[prisoner]

Since the announcement about VMK's impending closure, there have been a number of posts linking to online petitions to get VMK to change their mind. While we understand everyone's desire to "do something", we have been closing these links for a variety of reasons.

We have found at least one petition that was actually harvesting email addresses and passwords. Others have advertised other sites, which is against our policies. Still others have advertising on the petition page which are not G-rated.

Therefore, in an effort to be fair, we are not allowing ANY links to external petition sites. We know some of these sites are fine, but given how many petitions are popping up, we simply do not have the time to sort through them all. If you run a petition site - you may contact the moderators directly to discuss your situation, but we do not see changing this policy for now.

Instead, we encourage all our members to contact Disney directly. We will be posting a list of addresses and other contact information, and we encourage our members to share their letters before they send them to help create well thought out and personal messages that may sway Disney's decision.

These are tough times for many of us, including the moderators. VMK has meant a lot to everyone, and we don't want to see the community created in VMK or in VMKF to fall apart. Please bear with us as we try to adapt to rapid changes, while still trying to protect all of our members. Thank you for your understanding and your cooperation.