[Leon]

Hey Guys and Girls
We have been getting a lot of new members lately, which overall, is a good thing. A community is like anything else and it needs new members, imo, to continue to thrive. After all, our community in particular (pre-war cards) seems to be a bit more aged than many others I have seen. I believe the last poll showed our average age at about 42-44 yrs old.

For you new guys there are a few things to remember, pretty please.

1. This main page should be for threads about pre-war baseball cards. You can veer off a little bit but there are many other places on this board to post about other sports collectibles and general stuff. Please post your threads in the correct place. If there is a question on how to do something please PM me or ask someone else. I am very quick to answer questions most times.

2. Please remember the core members here have known each other for a long time....I know I have known at least a few hundred of the guys and girls for 10+ yrs. It is a close knit community, maybe a bit unlike some of the very largest forums where most folks don't really know each other personally.

3. No question about vintage cards is a bad question. Please ask away. I have not seen too many people ask a legit question and then get hammered for it. Quite the contrary, actually. We all learn new stuff every day. That is what makes the hobby interesting and fun.

4. This community will only be as good as the members in it. If the members don't start good threads, and have good open debate, then it will die down as some others have. We have been around, as Net54, for right at 10 yrs and I hope there are many, many more to come. Please think about starting good debates instead of whining about others' threads or ONLY reading, and not really participating.

5. Please remember the community tab at top too. There is an album section that is one of the most simple I have ever seen for uploading pictures. You can have personal and for sale things there. There are some amazing collections to look at if you ever get bored. It's free too!!

6. A small favor.....when you click over to ebay, from here, if you will click on a link at the bottom of the page to go there, or at the top of the page where it has "Net54baseball's Pre War Cards" and the little red button that says, NEW, it will help support the site. It is appreciated very much.

7. Please don't forget about the Net54baseball dinner that will be at the National, on Friday, August 5th, 2011. It will be at the Hyatt-Regency right across the street from the National. All members are invited and I will posting an RSVP (which is mandatory to get to come to it) thread sometime in the next 2 weeks, or so. It will be an open bar for 6 hours and food and speakers....and a few hundred avid pre-war collectors....hooting and hollerin' till around 1am.....This is the 9th Annual one and I can safely say that each one has been a blast. If you haven't been to one you are missing a heck of a good time.

regards
leon