If Elijah doesn't change the graphics back, he is going to loose half the pledges

[BeFranklin]

I am clicking the "report" triangle on LibertyAnne's posts when she repeats this beef and urges people to complain to the blimp site. That is spam.

The dispute with the blimp organizers is for her to resolve with them, not for everyone else to take sides on.

I sent one and said user seems to be getting paid per anti-blimp message...

 

[Hook]

Maybe a compromise with the "Who is Ron Paul?" on one side and "Paul for President" on the other?

 

[Bryan]

Maybe everyone could go in the chat room to iron a few things out and them come back and report?

 

[philgest]

For the most part, I like the look and I agree with the reasoning that the purpose is to make the blimp as effective as possible-in terms of attracting attention and new supporters-folks who are turned off to politics and the traditional advertisements of a campaign.

I like the idea of two different looks, with one side having the RON PAUL REVOLUTION logo and the other side having something different. After all, Dr. Paul said himself in the CNN/You Tube Debate that there is a revolution

However, rather than have the text "Who is Ron Paul?" and under it "Google Ron Paul", I think it would be much better to simply have the text "RON PAUL" and under it "Freedom, Peace & Prosperity". People who do not know about Dr. Paul will most likely do a web search on the good doctor (if they are users of the internet) and if they are not internet users, they will ask other people and find out about Ron Paul via word of mouth and news reports about the blimp.

No need to say anything about the election.

 

[Austin]

Do you want to turn off all the people who hate politics?

If you do want to turn off all the people who hate politics then put the word president on there.

If you want to attract all the people who hate politics then don't mention anything about politics.

We see this as being HIGHLY EFFECTIVE in attracting new supporters.

The whole key is for this to be as EFFECTIVE as possible.

Well, if they hate politics and Google Ron Paul, the first thing they are going to see that he is running for president. That essentially defeats the entire purpose?

Edit: I'm still not entirely opposed to what is currently being placed on there, but I want a more logical reason.

 

[Elijah]

The artwork is in production. If you really all hate the artwork so much then you can hate me. I will take the blame for it all.

If the art work is truly INEFFECTIVE then we can change the artwork but it will not be in time for the Tea Party.

I urge you to just for a moment put yourself in a new persons shoes who hates politics and has apathy and really try to see how this can be extremely effective in awakening the anit-politcal demographic.

 

[Wolfgang Bohringer]

"Who is?" must go. The remaining plain old "Ron Paul" is fine for a quick fix.

In the images on the web, the "Who is?" appears photoshopped on top of the "Ron Paul" from a "Hope for America" image. So there's no excuse for not spending an extra day removing this from the in production or already produced stuff.

 

[grizzums]

The artwork is in production. If you really all hate the artwork so much then you can hate me. I will take the blame for it all.

If the art work is truly INEFFECTIVE then we can change the artwork but it will not be in time for the Tea Party.

I urge you to just for a moment put yourself in a new persons shoes who hates politics and has apathy and really try to see how this can be extremely effective in awakening the anit-politcal demographic.

The artwork is in production? ...and nobody even knows for certain that there is going to be enough funds donated to cover the cost of the blimp? Who is footing the bill for this artwork to already be "in production"?

I am not taking any sides here....just seems odd.

 

[AtomiC]

People will see "Who is Ron Paul? And they will think to themselves yeah that's a pretty good question.

There needs to FAR better artwork on the blimp as that is a waste of good $$$.

 

[MozoVote]

Elijah, I'm not a troll. Been here since June.

I think this decision was rushed, and it's causing problems. Something as key as how the blimp looks really needed a few days of vetting.

 

[jp5065]

I think only the words RON PAUL should be on the blimp, as big as possible, that way you can see it from as far away as possible. If people are curious they will google it. If they don't google it, they weren't going to anyways, putting the word "google" or "who is" on the blimp won't change that.

This thing is going to be pretty high up in the sky and you want as many people to see it as possible.

Extra words are just a waste


KEEP IT SIMPLE!... These guys know what they are doing:

 

[BeFranklin]

The artwork is in production. If you really all hate the artwork so much then you can hate me. I will take the blame for it all.

If the art work is truly INEFFECTIVE then we can change the artwork but it will not be in time for the Tea Party.

I urge you to just for a moment put yourself in a new persons shoes who hates politics and has apathy and really try to see how this can be extremely effective in awakening the anit-politcal demographic.

I don't know that Who is was ever a way of wakening any one up originally - I think originally its from Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged - Who is John Galt (but was its purpose to wake anyone up?)

If its too late to change it, its too late I suppose. It will however be less ineffective, because we are relying on the media to mention it in connection with the campaign. People might also ask "who/what is revolution" on the other side - they aren't going to know.

 

[torchbearer]

Maybe in your world. But one of the purposes of this forum is dicussion, feedback & constructive criticism.

Yeh, that's why the thread title is laced with extortion. Do what we say are you will fail. Sound like you want to really discuss, feedback, and criticism.
A flame is obvious. A provocation to piss someone off.
First the trolls went after Trevor hoping he would say "F"-it, and stop his projects because of ungrateful people who sit on their ass all day and criticize the work of others.
Now this. Its a pattern, not just one lil' thread about a few minor problems. Sell that crap to someone else.

 

[BeFranklin]

I think only the words RON PAUL should be on the blimp, as big as possible, that way you can see it from as far away as possible. If people are curious they will google it. If they don't google it, they weren't going to anyways, putting the word "google" or "who is" on the blimp won't change that.

This thing is going to be pretty high up in the sky and you want as many people to see it as possible.

Extra words are just a waste


KEEP IT SIMPLE!... These guys know what they are doing:

Don't know. For Ron Paul, the screen size, it looks covered. The whois and google don't really take up extra space, and Ron Paul is big.

Looks great. Lets go with it. I already donated a small sum, will donated the rest when I get the email.

 

[Wolfgang Bohringer]

I don't know that Who is was ever a way of wakening any one up originally - I think originally its from Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged - Who is John Galt (but was its purpose to wake anyone up?)

No, ironically it was an inside secret!

If its too late to change it, its too late I suppose.

I don't think so. It looks like it was penciled in on top of "Ron Paul" from another graphic. So someone should be able to climb up there and paint over it in one day--at worst.

 

[chipvogel]

Most people I know aren't even following the race.
If it doesn't say "For President" somewhere people may not have any idea what it is about.

They might think Ron Paul is a new movie or pop star....yeah I know he is kinda of a pop star.

 

[michaelwise]

Do you want to turn off all the people who hate politics?

If you do want to turn off all the people who hate politics then put the word president on there.

If you want to attract all the people who hate politics then don't mention anything about politics.

We see this as being HIGHLY EFFECTIVE in attracting new supporters.

The whole key is for this to be as EFFECTIVE as possible.

I love Ron Paul Revolution on one side. RonPaul2008.com Is a most necessary web address to include on each side. How can you justify not including that? I can live with the rest of your decisions.

 

[slantedview]

Yeh, that's why the thread title is laced with extortion. Do what we say are you will fail. Sound like you want to really discuss, feedback, and criticism.

Seriously

 

[seapilot]

I may have liked the red stripped artwork better, but I admire these guys that are doing a lot to make this happen. They have sacrificed a lot more time into this than I have thats for sure.

Will this new blimp design hurt Ron Paul? I doubt it.

Will it help people see his name or want to learn more about Ron Paul? Probably.

RonPaul2008.com on the bottom instead of Google Ron Paul is a good suggestion as it will save people a step from Googling Ron Paul.

 

[KewlRonduderules]

The artwork is in production. If you really all hate the artwork so much then you can hate me. I will take the blame for it all.

If the art work is truly INEFFECTIVE then we can change the artwork but it will not be in time for the Tea Party.

I urge you to just for a moment put yourself in a new persons shoes who hates politics and has apathy and really try to see how this can be extremely effective in awakening the anit-politcal demographic.

Elijah,

I can see your strategy from a marketing point of view about not mentioning Ron Paul for president and from a historical point of view you are spot on!!! If anyone has ever studied with prominent historians- persons like Robert Dallek, they conclude that MOST Americans HATE politics and they do not like politics interfering in their everyday lives. They just want to enjoy their "American dream". Politics has a long history of being 'sour grapes'. So persons who are not in the know of daily politics, this will definitely be effective.