AUTHOR'S NOTES: This is an actual letter that is being sent out to Viacom in response to their two previous rather malicious letters. In these letters they repeatedly called us "little children" and "malicious" whislt also claiming that they shall never listen to anything we have to say and that they told Jhonen many awful things about us.

This is my response.

Dearest Viacom,

In your previous two letters you have insisted that you will not listen to our petition, that our efforts are in vain, and that Jhonen Vasquez disapproves most strongly. Within this letter I shall take these points and deconstruct them, as you seem very adamant.

Please understand that I am a simple fan, not a leader nor anyone else of importance for that matter, and for this reason you probably do not want to hear from me. That will not, however, stop me from trying.

Your first point; you say you shall never listen.

This, in itself, almost needs no commentary. Even if a large amount of your customers claim that they would do anything to have this show back, you still would not listen? Excuse me for saying this, my good Sir, but that seems to be rather counter-productive to marketing. To the best of my understanding good marketing is listening to what the people want, and reacting like so. Even if a large portion of your customer base up and left due to some profound reason, you still would not listen? I am no businesswoman, but the very idea seems absurd.

Your reasoning behind ignoring the petition are, to the best of my understanding, rather vague - you will not listen because a few fans were rude to you, whilst hundreds of others were perfectly civil? That seems like a child's emotional overreaction, when a child cries over the fact that the piñata would not break even when the rest of his birthday was fantastic. You cannot tell me you are going to ignore every fan of Invader Zim because a handful were rude - not only is that bad for business, it just makes you, Sir, seem as immature as us.

To be quite honest, Viacom, your claim of never listening not only appears to be a bluff, but a redundant one at that. If you never listened you would not be the business tycoon you are today. If you stop listening you will eventually cease to be a business altogether. That is not a threat, it is fact, and it is the fact that has driven all businesses either to their height or to their grave. By simply acknowledging that Operation Head Pigeons even exists you prove that you listen. Right now, you seem like a child sticking their fingers in their ears, telling their underlings they aren't listening and then a second later joining in on the conversation. Sir, if you wish to know a humble fan's opinion on this, then listen; we do not appear to be the childish ones in this situation, you do.

Your second point: All of our efforts will be in vain.

Sir, I hope you do realize that this only makes us more determined to prove you wrong. You say all of our efforts will be in vain - but why? Is it that you simply do not believe we will succeed, or is this part of the "never listening" point? My good Sir, do not question our abilities of succeeding, as we will simply keep calling until we do.

May I ask you to think of the internet as the collective human consciousness - after all, it is where we upload all of our thoughts, our videos, our blogs and music. Essentially, despite the fact that it sounds disturbingly New Age, the internet is the collective human consciousness. A giant informational library, databasing all the information in the world.

Know then, that we are spreading Operation Head Pigeons across the internet - the collective consciousness - at what must be for you a disturbingly fast pace. We have learned to post in anything and everything with people, and we have become exceedingly efficient at it. I have no doubt that you already know we have reached 1,000 members after a month - is this not a sign that the people want Invader Zim back? Do you see your own stubborn insistence on "not listening" as a test of wills, the Operation Vs. The Corporation? Or is it a simple defense mechanism against a few irritating internet trolls?

My good Sir, in your own interest I would suggest avoiding the idea of telling us that what we are doing is impossible. We take that as a challenge.

Sir, you have proven that our efforts are not in vain by simply emailing us. For that I must thank you - you listened, and you answered. Our efforts are not in vain because you have already listened, and furthermore will listen in the future.

Your third point: Jhonen Vasquez, the maker of Invader Zim, disapproves greatly.

This, by far, has to be one of the most difficult points to argue with, as Mr. Vasquez is quite entitled to his opinion - it is also difficult to respond to as we are not quite sure what has transpired between you and him.

However, I will assume, based on previously mentioned actions, that you informed him only of the handful of members that were exceedingly obscene. Seeing as you only reacted to the obscene members, it seems that they would have been your topic of choice in a discussion with Mr. Vasquez. From this point I will assume all you have told him is bad news, as that is all you have reacted to, and that this is what is garnering his negative reaction. It is quite easy to color one's opinion of a certain group if you simply filter what one hears of them - ironically enough, this is a war tactic. (Not so ironically however, it is also utilized by most people that wish to distort one's perception of a group, and can also be seen in schools, elections, gossip magazines, news broadcasts, and protests. It seems rather ingrained in our psyche.)

However, if you did detach yourself from the situation emotionally, and reported to him only the facts, and he still harbors a strong dislike for our cause, then know this - we are only working to get the show back. He has said himself that he would enjoy returning to the Invader Zim universe, and Nickelodeon has also shown interest. They said that the only issue was, however, the lack of demand. We are going to be the demand. That is all we are doing, no more, no less. Do not tell an extremely large fan base that there is not enough demand and expect that they won't be clamoring to prove you wrong.

Viacom, Jhonen Vasquez, you both may dislike our cause, but you have both told us the only thing standing in the way of the return of Invader Zim is lack of demand. Do not be surprised that we are arguing our point. Do not be angry that we are fighting for it.

Before I close this letter, I would like to touch upon one last thing. In your first letter to the Operation, you insisted on referring to us as small children, and then proceed to call our leader "child". You then demand that we treat you with respect. Sir, it is quite hard to do this when you are so condescending not only to us, but to the entire Invader Zim fanbase. It is downright hypocritical. Understand that I am treating you with respect right now because I wish to give you a chance - however if this behavior persists I will be forced to use a much less pleasant tone. My mother along with several other members are far above the age reciprocal of "child", so I hope you understand my issue with this phrasing.

Thank you for taking the time to read this. I am sure you are a much more lovely person than my initial impression suggested.

Sincerely,

Alexia Vithadas