Five days have passed since the true 'Enemy Within' has shown itself. More than 3,500 have already signed the online petition. It's great to see your support. Although some comments are over the top, the anger is righteous and justified. Even if we shouldn't be able to change their decision, the managers of the company-we-don't-speak-of have to learn the hard way what it means to betray your own followers.
Here is a summary on our wiki, feel free to fill in new information and have a look at the discussions going on as well as the media coverage:
> Lexicanum: DAMNATUS Ban


WHAT CAN I DO?
Please keep on protesting. Send them an e-mail or better a real letter in which you politely and clearly state, what you think about banning DAMNATUS and fan films in general. Adresses can be found on the official website.

But since we are creative fans, we would like to encourage you to try out other fun and mad ways of protesting and spreading the word as well. Here are some possibilities we found on some of the dicussion boards:

Mark the Unclean
Take a miniature you don't need, use your bitz box to 'kill it', paint dark red blood on it and send it back to Nottingham!

The Emperor's Laughter
Bring light into darkness by using the almighty power of humour, parody and satire. Be it in a comic strip, posters, animations or other forms of art which are (still) allowed in the 'Infamous Policy'. See here two examples: I II

Warp the Game
The Damnatus Crew allows all supporters to field a unit of nine standard cultists if you play against an 'Enemy Within'. These cultists represent furious fans and they give no victory points. Should he refuse to play that way and you are forced to take them out - moral victory is yours! Also remember to yell 'Blame GW!' whenever you fail a moral check.

Inquisition Interrogation
Go and talk with the 'Enemy Within' and ban it on audio or video tape for us all to witness. Be brave and ask the unclean why, why, why! Make your interrogations public or send it to us. Perhaps together we can create a shocking documentary?

Deep Strike
Make a fan film! Yes, break the ban. Create a short and serious fan film (parodies are allowed by law) and upload it to youTube. Show us real camaraderie. Yes, it's hard to create costumes and try to act, but think of the symbolic impact towards the company-we-don't-speak-of! So get a camera, some cowls and guns and make your cellar into a place of never-ending war. No one can stop you, they do not see you coming!


WHAT WILL YOU DO?
Honestly, we don't know at the moment. Legal counsel is on its way. Things have reached a pretty pass. We don't know how bad it can become so please don't urge us to leak the film. Perhaps we will have to accept the ban and abandon the film as a Wh40k fan film or a film at all and think about other possibilities. More about that later.


The Emperor Protects! Purge the Unclean!
 

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