Net54baseball- Game Used Forum? all sports?

[Rob L]

As long as it's moderated. Tons of fakes out there and the threads do get very ugly.

[Rob L]

Ok. Sure. I just went to GUU after the previous thread and it's down again!

[drc]

Don't worry. Leon said that Net54 is investing in a fire hose in case any of the threads get too out of hand.

Actually, much of the fire and heat in the gu discussions is due to the topics often being about fakes and forgeries being offered by outside auction houses and dealers. I think the GUU posters themselves are generally quite reasonable and even keel. I think there are more characters in the Net54 autograph forum

[MooseDog]

I'd like to see a GU Forum.

[brookdodger55]

yes

[smokelessjoe]

This is starting to get worse than Ebay - Whatever happened to "NET54"... I don't know - Bells, Whistles, Flashing Lights, Smileys & I still like "Base Ball" - Go figure? It is always exciting to read "You should post this in the (fill in the blank) forum - next time read the rules before posting" then a follow up post "Sorry about that will do better next time" Newbie etc.

Any advertisers to be had with a GU Forum?

Dilution is really not my thing, but I am good at diluting water.

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by MooseDog

I'd like to see a GU Forum.

I vote no. I fail to see the relevance of a sports memorabilia message board having a forum about Georgetown University.

[Dave Grob]

I believe that any and all efforts to create and maintain forums or venues for the responsible and informed discussion of vintage game used uniforms should be encouraged.

Dave Grob
DaveGrob1@aol.com

[mattm]

I am a new Net54 member who has been active on GameUsedUniverse for many years (username "Matt"). I would love to see a gameused section here as though I love GUU, the topics lean heavily to modern players on that site. I have focused my collecting on vintage game used items the last few years and would think that Net54 is a natural place for more discussions of this type.

There is much to discuss and learn as collectors try to understand the proper tagging and branding of vintage jerseys and bats, and the stakes are often quite high as we consider players like Williams, Robinson, Mays, etc. Often I have found enlightening, alternate images from period memoriabilia which reveal bat types, uniform construction, etc.

Thanks,
Matt Miller

[slidekellyslide]

I am for the subforum idea...I have no opinion on a split of that forum and think it should be left to a vote of people who will participate there.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Dave Grob

I believe that any and all efforts to create and maintain forums or venues for the responsible and informed discussion of vintage game used uniforms should be encouraged.

Dave Grob
DaveGrob1@aol.com

Thanks for the feedback Dave. I think what is going to happen is we are going to make a Game Used sub-forum under our memorabilia forum umbrella. And under the game used sub forum we are going to have vintage and new. Vintage will be pre-1980 and new will be 1980 - newer. Those are the cut offs for many of the card venues so it makes sense to do it with those years. Also, that seems to be in keeping with the prevailing thoughts I have read. The icon that now says "Memorabilia Forum" will be changed.......it will say "Memorabilia" then right under that it will say "Autographs" and right under that it will say "Game Used". If we take out the word "forum" then we are only adding one additional word. If I don't hear of any major complaints or issues then that will be done in the next few days. This solution seems like a good middle ground to not totally break out separate forums while addressing the vintage vs new dilemma.

Again, I realize this won't please everyone. Several folks don't want the section at all. Most folks do want it. In each of the other things we have done on the board, in the way of changes, there have been very few negatives come about from them. I believe this will be the same....but am open to hearing other views before we institute it. I wouldn't ever want this place to become stagnant. I don't think it has....

Dan- edited to add....>I was typing while you were. If you want to do a poll of the GU forum years in sub forums that is fine. Makes no difference to me. I am one of those that will make a decision instead of waiting for someone else to . I didn't mean to step on your toes.