sheet about the whole extent of this, including a list of source links to forward to some people/media, but it is impossible for me to keep track of all the links.
There has been a ton of links to web/media coverage about this, could we maybe list them in the OP?

Hopper fucked around with this message at 14:01 on Jan 27, 2008

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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heeen posted:

Scientology just isn't big enough around here.

Thank god. Plus our Verfassungschutz has a close eye on them.
Final report of the CoS evaluation group of the German Verfassungsschutz:

http://www.im.nrw.de/sch/doks/vs/agsc.pdf
(Only available in German unfortunately)

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DrinkMoreBeer posted:

Hahaha this is great. I'm wondering whether sky writing xenu.net would be a good idea.

Edit: Hopper, isn't SoC already banned in Germany?

Not at the moment. It is closely monitored for unconstitutional values though.

there's a slightly older FAQ in English here:
http://www.religio.de/publik/deufaq.html

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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I am compiling a list of links and videos mentioned in this post.
Currently I am only up to page 4 but I just started. When I have a significant amount of links I will "publish" a work in progress here or on enturbulation or wherever for easy access to links.

(I will leave out insignificant stuff like the 5000$ reward IP list or should I not?)

Hopper fucked around with this message at 15:39 on Jan 27, 2008

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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lilljonas posted:

Good work, there's been so much good material that it is a shame for them to be lost in the weight of posts.

Too bad many seem to be pulled off air as we speak. The constant re-uploading and pulling of videos makes keeping the list updated a bit of a hassle, I'd guess.

Yeah I am testing all videos and links if they are working,
its a bit of a pain in the rear end but hey.

It will take ages though.

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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OK I am only up to page 20 of this thread but here's a list of links so far, feel free to add them to the OP, I will continue collectign it and then release it on a fileserver or so:

Project Chanology Link-List:

A list of related Websites and Youtube links for quick reference
Related Websites:
• “War Breaks Out Between Hackers and Scientology -- There Can Be Only One” (January 23rd, 2008)
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/01/anonymous-attac.html

• OPERATION CLAMBAKE
Info on the nasty side of CoS
http://www.xenu.net/

• Secretdox
Digg about the leaked documents with link to download said documents
http://digg.com/odd_stuff/ANON_release_Scientology_secret_DOX
mirror: http://www.zshare.net/download/6818368a43ef18
mirror: http://rs314.rapidshare.com/files/86095830/secretdox.rar

• More Secretdox
Digg about more leaked documents with link to download said documents
http://www.digg.com/odd_stuff/More_Scientology_Secret_DOX

• The unfunny Truth about Scientology
(found to be several years old it seems)
http://theunfunnytruth.ytmnd.com/

• PROJECT CHANOLOGY
Schedule, planned activities and general info about the “campaign”
(may go up/down due to the “fight”)
http://www.partyvan.info/index.php/Project_Chanology
alternative links to relief stress on site:
http://partyvan.info.nyud.net/index.php/Main_Page

• The Cruise Missile Crisis
”Abstract: Focuses on an Internet joke about the Church of Scientology members posted by Keith Henson in the United States. Charges filed against Henson; Reference of the joke as a death threat; Social aspects of the Tom Cruise Missile concept created by Henson.”
http://www.holysmoke.org/cos/the-cruise-missile.-crisis.htm

• 5000$ reward for Info on hackers
list of religious freedom watch with IP list (which turned out to be all proxies) only mentioned here because it shows how this all escalates
http://web.archive.org/web/20070531071115/http://www.religiousfreedomwatch.org/media-newsroom/5000-reward/

• London raid Flyer:
for London raid Feb.
http://fi.somethingawful.com/is/img183/460/1201116421097ig4.jpg

• Encyclopedia Dramatica entry for Project Chanology
now heavily censored (real or mock censoring? I have no idea)
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/PROJECT_CHANOLOGY

• Facebook group
(can’t verify, I don’t have a Facebook account)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8692134295&ref=mf

• TIME MAGAZINE Article on Scientology (May 6th,1991)
http://www.xenu.net/archive/media/time910605.html

• Adam Sandler: Stop Picking on Tom Cruise (Jan. 24th 2008)
http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20173396,00.html

• Operation Freakout
”Operation Freakout, also known as Operation PC Freakout, was the name given by the Church of Scientology to a covert plan intended to have the author Paulette Cooper imprisoned or committed to a mental institution.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Freakout

• Operation Snowwhite
”Operation Snow White was the Church of Scientology's name for a project during the 1970s to purge unfavourable records about Scientology and its founder L. Ron Hubbard.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Snow_White

• Fair Game policy
”The term Fair Game is used to describe various aggressive policies and practices carried out by the Church of Scientology towards people and groups it perceives as its enemies.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_Game_%28Scientology%29

• Scientology's Puzzling Journey From Tax Rebel to Tax Exempt
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B05E7DE1639F93AA35750C0A961958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all

• Scientology in Belgium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_in_Belgium


• Sky News coverage (Jan 24th 2008)
http://skynews.typepad.com/skydotcomnews/2008/01/join-martin-sta.html?cid=98388984

• Anonymous press release (24 Jan 2008)
http://anon.7556.googlepages.com/pressrelease.html

Reddit Link for said press release:
http://reddit.com/info/66iaq/comments

• Coverage on FOK (Jan. 24th, 2008)
(Dutch "news-" site fok.nl)
http://frontpage.fok.nl/nieuws/87008

• Scientology Terms Dictionary
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/scientology/dictionary

• National Post Coverage (Jan. 24th, 2008)
(Canadian Newspaper)
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/01/24/scientology-under-digital-assault-by-web-vigilantes.aspx

• Letter to Anonymous from an X-OSA Op
http://forum.exscn.net/showthread.php?t=3448

• “Looking over my shoulder, The Inside Account of the Story That Almost Killed Me”
Paulette Cooper’s report on Scientology
http://www.lermanet.com/paulette-cooper


Youtube and other Videos:

Directly related:
1. “Message to the mass media from Anonymous:”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hntaw9m-QmQ
the voice in this video mentions the 2nd video called

2. “Message to Scientology”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JCbKv9yiLiQ
aka:
“Q: Scientology A: Anonymous”
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2547253292326096449

3. “Message Number 2 to Scientology”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xaXnajwcPLM&feature=related
the voice in this video mentions a 4th video called

4. “L. Ron Hubbard talking about Xenu”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7BfQVzQzo5I&feature=user

5. “Scientology Raid”
a video depicting the first raid on the CoS in New York City on January 23rd. 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cGtUd_zBEA

6. “OTVII Squad”
a Scientology southpark-esque Cartoon in multiple parts
part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=rscjp79yaxo&feature=related
part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0bmUjl5sPTw&feature=related
part3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pJWMcBiZmn8&feature=user
part 4: http://youtube.com/watch?v=b6LUN3OX7eg&feature=user

7. Lisa McPherson Orders a Pizza for Scientology
Anonymnous prank call of Jan 19th, 2008
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MNrsZQfAtFI


Not directly related but info & random CoS stuff:

• Jerry O’Connel’s Cruise parody video
http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3f716ffebe

• “L Ron Hubbard going slightly mad”
older video but still interesting in this context
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DB4oahZkGZo

• “The Secret Life of L Ron Hubbard”
UK documentary (1997)
part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksDoVUTy1go
part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vj2iFFmqP4U
part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RLteeyMlgk
part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmziDR3f4PA
part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mg0JaGc-ego

• “Tom Cruise Career death” (Sky News feature, January 2008? exact date unknown)
part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfAjK1EJHYY&feature=user
part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhP7K1UVrG4&feature=user
part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs26_QAoW2o&feature=user
part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmnxkR9QmQE&feature=user

• “Scientology Crazy Followers” (4th July 2006?)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPol_m8wm8Y

• “Scientology Security Guys” (April 6th, 2006)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLZJBdvqAv8&feature=related

• “Cult Awareness Network CAN bankrupted by Scientology”
”This is a 60 Minutes report on the takeover of the Cult Awareness Network by Scientology.”
part1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCE-ICnqtVk
part2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zx8jGpLcB24

• Anon hacked Scientology (phones)
about a year old
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84TE5Uh4Z4E&feature=related

• South Park Scientology Episode scene
cartoon about what Scientologists actually believe
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3QqjTsFKm4

• “Panorama: Scientology an Me”
BBC report (May 14th, 2007)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-126281853779690652
Related wikipage: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientology_and_Me

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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I have compiled a link list up to page 30...but I have to stop for today, it takes ages.
I will continue tomorrow night.

Any idea where I should put it up once its completed?

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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link list compiled up to page 40 will be on it gain tonight.
Question though:
On the flyer ads for raids I see "Berlin".
Any links to actual info about a Berlin raid? If this is Berlin, Germany, this might give me an anchor for contacting the German press. I have been working on a press info email. It is to contain a brief summary of events, links to the Anonymous videos and Info on the planned Protests worldwide. If I can Include hands down info about German activity, this might boost the "interest factor".

Plus I can dish out chain-mails and "event" posts on certain community sites if i knew exactly when this goes down. I live too far from Berlin to drive there, but I might at least be able to raise awareness of this.

Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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Oh god...i've been compiling a link list, and made it up to page 60 so far...the list is already 9.5 MS Word Pages long

It takes about an hour per 10 pages atm. but I will continue later.
I have started filtering random news articles out, and i have left out any links to forums or other links that could be used to counterattack or dismantle the project

Here's an update on directly related Webpages and Youtube videos:

Directly Related Websites:
• PROJECT CHANOLOGY
Schedule, planned activities and general info about the “campaign”
(may go up/down due to the “fight”)
http://www.partyvan.info/index.php/Project_Chanology
alternative links to relief stress on site:
http://partyvan.info.nyud.net/index.php/Main_Page

• PROJECT COSPLAY
Map with locations of churches and events
http://harbl.wetfish.net/cosplay

• London raid Flyer:
for London raid Feb.
http://fi.somethingawful.com/is/img183/460/1201116421097ig4.jpg

• Los Angeles raid Flyer
http://fi.somethingawful.com/is/img262/3544/anonc3ldfk030kfno7.png

digg link: http://digg.com/tech_news/anonymous_los_angeles_feb_10_2008_church_of_scientology

• Anonymous press release (21 Jan 2008)
http://anon.7556.googlepages.com/pressrelease.html
Reddit Link for said press release:
http://reddit.com/info/66iaq/comments

other sites featuring the press release:
http://www.prlog.org/10046797-internet-group-anonymous-declares-war-on-scientology.html

http://howtorockstar.blogspot.com/2008/01/press-release-anonymous-declares-war-on.html

• “War Breaks Out Between Hackers and Scientology -- There Can Be Only One” (January 23rd, 2008)
http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/01/anonymous-attac.html

• OPERATION CLAMBAKE
Info on the nasty side of CoS
http://www.xenu.net/

• Secretdox
Digg about the leaked documents with link to download said documents
http://digg.com/odd_stuff/ANON_release_Scientology_secret_DOX
mirror: http://www.zshare.net/download/6818368a43ef18
mirror: http://rs314.rapidshare.com/files/86095830/secretdox.rar

• More Secretdox
Digg about more leaked documents with link to download said documents
http://www.digg.com/odd_stuff/More_Scientology_Secret_DOX

• 5000$ reward for Info on hackers
list of religious freedom watch with IP list (which turned out to be all proxies) only mentioned here because it shows how this all escalates
http://web.archive.org/web/20070531071115/http://www.religiousfreedomwatch.org/media-newsroom/5000-reward/

• Encyclopedia Dramatica entry for Project Chanology
now heavily censored (real or mock censoring? I have no idea)
http://www.encyclopediadramatica.com/PROJECT_CHANOLOGY

• Facebook group
(can’t verify, I don’t have a Facebook account)
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=8692134295&ref=mf

• TIME MAGAZINE Article on Scientology (May 6th,1991)
http://www.xenu.net/archive/media/time910605.html

• Sky.com News coverage (Jan 24th 2008)
http://skynews.typepad.com/skydotcomnews/2008/01/join-martin-sta.html?cid=98388984
see Youtube video 8

• Coverage on FOK (Jan. 24th, 2008)
(Dutch "news-" site fok.nl)
http://frontpage.fok.nl/nieuws/87008

• National Post Coverage (Jan. 24th, 2008)
(Canadian Newspaper)
http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/posted/archive/2008/01/24/scientology-under-digital-assault-by-web-vigilantes.aspx

• Letter to Anonymous from an X-OSA Op
http://forum.exscn.net/showthread.php?t=3448

• KNBC News Coverage
last update Jan 25th, 2008
http://www.knbc.com/news/15132220/detail.html?dl=mainclick

• news.com coverage (Jan 24th, 2008)
http://www.news.com/8301-10789_3-9857666-57.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20

second article on (Jan. 25th, 2008)
http://www.news.com/8301-10789_3-9858436-57.html?tag=nefd.blgs

• news.com.au coverage (Jan. 25th, 2008)
http://www.news.com.au/technology/story/0,25642,23107452-5014239,00.html

• Times Online coverage (Jan. 25th, 2008)
http://technology.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/tech_and_web/article3250934.ece

• Dagbladet coverage (Norwegian newspaper, Jan. 25th, 2008)
http://www.kjendis.no/2008/01/25/524935.html

• The Register coverage (Jan. 25th, 2008)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/01/25/ddos_scientology_controversy

• FOX News coverage (Jan. 25th, 2008)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325586,00.html

• Bullshido.net converage
http://www.bullshido.net./forums/showthread.php?s=4cf663618a1ce505b3f05dc000db4069&t=65494

• United Press International coverage (Jan. 25th, 2008)
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/01/25/hackers_target_scientology/6880

• PerezHilton.com coverage
http://perezhilton.com/2008-01-25-calling-war-on-scientology

• Dlisted.com coverage
http://dlisted.com/node/22335

• Bild.de coverage
biggest German newspaper, they even dubbed the video “Message to Scientology”
http://www.bild.t-online.de/BILD/digital/technikwelt/2008/01/scientology/hacker-krieg.html

• Associatedcontent.com coverage
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/563735/scientology_vs_anonymous_an_internet.html

• Plaidbutton.com coverage (Jan. 25th, 2008)
blog entry summarizing the events
http://blog.plaidbuttonup.com/2008/01/25/anonymous-vs-scientology-who-are-they-and-why-do-i-even-care

• Edmontonsun coverage (Jan. 25th, 2008)
http://www.edmontonsun.com/News/Edmonton/2008/01/25/4794425.html

Directly Related Videos:
1. “Message to the mass media from Anonymous:”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hntaw9m-QmQ
the voice in this video mentions the 2nd video called

2. “Message to Scientology”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JCbKv9yiLiQ
aka:
“Q: Scientology A: Anonymous”
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2547253292326096449

3. “Message Number 2 to Scientology”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=xaXnajwcPLM&feature=related
the voice in this video mentions a video called
“L. Ron Hubbard talking about Xenu”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=7BfQVzQzo5I&feature=user

4. Anonymous - Second address to Scientology
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yozvaMGkDjo

5. “Help Stop Scientology”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvtkZohs_oU

6. “Scientology Raid”
a video depicting the first raid on the CoS in New York City on January 23rd. 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cGtUd_zBEA

7. “OTVII Squad”
a Scientology southpark-esque Cartoon in multiple parts
part 1: http://youtube.com/watch?v=rscjp79yaxo&feature=related
part 2: http://youtube.com/watch?v=0bmUjl5sPTw&feature=related
part 3: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pJWMcBiZmn8&feature=user
part 4: http://youtube.com/watch?v=b6LUN3OX7eg&feature=user

8. Lisa McPherson Orders a Pizza for Scientology
Anonymnous prank call of Jan 19th, 2008
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=MNrsZQfAtFI

9. “ANONYMOUS ON SKY NEWS”
Sky News Video with security Specialist
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnEqXMMCDEc&eurl

10. „Message to Anonymous”
alleged Scientology answer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugK9AMjCrms

11. “Project Chanology: Ride of the Valkyries”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO8mJibimSw

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Hopper
Dec 28, 2004

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I've got my link list complete up to page 80 of this article.

Can someone from enturbulation.org please contact me via PM so we can talk whether he wants the list parts for the site?