Originally Posted by bnorth (Post 1886473)

Never had my life destroyed. Have had my eBay account screwed with, got my share of racist, homophobic, profanity filled PMs/emails. I also know a scum bag sellers lawyer. That was just from fellow forum members.:eek:

I still like the name rule even if it has been used by the scum to intimidate the good guy(s) calling them out.

Originally Posted by Kenny Cole (Post 1886481)

Yes. The Brucii. I will say no more because I have previously made my feelings about him well known. I also agree that you need to take personal responsibility for your posts if you are posting on a controversial topic or being negative. IMO, that is only fair. If you don't want to play, don't post. Pretty simple.

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth (Post 1886486)

They were a strange, complex man. I never personally experienced his venom -- quite to the contrary actually -- but what I saw was quite horrible.

And yet again I agree with Kenny, people should own their posts. It's baseball cards, not some whistleblower forum where one needs cover.

Originally Posted by Kenny Cole (Post 1886488)

I did. And others did too. As I understand it, there was some degree of dichotomy there because he wasn't that way in person. At least that's what Barry said at the time. Don't know, don't care. The stuff he said about what he hoped would happen to my wife and family still makes me furious. I will not post about what I said about him at the time because I already did that then and it doesn't matter now, but I will say that I was not sorry, nor was I regretful, when he passed. That is the understatement of the year and that's too bad. I wish I could feel otherwise but I don't.

On another note,, this situation with Peter agreeing with me MORE THAN ONCE lately is really causing me some concern. In 20 years we probably haven't agreed more than 5 times and now this all of a sudden? I may need to reevaluate my thoughts. :)

Originally Posted by sportscardtheory (Post 1886471)

Do you understand what you can do to someone having just their name.

Originally Posted by sportscardtheory (Post 1886397)

That's funny. I'm on almost every trading card forum there is and I don't post any differently here than I do in all the ones with anonymity. This has gotten way off topic though. Which is what Leon intended, I'm sure, since there was a little heat on him in this thread. It's a tactic I've seen him use many times. Derailment. And for the record, I don't have any personal issues with Leon. He seems like a good guy just trying to get by in this crazy world. I just find him a little... inconsistent, sometimes.

Originally Posted by barrysloate (Post 1886475)

Whether or not you remain anonymous on a chat board is a double edged sword. In some places, if you post an opinion on something controversial, such as politics or gun control, you are very likely to receive death threats from someone who disagrees with you. And this of course can be very upsetting. On the other hand, if you are allowed to post anonymously, you can pretty much say any crazy thing you want, with no consequences. If you have to put your identity out there, you are more likely to post in an intelligent matter. We tend to be more reasoned and careful with what we say with our names out in the open.

You won't get any death threats on Net54, although we did have one poster who used to wish people a painful death when they challenged him, so that was an exception. He has since passed away. I prefer having my name posted, and don't like when others are anonymous. I've had my share of arguments on the board, but I won't respond to any attacks if that person is anonymous.

Leon's rule is if you offer an opinion on a person or business that is negative, you need to have your name out. I agree with that completely, but I know not everyone else does.

Originally Posted by steve B (Post 1886537)

I haven't really found other sportscard lists to be all that interesting, although Blowout seems pretty good most f the traffic there is in the "look at my grades" or "who knew Score issued cards in 92?!" sort of category.

Originally Posted by calvindog (Post 1886552)

$10 Parking Fee is Worse Than Anal Cancer

Originally Posted by calvindog (Post 1886548)

And uncovering the biggest and most wide-ranging scandal perhaps in the history of the hobby.

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth (Post 1886493)

It's quite disturbing to me as well.