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bushvoodoo Donating Member (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 12:18 PM
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Did covert Anti Bush force within Yahoo shut down bushvoodoo.com?
Edited on Wed May-05-04 12:33 PM by bushvoodoo
I'm Ron from bushvoodoo.com - Here's the story from a Press Release to hit tomorrow. Please do anything you can to help spread the word. We can't let these things happen to us!

Political sabotage at Yahoo? Anti-Bush website mysteriously erased, blocking worldwide media/press.

The bushvoodoo.com site which offers a Bush Squeeze Voodoo Doll for sale is wiped from existance during their weekend launch and media blitz. Sabotage from an "Dirty Tricks" staffer within the Yahoo! Billing/Support staff suspected.

Studio City, CA (PRWEB) May 1, 2004 -- Late Sunday afternoon, the bushvoodoo.com website and online store (both hosted by Yahoo!) mysteriously dissapeared completely from their servers. When frantic bushvoodoo.com staffers contacted customer support, they were told that the account was "Closed for non-payment" and that "Nothing" could be done.

A Yahoo Billing Supervisor, contacted on Monday morning, stated that the bushvoodoo.com account was in "perfect standing" and should have never been cancelled" - She was unable to explain why the cancellation occured.

One of the bushvoodoo.com Founding Partners, having a background in computers, was able to rebuild the online store and recover the website overnight. However, regardless of the sites dramatic rebirth, all email from press outlets continue to be blocked or bounced back causing frustration to the small firm.

Allen White of bushvoodoo.com stated that "Yahoo staff apear to be incapable of correcting the sabotage and we have appealed to the CEO of Yahoo! through a unpublished email address" As of yet, no response has been received.

Just 24 hours before, it seemed apparent that the sites launch would be a success when it was mentioned by a caller on the Randi Rhodes radio show which is a part of the new Liberal Air America Radio Network. The brief mention set off a flurry of activity at the site and dozens of "Kudos" calls and emails from site visitors.

The original press release can be viewed at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2004/5/122613.php

A major goal of bushvoodoo.com and the George Bush Squeeze Voodoo Doll is to combat voter apathy, foster interest in the 2004 election and encourage voters to cast their votes on election day. A portion of proceeds from the sale of the dolls will be donated to non-profit organizations who do the same.

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stopbush Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 12:21 PM
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1. You need to spell check your press release. n/t
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bushvoodoo Donating Member (64 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 12:30 PM
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2. Thank you - we're still editing, but wanted to get it up here ASAP
The final message will be thoroughly edited before it hits the wires tomorrow.
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 12:50 PM
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3. regarding the blocked emails
change the underlying link to temporarily add new links to a non-Yahoo account. It will bypass Yahoo altogether.
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sui generis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed May-05-04 12:54 PM
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4. regarding billing
take names, dates and times bro'. If somebody is playing games, they'll get caught sooner or later. Also, it is almost certain that Yahoo has a transaction record of changes made to your website, including its deletion. There should be a Yahoo employee ID attached to that transaction that can be used to find out how it happened.
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