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thebruce
Dances With Wikis
Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 6899 Location: Kitchener, Ontario
[DK][UPDATE] Gotham Times Starting a new thread to discuss the new happenings with the Batman arg.
Continuing from this thread , since it's no longer specific to WhySoSerious
Summary so far:
These newspapers were sent to people who submitted photos to the landmark photo contest from Halloween
November 23rd, the website TheGothamTimes.com went live with a digital version of the newspaper.
The newspaper contains numerous articles, leading to additional websites:
* WeAreTheAnswer.org
* RememberingGina.org
* GothamNationalBank.com
* GothamPolice.com
* a phone number: 1-866-237-6480 (which currently tells you basically that subscriptions are unavailable because their distributor suffered damage in the narrows (the event from the past movie))
* letterstotheeditorSPLAT thegothamtimes.com
Also on the first page of the Times, there is a crease along the top of the first article. If you click and peal back the corner, you'll reveal a message from the Joker, and a link to TheHaHaHaTimes.com
In the HaHaHaTimes spoof of the real newspaper, Joker's circled a number of words and phrases:
Mobsters fight for their right to party wrote:
Gotham streets turned into
killed in
after midnight, attempting to
late last night, police
press conference
continue to take every
crime
mob watches said the
alignment
Dead letters to the sheep wrote:
his own political
protect Gotham citizens
the soaring crime rate
His
pater familias as
I lived through
even acknowledge that
up they were by
a
your email address and
material
Gotham girl guides sue elves for stealing cookie recipes wrote:
of childhood never
young
Young, pretty, and full
their time selling the
home to these days?
by walking hours
a
their parents
look ahead
day that broke all of our
"But now, after the thefts, I look
Look out gotham, Harvey Dent's tie attacks wrote:
to get in front of as
It's the space between
instead imported
killed
exploited
cameras on him
crime
The significance of the red circled phrases is at this point uncertain (and could very well be a red herring, as we've seen to a degree admittedly in Eldritch Errors, IIRC)
Edit: Moved and tagged. -SpaceBass
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:26 pm
arzberger
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Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Posts: 47
Looks good the bruce...
I'm starting to notice several words mis-spelled, I'll keep looking into it to see if it means anything.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:30 pm
notgordian
Unfictologist
Joined: 23 Nov 2006 Posts: 1383 Location: Philly
Email on the "Remembering Gina" site: storiesSPLAT rememberinggina.org
Tipline at "We Are the Answer" site: http://www.wearetheanswer.org/submit.aspx
Also: on the Gotham National Bank Locations page, we can probably piece the map photos of ATM/bank locations to create a semi-workable map of Gotham.
Gotham Police threat level is currently at Yellow: "Elevated".
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:43 pm
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LordIllidan
Unfettered
Joined: 16 Jun 2007 Posts: 737
I tried sending a blank email to letterstotheeditorSPLAT thegothamtimes.com, and got this auto-reply:
Quote:
Dear Contributor:
Thank you for submission. Although we cannot run all letters we receive, please be assured that we read all letters. If we do use your letter in an upcoming edition of The Gotham Times, we may edit it for space considerations. We appreciate your letters and hope that you will continue to submit to us. And thank you for your support of The Gotham Times.
Sincerely,
The Editors
So, nothing interesting there as of yet. I also tried filing a report against James "Jim" Gordon at wearetheanswer.org, but no reply yet.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 3:44 pm
Hurm
Boot
Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 39
I knew they would do something with the photos! I said it earlier! DId you notice on page 4 they used photos from rorys?
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:16 pm
arzberger
Boot
Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Posts: 47
Okay, just got my newspapers in the mail
I noticed at the SHH! boards, that somebody had said something about another person's name being under their shipping label. I thought nothing of it at the time, but there's CLEARLY a name and address printed underneath my shipping label. I doubt it means anything, but just thought I'd throw that out there.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:18 pm
Takmai
Greenhorn
Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 6
Is the newspaper that got sent out the same thing as the one on thegothamtimes.com?
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:19 pm
arzberger
Boot
Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Posts: 47
Yes, it is exactly the same from what I can tell.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:21 pm
arzberger
Boot
Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Posts: 47
The only mis-spelled word I've been able to confirm from my hardcopy to the online version is in the Playboy Bruce Wayne article:
Hardcopy: "it's almost like Nero fiddling while Rome Byrns"
Online: "it's almost like Nero fiddling while Rome Burns"
Why would they spell "burns" wrong???
::Back to reading::
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:43 pm
thebruce
Dances With Wikis
Joined: 16 Aug 2004 Posts: 6899 Location: Kitchener, Ontario
considering the hardopy has the error, I'm guessing someone caught the mistype and fixed it for the online. U and Y are next to each other.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:46 pm
Randomeis
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Joined: 25 Aug 2004 Posts: 426 Location: AL
do we have a chat channel set for this yet? It seems to be getting a little more involved.
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:49 pm
arzberger
Boot
Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Posts: 47
Just an updated/more specific listing of all circled/squared words on thehahahatimes.com
Gotham Streets turned into (Circled, squiggle on top)
Killed in (circled)
after midnight attempting to (circle)
late last night police (circle, slight squiggle)
press confrence (box, squiggly)
contunie to take every (circle)
crime (circle)
mob watchers said the (circle)
alignment (circle)
his own political (circle)
protect gotham citizens (boxed, squiggle, circled)
the soaring crime rate (Circle, slight squiggle)
his (bold Box)
pater familas as (bold circle or squiggle)
I lived through (cirlce line through)
even aknowledge that (box)
up they were by (circle)
a (circle)
your email address and (box)
material (box)
of child hood never (box, squiggle)
young (box)
young pretty and full (box)
their time selling the (circle)
home to these days (box)
by walking hours (box/circle)
a (circle)
their parents (jagged box)
look ahead (box)
day that broke all or our (circle)
but now after the thefts, I look (circle squiggly)
to get in front of (circle)
its the space between (circle jagged)
busted imported (circle)
killed (box)
exploited (box)
cameras on him (box squiggly)
crime (circle)
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 4:59 pm
arzberger
Boot
Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Posts: 47
http://www.gothamcityrail.com
New site.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:01 pm
Takmai
Greenhorn
Joined: 08 Aug 2007 Posts: 6
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb107/Takmai/gothammap.jpg
This is the only location I see on the website. Are there more somewhere? Anyway, I put it together for a map of part of Gotham.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:30 pm
arzberger
Boot
Joined: 03 Nov 2007 Posts: 47
That's one of the eight links you can click on that give you eight different parts of the city.
Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 5:33 pm
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