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Mr.T vs Everything FAQ

Version 1.3: October 25, 2005

1 Mr.T Himself
  1.1 I heard that Mr.T was dead.  Is that true?
  1.2 I heard Mr.T has cancer.  How's he doing?
  1.3 What has he been doing lately?
  1.4 Where can I get his new interviews, commercials, etc.?

2 Mr.T vs Pages
  2.1 Making/posting pages
    2.1.1 How did all of this start?
    2.1.2 I want to suggest a site...
    2.1.3 Well then, can I do Mr.T vs...
    2.1.4 How do I make a site then?
    2.1.5 What sort of guidelines are there?
    2.1.6 How do I get my page listed on your site?
    2.1.7 What else can I do to publicize my site?
    2.1.8 Why didn't you list my site?
  2.2 Guidelines
    2.2.1 Profanity
    2.2.2 Topics/Content
    2.2.3 What about "Mr.T vs my friend Joe?"
    2.2.4 Structure
      2.2.4.1 HTML
      2.2.4.2 Images
      2.2.4.3 Files
    2.2.5 FINISH the page!

3 Contacts, etc.
  3.1 Finding the man or his merchandise
    3.1.1 Are you Mr.T?
    3.1.2 Well then, are you his agent?
    3.1.3 I want Mr.T to come to my meeting, youth group, party, etc.
	  Can you help me?
    3.1.4 Remember the Mr.T ______ ? Where can I get one?
  3.2 Addresses
    3.2.1 Does Mr.T have an official website or email address?
    3.2.2 Do you know where I can write to him?

4 Miscellaneous
  4.1 Can I link to your site?
  4.2 Can I steal your code?
  4.3 Do you want/need help running the site?
  4.4 I have a suggestion for you, or a bug to report.
  4.5 Why don't you have/use X on your page?
  4.6 Why are you so slow updating the page and replying to email?
  4.7 What happens to the page after you graduate?
  4.8 Can I advertise on your site?
  4.9 Do you write all these pages?

1 Mr.T Himself
  1.1 I heard that Mr.T was dead.  Is that true?
	No, Mr. T is not, nor has he ever been, dead.

  1.2 I heard Mr.T has cancer.  What kind?  How's he doing?
	Mr.T was diagnosed with a rare type of lymphoma in 1995.
	However, he is now in remission.  He has credited the 
	cancer for making him a stronger person, and is in the 
	process of publishing "Cancer Saved My Life," a book
	about the experience.

  1.3 What has he been doing lately?
	Lots of TV commercials.  Appearances on the Tonight Show
	and Conan O'Brien.  A Christian movie, "Judgment".  I'm 
	sure there's more in the works.

  1.4 Where can I get his new interviews, commercials, etc.?
	I'm trying to link to as many video clips as I can on my
	site, however since my site lives on a free server (thanks Luke),
	I can't really host any myself.
	

2 Mr.T vs Pages
  2.1 Making/posting pages
    2.1.1 How did all of this start?
	The Mr.T vs X pages began with the creation of "Mr.T vs
	Superman" by a group of college students at the University of 
	Idaho.  It has now become an international phenomenon.

    2.1.2 I want to suggest a site...
	I don't make all of these pages!  If you have a great idea
	for a page, then you should make it yourself.  It's really 
	not all that hard.  I suppose you could suggest the idea to
	the mailing list, but I doubt you would find any takers.  
	People who are going to make a site generally know what 
	they're going to make ahead of time.

    2.1.3 Well then, can I do Mr.T vs...
	Yes!  You don't need my permission!  Just make the site.
	There are lots of things that have been done two or three
	times.  As long as it's original, don't worry about if it's
	already been done.

    2.1.4 How do I make a site then?
	Decide on a plot.  Gather & edit the pictures you need.
	Turn this into a webpage.  Post the page & submit it to
	this site if you feel like it.  That's all there is to it.
	(If you need help finding Mr.T pictures to use, try the
	Resource Archive)

    2.1.5 What sort of guidelines are there?
	That's addressed in another section

    2.1.6 How do I get my page listed on your site?
	You email me the link.  Then I take a look at it and post it.

    2.1.7 What else can I do to publicize my site?
	You can submit it to the webring.
	You can try submitting it to search engines, but lately they 
	haven't	been very good about listing them.

    2.1.8 Why didn't you list my site?
	It may be breaking some of the guidelines.  If you're 
	hosted on Geocities or Angelfire, sometimes I have trouble 
	accessing those pages.  I'll keep trying until I can get 
	through.  Generally I'll post things like that on the "What's
	New" section.

  2.2 Guidelines
    2.2.1 Profanity
	This is pretty self explanatory.  Let's try to be mature and
	keep it to a minimum.

    2.2.2 Topics/Content
	Let's try to keep the porn, etc. off the pages.  Also, keep
	in mind that these pages have an extremely wide audience.
	I'm no Politically Correct freak, but there is a line you 
	really shouldn't cross.  Enough said.

    2.2.3 What about "Mr.T vs my friend Joe?"
	As I've said in the past, this is a tough area to judge.
	The rule I go by is, will it be funny to other people?  A
	few in-jokes aren't a problem, but if no one outside of you
	and your three best friends will find it funny, then I
	probably won't post it.  I used to post these, but I got 
	more complaints about them than any others, that they were
	self-serving and not funny and that I shouldn't post them.
	The audience has spoken.  Also, there is NO WAY that I'll
	post the site if the sole purpose is to tear down another 
	person.  Kidding is one thing, but I've seen sites that 
	were just cruel.  If your site is well done and funny to
	other people, then there's a good chance it will go up.

    2.2.4 Structure
      2.2.4.1 HTML
	  Some of you want to make pages, but don't know any 
	  HTML.  It's really pretty easy to learn, and there are 
	  many, many online tutorials.  Just type "HTML tutorial" 
	  into a search engine.  The one that I've used in the 
	  past is webmonkey.

      2.2.4.2 Images
	  Another concern is image editing programs.  You don't 
	  need Photoshop or other expensive programs.  There are
	  very good freeware/shareware programs available for download.
	  Try tucows.com

      2.2.4.3 Files
	  PLEASE don't send me power point presentations, or zip files
	  of power point presentations and/or movies and ask me to open 
	  them and post them.  I don't have the space for that kind of 
	  thing.  Post it on the web and send me a link and I'll be happy 
	  to add the link.

    2.2.5 FINISH the page!
	Don't email me and say "I'm working on this page, it 
	will be done sometime in the next few months." and expect me
	to remember the address or anything about it.  I keep email 
	for about a month, and after that, it's gone.  Lots of people 
	do this, and then email me months later saying "My site is 
	finished" without telling me the address or even what it was.  
	I won't remember it.  I get too many site emails.  Please 
	help me out and send the address any time you have concerns,
	etc. about your page.
	

3 Contacts, etc.
  3.1 Finding the man or his merchandise
    3.1.1 Are you Mr.T?
	NO!!!  I get this question more often than you can possibly
	imagine.  I'm a recent college grad in Arizona, and if you ever
	saw me, you'd laugh at the thought. :)

    3.1.2 Well then, are you his agent?
	Nope.  I have nothing to do officially with Mr.T.  I'm just
	a fan with a website.

    3.1.3 I want Mr.T to come to my meeting, youth group, 
	  party, etc.  Can you help me?
	Sorry, but like I said above, I am not affilliated in any
	way with Mr.T.

    3.1.4 Remember the Mr.T ______ ? Where can I get one?
	Ebay.  That's about the only place I know of that you
	can find Mr.T merchandise.

  3.2 Addresses
    3.2.1 Does Mr.T have an official website or email address?
	I've heard that there's an official website in the works,
	but that's all I know.

    3.2.2 Do you know where I can write to him?
	No.  I have absolutly no idea how to contact him.

    3.2.3 Well that's fine, but I'd still like to interview you. 
	  How do I do that?
	Just send me an email and I'll get back to you.
	

4 Miscellaneous
  4.1 Can I link to your site?
	Sure!  This is the internet, you don't have to ask just
	to link to a site!

  4.2 Can I steal your code?
	Um...let me think...NO!  I've actually been asked if 
	someone could copy my page for their own site.  Use
	your heads, people.  No one likes a copycat.

  4.3 Do you want/need help running the site?
	Not really.  Maybe at some point in the future this site
	will evolve beyond what I can handle, but until then, thanks
	for the offers, but I'm just fine.

  4.4 I have a suggestion for you, or a bug to report.
	Then send me an email

  4.5 Why don't you have/use X on your page?
	I don't use javascript, etc. because I'm interested in keeping
	the page simple and accessible to everyone.  I just don't want 
	to deal with browser compatibility issues.  Plus, I use 
	Netscape so I'd code for that one and annoy all the IE users 
	out there.  I think it's best this way.

  4.6 Why are you so slow updating the page and answering email?
	Well, because I have a full time job!  But to tell you the truth, 
	sometimes I'm just lazy :)

  4.7 What happens to the page after you graduate?
	Well, it will have to move.  I've registered a domain name,
	so as soon as I'm no longer a poor college student I'll get
	it hosted somewhere.  I'll let everyone know.

  4.8 Can I/my company advertise on your site?
	No.  I used to be hosted on an educational server, which was a 
	good excuse.  The truth is, I hate all forms of banner and 
	pop-up ads.  So it would be really hypocritical of me to put 
	them on here, wouldn't it?

  4.9 Do you write all these pages?
	Nope.  I wouldn't have the time!  The only one I've written
	is Mr.T vs the Bears.  These sites have been written by 
	well over a hundred different people from around the world.