The site
From the and article in the second issue of The Gotham Times, Maidenavenuereport.com was found. As reported in the article, the site is a tabloid news site maintained by high schooler Zeke Dalwinter. He gathers news from various sources, and his site has become a popular source of information and gossip for everyone in Gotham.
March 26, 2008
GOOD GARCETTI VS NASTY GARCETTI
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(MARCH 26, 14:03 GOTHAM STANDARD TIME)
GARCETTI NOW:
Acting DA Roger Garcetti vows to run "cleanest campaign in Gotham history" on the same day that Harvey Dent joins
the race.
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GARCETTI THEN:
(DEC 14) Acting DA Roger Garcetti declares Harvey Dent guilty of murder in the Pie-Die incident where cop Karl Breitup died in a shootout. Money quote: "Dent became responsible for that man's death the first moment he
decided to put lives at risk for a good video clip on the evening news."
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VOWS TO TARGET MOB BIG SAL MARONI
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IS ROGER GARCETTI THE WORLD'S MOST PISSED-OFF BOSS
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FLASH: GARCETTI VOWS "CLEAN CAMPAIGN" AFTER HE ACCUSES DENT OF MURDERING POLICE OFFICER
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ELEPHANTGATE ESCALATES! ELEPHANT DEFENSE FUND ACCUSES ZOO OF VISHNU-KILLING CONSPIRACY!
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WOMAN FOUND DEAD IN LIBRARIAN'S BASEMENT ...DEVELOPING
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SICKO DENTIST PULLS HEALTHY TEETH TO DECORATE OFFICE WALL
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SPOILER ALERT!
CAN THIS WOMAN (Photo of Dana Worthington) SWING THE ELECTION?
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THE KARNASSIAN FAMILY DEATHS: DID JAKE DO IT?
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GOTHAM "TRUTHERS" CONTINUE TO INSIST THAT PLANE CRASH INTO GOTHAM TOWER WAS TERROR
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GRIEF: SPONTANEOUS MEMORIALS ARISE FOR YOUNG GOTHAM ACTOR NICK ADELAIDE
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SAL MARONI CLOSES DOWN SHARK & DEAN CLOTHING, BUYS $30,000 WORTH OF SUITS DURING LUNCH HOUR
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ILLEGAL DRUGS WIDESPREAD IN ARKHAM FOR LESS THAN STREET PRICE!
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BATMAN ANALYSIS REVEALS: MOST LIKELY TO EMERGE BETWEEN 10PM AND MIDNIGHT
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BRUCE WAYNE'S LATEST CONQUEST: A HOTEL COCKTAIL WAITRESS?
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FEAR TOXIN COVERUP? LEAK SAYS HEALTH DEPARTMENT HIDING CASES....DEVELOPING
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FATHER OF SLAIN GIRL GINA TORTERICCI SEEN AT CITIZENS FOR BATMAN MEETING
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GOTHAM CITY FINALLY NUMBER 1! HIGHEST SUICIDE RATE IN COUNTRY…HANGING ESPECIALLY POPULAR
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TIPS? GOSSIP? RUMORS? INTERESTING LIES? SEND THEM!
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March 30, 2008
New headlines have been added:
(Image of pig in mud) THE MUD STARTS FLYING!
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MOOD: CHIPPER
LISTENING TO: LAST OF THE BELIEVERS
PARENTS ARE ACTING: SCREAMING AT EACH OTHER.
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OBSERVERS: ATTACKS "COULD ABORT DENT’S CAMPAIGN BEFORE IT STARTS"
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DENT USED A "HIDDEN SLUSH FUND" TO PAY OFF WITNESSES?
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GPD TESTS KILLER-ROBOTS FOR ANTI-GANG STRIKE FORCE.
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8 COPS CHARGE DENT IN CASH-FOR-TESTIMONY DEAL
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DENT "KNOWINGLY PROSECUTES INNOCENT COPS"
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UNKNOWN GROUP VOWS TO "UNMASK DENT'S TRUE NATURE"
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GARCETTI ATTACKS DENT, BUT DENIES ANY CONNECTION TO GROUP
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COP: "DENT OFFERED ME CASH MONEY TO LIE"
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"DESTROY DENT" AD READY TO RUN ON TV
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MOTHER "GOES ON STRIKE" FOR THREE MONTHS, BABY STARVES
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HARVEY DENT AIDE: "GARCETTI IS A MONSTER"
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GARCETTI AIDE: "HARVEY DENT IS FINISHED"
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ELEPHANT DEFENSE LEAGUE HOUNDS ZOO HEAD, SENDS ELEPHANT POOP TO HOME
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THE MAN WITH 200 GOATS VOWS TO "DEFEND THEM WITH MY LIFE AND MY AK-47"
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April 1, 2008
(Image of skydiver) HARVEY IN FREE FALL!
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MOOD: CHIPPER
LISTENING TO: SPARK OF LIFE
PARENTS ARE ACTING: OUT ON "DATE NIGHT".
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POLL SHOWS HARVEY DENT IN THIRD PLACE IN DA RACE
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PARTY ELDERS ASK DENT TO RESIGN POST, WITHDRAW FROM RACE "FOR GOOD OF GOTHAM"
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GARCETTI: "LET US PITY HARVEY DENT, NOT HATE HIM"
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MAYOR GARCIA: "HARVEY DENT HAS SHAMED GOTHAM CITY"
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CITY HALL JANITOR: "HARVEY DENT TRIED TO THROW AWAY INCRIMINATING EVIDENCE!"
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HARVEY DENT'S LAST SUPPORTER -- HIS MOM?
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GOTHAM MAN KILLED BY FLOOR-CLEANING ROBOT!
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ANTI-DENT COPS THE "MUST-HAVE GUESTS" AT TOP GOTHAM EVENTS!
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OBESE WOMAN EATS HERSELF TO DEATH AT NEW PARADISE LUNCH BUFFET!
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CRAZED MAN ESCAPES ASYLUM, ATTACKS AND KILLS TWO PIT BULLS!
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DENT SUPPORTERS RUN FOR COVER, WITHDRAW ENDORSEMENTS
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HARVEY DENT'S LAST SUPPORTER -- HIS MOM?
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GOTHAM BAR ASSOCIATION MOVES TO DEBAR DENT!
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WHO IS BEHIND THE HA HA TIMES?
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April 6, 2008
{picture of toast and Harvey Dent) SHOCK POLL: HARVEY AT 9%
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MOOD: FRUSTRATED
LISTENING TO: THE FELICE BROTHERS
PARENTS: PISSING ME OFF AGAIN.
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TIMES REPORTER LEVINE: "MEDIA PACKRAT" PREPPING EXCLUSIVE NOTAROINTERVIEW?
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New Attack Ad Final Death Blow To Dent Campaign?
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GARCETTI Announces "Anti-Corruption Platform"
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Dent volunteer jumps off Dent HQ roof, Kills Self and Passerby... "Blood on His Take Gotham Back button"
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Despair at Dent HQ As Support Plummets
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RUMOR: Dent Will Withdraw From Race Tomorrow... Developing
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GOTHAM BAR ASSOCIATION sets meeting to disbar Dent
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Legal Lass Defends Dent.
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Clowns Against Dent?
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IS POLICE HERO FRANK NOTARO THE LAST COP DENT WILL EVER PERSECUTE?
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CA-CHING! GARCETTI RAISES $500,000 IN ONE FUNDRAISING DINNER! ...MENU: CHICKEN KIEV, ARUGULA WITH BLUE CHEESE AND WALNUTS, ASPARAGUS
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"FRIEND" COMES TO DEFENSE OF DENT
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April 9, 2008
A rotating banner ad is added to the top of the page, advertising several Gotham-related websites including Rossisdelicatessen.com, Thegothamtimes.com, Gothamnationalbank.com, and Saintswithunschurch.org. Gcferries.com and Kinslytravel.com are new.
(Photo of Harvey Dent) THE END IS NEAR
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MOOD: HIGH ON LIFE
LISTENING TO: AT THE DRIVE IN
PARENTS: SO LAME THEY'RE LLLLAME
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MYSTERY PRESS CONFERENCE ANNOUNCED FOR SUNDAY...
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MAIDEN SOURCE: DENT TO QUIT DA JOB IN EXCHANGE FOR LENIENCY IN SENTENCING...
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CHILD ASKS FOR PIGGY BANK BACK FROM DENT CAMPAIGN - AND THE ANSWER IS NO!
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(Photo of adorable hedgehog) Husband kills wife with pet porcupine! "BLOOD AND QUILLS EVERYWHERE!"
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GPD MAY REPLACE PEPPER SPRAY WITH "SALSA SPRAY"
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RUMORS SPREAD THAT DENT WILL RESIGN OFFICE, WITHDRAW FROM RACE...
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GARCETTI SENDS OUT MEMO TO STAFFERS: "NO GLOATING OVER DENT"
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INTERNAL AFFAIRS DEEPENS INVESTIGATION INTO DENT SCANDAL
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RUMOR: COPS DENT PUT IN JAIL MAY BE RELEASED
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IS MCU BIG JIM GORDON IN CONTACT WITH BATMAN?
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FATTY-COPTER! 1000-LB GOTHAM MAN HELICOPTERED OUT OF HOUSE
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(Photo of Dentmobile campaign rally) THE COLLAPSE OF A DREAM: "WE CAN’T GIVE THESE DENTMOBILES AWAY NOW"
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7-YEAR OLD BOY EXPLODES AFTER EATING MATCHES, CHINESE FOOD!
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CA-CHING! Garcetti raises $500,000 in one fundraising dinner!... Menu: Chicken Kiev, Arugula with Blue Cheese and Walnuts, Asparagus
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GPD INTERNAL AFFAIRS SOURCE: EVIDENCE AGAINST DENT "OVERWHELMING"
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April 13
(Photo of an office with IBIHD campaign materials strewn about) SHUTTERED!
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MOOD: HAPPIER THAN I SHOULD BE
LISTENING TO: JENNA DREY
PARENTS: TRYING TO "REALLY COMMUNICATE" WITH ME
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GARCETTI ENJOYS DENT COLLAPSE: "This campaign has been the most fun I’ve ever had!"
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CAN WORTHINGTON GIVE GARCETTI A RUN?
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RUMOR: OFFICER FRANK NOTARO WILL BE "STAR WITNESS" AGAINST DENT IN COMING TRIAL
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IS THIS THE END? DENT "MYSTERY PRESS CONFERENCE" SUNDAY
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FUNDRAISING COLLAPSES... "DENT DONORS ARE EXTINCT"
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DENT INNER CIRCLE "IN CIRCULAR FIRING SQUAD"
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DENT HEADQUARTERS CLOSED FOR LACK OF PAYMENT
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GARCETTI BOOKS INAUGURATION PARTY LOCATIONS!
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GOTHAM CITIZENS FURIOUS, ASHAMED THEY WERE "BAMBOOZLED" INTO SUPPORTING HARVEY DENT SOURCE:
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"DENTMOBILES" MAY HAVE BEEN PAID FOR WITH ILLEGAL FUNDS, DRIVEN BY EX-CONS
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RUMOR: HARVEY DENT FACES JAIL TIME FOR "PROSECUTORIAL MISCONDUCT"
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Contact
Email: tips@maidenavenuereport.com
Connections
- The site also contains references to real-life current events.
- The death of "Nick Adelaide" seems to be a reference to the death of Australian actor Heath Ledger who played The Joker.
- The mention of a political aide calling the opposition "a monster" is a reference to the 2008 US presidential elections, where an aide in Barack Obama's camp referred to Hilary Clinton as "a monster."
- The headline of the porcupine (although it is a photo of a hedgehog) being used as a weapon is a reference to an incident in New Zealand where a 27-year-old man attacked a 15-year-old boy by throwing a hedgehog at him.
Media
- Several YouTube videos were referenced in the April 6 update, linking the page to http://www.youtube.com/user/ClownsAgainstDent . This YouTube channel is not in-game, but fan-made videos well-done enough that they were linked to as part of the official ARG.