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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: Mark Rios
...needs to die. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: leon
I have had that sentiment shared with me already. I am slow to kill a thread for the sake of killing it. Personal thoughts aside, if folks want to continue to talk about it I don't think I should stop it now, if ever. regards |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: David Smith
The connection is history. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: jay behrens
deleted becuase after reading Dave's other's posts, I realized he's got issued with Bonds that are worth turning this thread into the monstrosity that the Bonds thread already is. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: Jason
Leon doesn't want to kill it because he wants to see how high it will get as far as posts. My thread was removed so this one and the Mantle vs. Mays should be also. It's whatever fits justification for that day I suppose. We should either delete all posts not regarding prewar or leave them on. Don't ride the fence. Just my 2 cents. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: T206Collector
As I stated in the Mantle/Mays thread, if you want to make friends and talk about things with other board members that you care deeply about but have nothing to do with pre-WWII baseball cards, take it somewhere else. It is just not as simple as "If you don't like OT topics, don't read them." They dilute the integrity of the Board. Seriously. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: leon
I guess I should explain a little bit about why I do what I do (for the umpteenth -is that a word?) time. First of all this is not a democracy. If anyone thinks I play favorites on the board they are correct. My favorite folks on the board are the ones that participate the most in good pre-wwII vintage baseball card threads. My most favorite folks are the ones that START good threads. It really isn't personal though. So I do play favorites, on the board. Sometimes there are too many off topic threads going and I have to put a little bit of a squelch to it. That usually makes someone unhappy and generally it won't be someone that is one of my favorites, but it could be. I feel my job as the moderator/owner (I guess) is to further the welfare of this board. The welfare, in this case is not having more threads and posts about any darn thing in the world but about the integrity of the site, as previously mentioned. Folks really need to read the rules to see where I am coming from and going. I can't recall EVER deleting or stopping a pre-wwII card thread (could have but don't remember). I do think letting some O/T go is good for the board as it does promote a "family" sentiment but only with regular participants. If you are a lurker, or very infrequent poster, then you shouldn't be posting off topic threads. I guess you could say I speak out of both sides of my mouth, as I was recently accused of, but that's the way it goes. Also, generally speaking, if someone tells me to do something I won't do it. Such as "you need to delete this or that". I do look at it though and if it makes sense then I will step in. For the most part I do try to let stuff go...Thanks to all for not posting off topics the last few days and I think a few would be ok again, only if you have recently started good board related threads though. If anyone has any questions please post in this thread or email me. Thanks to all.... |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: ScottIngold
I look at it like time in counts for something here. Most of us have done buisness on the honer system and at the least know each other through the board. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: T206Collector
"Where else can i listen to people who actually saw these guy's play and get all of the different take's." |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: ScottIngold
If it is Leon's decision than why are all of the comments made ? |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: leon
I sort of take issue with the statement of "all knowing, all powerful moderator".....On almost all important decisions I consult with my right hand man and the previous 2 owners of the board. I have definitely changed a decision or two recently, after consultation. Yes, I am where the buck stops but I do have a committee I consult with too......As for off topic posts, the rules and my previous response, state my views.....regards all.... |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: Ted Zanidakis
Paul (T206Collector) |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: Joann
There are really only three possible ways to govern this kind of forum. Any and all OT allowed, no OT allowed at all, and some kind of compromise. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: T206Collector
...I meant to say, "But it seemed pretty remarkable and insensitive to me that a day after we (properly and happily) get a 1952 Topps thread locked |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: T206Collector
..."I guess I think and hope that those regulars that can occasionally go OT do so wisely and think it through before starting an OT, and that everyone collectively allow OT threads to die out after a reasonable time." |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: Peter_Spaeth
What Ted Z. said. I can't believe an o/t thread is such a big deal that someone would actually feel "glee" when it was locked. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: jay behrens
T206collector, sounds like you need to take your own advice. If you don't like what is going on here, then go ahead and start you own message board that is exclusively vintage card talk and nothing else. You'll get a few people to participate, but you'll find that people will lose interest for 2 reason, there won't be much activity there because of the very limited discussion, and you won't get most of the experts to got here since most people, like myself, wouldn't want to waste time duplicating info that we've already passed along here. But if you want is a purely vintage card forum, then go right ahead and start one up. More power to ya and best of luck. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: DJ
Leon does a great job on the Board, lay off. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: T206Collector
You need to start your own forum! In fact, everyone should start their own fora. And then everything will always be on topic. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: jay behrens
I'm not the one with an issue as to how this forum is run. You are the one that has issues. Leon and I may butt heads once in awhile, but I have no real issue with how he runs the board, so why would I want to go start my own forum? If I am gonna start a forum, it's going to be about egalatarian sectarianism among protoplasmic lifeforms in Mr Mint's navel. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: ScottIngold
Wow, all over o/t's. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: T206Collector
Even I admit that OT threads about Mr. Mint always make me chuckle. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: warshawlaw
Info about dealers, auctioneers, etc. is part and parcel of the hobby of vintage card collecting. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: T206Collector
...but you would agree that the Mr. Mint posts are a little different than your typical, "How are XYZ's prices/grading/etc." |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: Peter_Spaeth
Jay has been sounding pretty reasonable as of late, hasn't he? |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: T206Collector
I felt "glee" in the sense that I am noting that that OT thread was locked and expressing that I supported that decision. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: Peter_Spaeth
takes your pick |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: T206Collector
...mirth. Nothing malicious about wanting fewer OT posts. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: jay behrens
You guys are going to give me a complex if you all start agreeing with me. |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: Andrew Parks
umpteenth |
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Leon: The Bonds Thread....and O/T posts
Posted By: Judge Dred (Fred)
Yeah, what Jay's been saying... I agree... |
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