A little board upkeep and some thoughts

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Posted By: leon

Hey folks,
There have been 3 specific issues that I have given much thought to lately and I want to quickly address them. There is no need for responses but I won't lock the thread because ya never know.....

1. Auction house, or auction threads, being discussed when close to an auction end. This can include ebay listings too. There was a recent sentiment about not allowing these things to be discussed, at least when close to the auction/ebay end. While I do think that posting about stuff will DEFINITELY keep you from getting a great deal, and after just a little thought I agree (personally) they shouldn't be "outted", I am not going to moderate it. If there are blatant signs of people selling things then trying to get more publicity on the main page then I will handle those on a case by case basis.

2. Anonymity. I gave thought to allowing posters, in those controversial or confrontational threads, to just let the moderator(s) know who they are. I am going to pass on that and leave the rules the way they are. You need to have a first and last name on those posts. You can read the Forum Faq's to see the current rules.

3. Off topic stuff. While I agree that too much can be bad for the board's focus I do think a lot of the recent banter also makes for a more tight knit family. I will caution everyone that if you see 4 off topic threads in a row please don't go start another one. This board should be primarily about vintage baseball cards. With that being said I ALWAYS think to myself " Do I really need to moderate this?" If at all possible I let stuff go as I don't like censorship.

I hope these few small housekeeping items help clarify my feelings (and other moderator's feelings, for the most part) on these subjects.....regards ..moderator dude

and a Ferguson's Bakery Joe Wood to boot

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Posted By: warshawlaw

How did he get his hat to do that?

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Posted By: Texas Ted

Adam, he kept his tobaccy plug up in his hat to give it the off kilter look. Where do you keep yours?

Texas Ted

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Posted By: Scott Forrest

Why did they need to put "Underwood" twice UNDER the photo of Wood? We could already tell it was under Wood.

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Posted By: Scott Forrest

I just noticed the link to "Network 54 Vintage Collectors". Since that table includes first and last names, and ebay and Net54 handles, why not let that suffice? i.e, if you're in the table then just use your Net54 handle.

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Posted By: leon

I agree. If you are in the table on the links page, with your name, then you don't have to post it in any thread or post regardless if it's confrontational or not. You can continue to just use your handle. Thanks for pointing that out. See I AM easy......regards

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Posted By: Jim F

Just a thought but the B/S/T page should not be used for ebay spamming. There is more and more of that on there. Jim