Hi seeker, all
Seeker, I'm liking the way this sounds; so far what you've talked about is what I envisioned when I first read your opening intro. Didn't see a blog, didn't see pop up ads and other "income generators" which get in the way of the message. I saw a site with thought provoking article and attention grabbing headlines, like you said. That's the key I think, something to grab a person's interest so that when they land on your site stuff will jump out at them. And I like the idea of having the word "think" in your domain name. It's very fitting.
I wanted to start my own "woo woo" / conspiracy website though, since the beginning of 2004. Not sure if it'll happen, I'm still undecided, but the idea I had been tossing around was inspired by a poster I knew over on another forum several years ago. His name was civilian, and he posted something inspiring which I'll share here, and which would be the basis for the site I wanted to start:
"Make copies, send them around the world via file sharing. I can't connect all the dots for you. Carry a camera with you now at all times. Yes, video is better. Get a video capture card for your computer like ATi "All-in-Wonder". Make sure it has TV-IN. Get a DVD burner, they are cheap now - $149. Yes, at COSTCO and other places. The blanks or DVD's are as cheap or cheaper to buy now than video tapes! This is a heads-up to make your own news now and pass it on. We don't have an open media anymore, it's up to WE THE PEOPLE. Listen to alternative programs, they don't have to be liberal to be alternative. Record radio, record C-SPAN on Sunday mornings, listen to Alex Jones. Lead - Don't follow. Be independent. Individual yet connected with fellow like-minded people. Have spare batteries / media in your glove box."
! I've been doing this myself, poking around and taking pictures when stuff comes up - chemtrails, mysterious black clouds of doom; recording things obsessively in my log book, taking pictures of markings from abductions; I'm tired of reading people's hearsay stories.........I WANT TO SEE EVIDENCE. More importantly, I want people to wake up and start being proactive. My thinking is exactly along the lines of civilian's - get a camera, start poking around, start investigating and making your own news. Gather pictures, gather video, pass it along. Stop being passive. Cause let's face it people, Rense.com isn't working anymore. It's a lot of bunk stories, a lot of hearsay, a lot of ranting, too many stories about "Chupacabra" and the one billionth story about a UFO sighting in Podunk, USA. Just silliness. And a lot of talk talk talk that leaves you feeling helpless and frustrated about what you can do.
So what about a website where people can contribute their photos, videos, audio recordings, personal accounts revolving around something other than "Chupacabra" and "I saw UFO lights in the distance hovering over a mountain!" Found underground tunnels in your city? Stumbled across strange government happenings? Can claim that you found "THE BOXCARS" that everybody's been talking about for years? Know of a supposedly closed military base in your area that's mysteriously teaming with activity and staffed with foreign troops? Well do the world a favor and take pictures! Show the world. Be anonymous if you have to...but get it out there. I'm so tired of reading stories with absolutely no evidence to speak of...no solid interviews with people, no pics, no video, no anything. There have only been several sources offhand that I can think of where people actually went out and got the pics, instead of just making wild claims. One involved military bases here in the U.S. that had signs all over the place in German; another were the tollboths in New Mexico that were converted into "something else"; another involved something called Tachymarks. Weird square things on the back of roadsigns that appear to be a code of some sort...but for what, who knows. The person went and gathered up photos though, to prove their case. For that reason it stood out for me. So yeah, I don't know. This was my tentative idea for a site, something involving people's personal accounts, with photos, videos, etc. Make your own news, just like civilian said. Create and cover the stories that our media won't touch, stuff that would get overlooked - mysterious weather phenomenon (and not just written stories - get the pics) conspiracies, covert government "stuff" going on under our noses, chemtrails. Start poking around, become proactive. Another part of my inspiration came from all the times I didn't get pics and didn't get evidence when I shoulda coulda, and now the chance is forever lost. Now I try harder.
Anyway, don't mean to sidetrack, I just wanted to share this since it ties in to what you're talking about seeker...
"Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy shit ... what a ride!" - Anonymous
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"I get by with a little help from my (higher density) friends."
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That's all that this is about... making people think!
These are just some ideas. The articles shouldn't be judgemental in any way. They should just present observations about things, and let the reader come to their own decision about them. I don't think the site should promote any opinions about what's right or wrong, but rather stress the idea that things can be seen from a number of different perspectives. I want people to be jolted out their comfortable mental scope.
