What was the culture of this forum a decade ago?

Runscott · #1 10-21-2013, 11:20 AM

There were more non-T206 'in depth' discussions. Most of the detailed card websites did not exist, so there were plenty of details about cards, etc., that we were still hashing out. I really enjoyed the esoteric card topics - most of those get lost very quickly now.

Vintage photos got very little airtime - other than David, I had to beg people to talk with me about them.

rainier2004 · #2 10-21-2013, 03:05 PM

Thanks for all the replies guys, it helps paint a picture for me. I think it is very important to know where one comes from and no those that laid the groundwork.

So I still "pop-up" defined, and I have never seen the word "cacophony"...I guess I am slow, thanks for any help.

slidekellyslide · #3 10-21-2013, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Runscott

There were more non-T206 'in depth' discussions. Most of the detailed card websites did not exist, so there were plenty of details about cards, etc., that we were still hashing out. I really enjoyed the esoteric card topics - most of those get lost very quickly now.

Vintage photos got very little airtime - other than David, I had to beg people to talk with me about them.

Vintage photos are actually how I found Net54...hard to believe but I think it's been 10 years now since the Matty McIntyre album was cut up and sold on ebay. I did a google search after having won many of the photos and found others discussing them.

slidekellyslide · #4 10-21-2013, 04:09 PM

Also 10 years ago there was a ton of friction between memorabilia and card only collectors. There was a fellow named Robert Plancich who was really hitting Mastro and Dave Bushing hard on game used bats...some of that discussion was overtaking the board and caused a lot of fighting.

T206Collector · #5 10-21-2013, 04:32 PM

I would say the differences are only subtle. I still miss the halcyon days of basic text messaging, where you didn't have as much "noise" between each post. And the site was a lot less commercial.

In terms of substance, I have found that I drift from the threads more than I used to. How many times can I read about the different nuances of T206s? Still, I do think we need a good "F. Scott Fitzgerald" post every six months or so.

A while ago I went into the ancient archives and started bumping certain threads to the top. I thought it was awesome to engage for the first time on some topics that hadn't been addressed in a really long time. I think I went overboard, and got a slap down from the benevolent moderator. But, there is something to be said for the notion that we get a lot of repeat business on some boring topics, and other amazing topics get under-noticed.

Also, as the regular contributors start to "green", you get a lot of dis-interest in topics that have been beaten to death.

All-in-all, I haven't noticed too much of a change. Like I said, it's been subtle.

DaveW · #6 10-21-2013, 04:49 PM

2 more big differences from 10 years ago:
1) BarryS used to correct spelling and grammar errors for everybody so
we could look more intelligent
2) More women used to contribute (Joanne, Julie, etc)

Times change.

Rich Klein · #7 10-21-2013, 06:18 PM

Is that we HAVE to ID ourselves if we participate in controversial threads. In my opinion, that makes us take responsbility for what we do or say.

Since unlike other boards, we don't have threads removed for the heck of it -- that makes for a more intelligent discussion basis

Rich

barrysloate · #8 10-22-2013, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveW

2 more big differences from 10 years ago:
1) BarryS used to correct spelling and grammar errors for everybody so
we could look more intelligent
2) More women used to contribute (Joanne, Julie, etc)

Times change.

It did not go over too well Dave, so I stopped. I am not sure many people care about spelling any more.

ullmandds · #9 10-22-2013, 08:05 AM

I do Barry...I do!!!!

peterose4hof · #10 10-22-2013, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by barrysloate

It did not go over too well Dave, so I stopped. I am not sure many people care about spelling any more.

Barry, did you correct grammar in addition to spelling errors? It seems like that would be a full-time job.

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