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As the year comes to a close, Balto/Lion King Sorce has been on for about three or four years now.

So with all this time that has gone by...who has made the greatest contribution to Balto/The Lion King in terms of spreading there merits to others, so far? (That goes for fans and especially non-fans)

And yes, there is the petition, YouTube, art and so on...but in the end, just how inspiring have the fans become from this point on?


So I want to hear from you and tell who you think is the most influential fan so far and why.


This post will also show how well fans know other fans.


For me, I would have to choose Metal Head For Christ AKA Peter Dunn. I'am surprised how he's not talked about alot, when someone like him has done so much. Just him having Jackets with Kodi and Star on them, is enough to spread the name of Balto without even saying a word and to make people wonder. Then add that with him having concerts with Balto images there & Making a 3...3! disk cd soundtracks about the films made by him, makes Peter, a person TO talk about for years. What the main idea that makes pete stand out is....socalising.

Now Steet has done good as well by keeping Balto/Lion king alive, but he has stayed with-in the fandom. The more social it is, the more people will be a part of it & the bigger it will be.


When people look back on the legacy of Balto/Lion King, they will not be remembered for what they where, but for what they did.

For what it did for all the people who experience it and to see how these (more then films) changed lives.

I've not actually talked to Metal much aside from randomly bumping into him in the shoutbox but I have seen the pictures of his jackets. Very awesome!

Steet is obviously a pretty main person, not only for the petitions and contact with people in Universal but also for creating BS in the first place. I am pretty sure BS is the most popular Balto site on the 'net now.

Fluke is also one to mention though he's known more for his huge Balto merchandise collection though that in itself does in a way promote Balto.

DrewTheWolf also has her Balto: The Series project. As far as I know, no other Balto fan has attempted making an animated series quite like this before and it will certainly help advertise Balto once it's done.

We shouldn't forget the True Story though. JerseyCaptain (a.k.a BaltoSeppala) was the one who pretty much started and inspired the True Story section of the site and since his historical research contributions to the site BS's history part of the site is probably the best after Seppala's own site and Balto's Treasure.

But just remember, it's about merits, not advertising

Aye though it pretty much comes hand-in-hand in this case. Not neccarsarily(sp?) but it would seem so within a group of fans of an animated movie(s).
Even your "example" (for lack of a better word...) seems to revolve around getting the name of Balto out-there and known.

I'd really hafta agree with UK. JerseyCaptain has done a lot for this site, and I read his thingy about all the true Balto stuff, I can't beleive how little I knew! Yep. He's a pretty ok dog.

Well I created the site to promote the films. So yes. But honestly, I don't think I had any real influence - not to Universal, at least.


Mmm, no offense, but I did not know anything about this. Pictures?