What happened to all the threads from the new guy - Huckleberry ?
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Looks like Huckleberry took down all his posts. Did Coinstartled offend him in the 60 thread, or
was it something else ?
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Looks like Huckleberry took down all his posts. Did Coinstartled offend him in the 60 thread, or
was it something else ?
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https://forums.collectors.com/profile/Huckleberry
Please carry on.
ETA: For those keeping track at home ...
https://forums.collectors.com/profile/Aaronb
https://forums.collectors.com/profile/Adrian1
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He was a record pace for posts 😂
You mean like "Because of the hemorrhoids on his ass, George Brett was a crappy third baseman"? Yeah, that offends me.
He was probably an alt...…..and alts are no longer tolerated.
I wouldn't be surprised if Aaronb is also an alt.
good thing huck isnt a snake.......some of you would be in big trouble
I think it might have been over something in reference to negative comments he made about a political figure, thought I saw something along those lines in one of his many many threads. I think the Mods have been pretty lenient though, with all the off topic stuff lately.
Help me, Huckleberry, you're my only hope.
It's better to burn out than to fade away right
George Brett, Bobby Orr and Terry Bradshaw.
Until you run out of email addresses to open new accounts I guess.
I ain't the snitch, but looks like you got the 'Flag' button reintroduced. Congrats!
Huckleberry, Aaronb and Adrian1 have all been banned and their comments deleted. That person may sneak on under yet another email address, but if the attitude keeps up then I will do the same yet again. It really is a waste of time for the both of us, but such is life.
We choose to manage the board in a certain manner and with rules that we feel help make this a pleasant board. The rules are pretty simple here. If people don't care to follow them, then there a number of other boards available to collectors that might be a bit more lax on things.
For the record, I reached out to a couple of forum members about language. The tone was civil in both instances, and I simply requested that such language no longer be used. One member understood, apologized and edited his comment to erase the comments in question. The other simply compounded the problem by continuing as he had been. I banned him and deleted his comments, and then repeated the process when he came back.
It's a pretty simple situation. Please follow the rules and enjoy participating in this community with many other knowledgeable collectors. If you don't care for the rules, then please find another forum.
Todd, the fact that you took the time and explained the situation and what you expect speaks volumes about how well you are moderating the boards here. Thanks for the post 🍻
Thank you, perkdog, I appreciate your kind words. I'm relatively inexperienced on this board, but I have participated in others for many years. I hope that I can use my experience as a collector and PSA employee to help things along here and be something of a bridge between the two groups.
the Sports Forum has proven to be very durable and unique to me in its civility. Sports related topics and discussions can be pretty opinionated, as though there is really something at stake for the participants. things get warm here but never boil over, new people show up and add to the pot while stirring it.
I think our Saving Grace is that nothing is capable of lasting more than a month or two. right now it will be College Hoops for a few weeks, then probably MLB starting, then NFL pre-season, then the WS and then more NFL. there is always something to keep us distracted enough so we don't zero in on one thing and get too, too out of control.
and then there's the comic relief which goes beyond anything over at the US Coin forum. here we have Marriages and Bro-mances, switching Team allegiance mid-season and all other sorts of things. so in my mind it stays fresh. I even enjoyed Huckleberry and found myself coming here to see what threads he had started. the Tyson/Ali was a classic, sorry it's gone.
Huckleberry is sort of like the Sports Forum version of Bongo Bongo. here for a brief time to liven things up, now relegated to the history books but still a fond memory.
Well said Keets! 🍻
help me think about this for a moment.
when I first came to the PCGS Forums it was after I lurked for a short time. chat-rooms were new to me so I watched before I joined, but when I joined it was as though I had to be taught how to do things, how to behave and then wait to be accepted into the fold.
over the years it has been sort of an adopted tradition that when newcomers join they sort of do an "Introductory Thread" where they say who they are, what they collect and start the journey. these latter-day-trolls-and-alts don't do that. it's sort of a "Tell" that something is amiss. they seamlessly enter, know how everything works, know the jargon and don't care who they upset. some newbies even seem to have an agenda.
has anyone else noticed that??
1970s... I can appreciate that. We all have different personalities and influences in our lives that cause us to be who we are. However, we still need to follow particular sets of guidelines in certain situations. Some may be more strict or more lenient than others. What the poster-in-question did was not simply a case of being a bit more harsh or "real," than others. Also, I don't think that requesting that bar room language (for lack of a better term) be kept away from a sports card message board is too much to ask. If you simply cannot discuss cards without using that kind of language, then there are likely better forums for you than this one.
keets, good point!
A good example would be lotsos on the sports card forum. If I remember he did an introductory thread
and wrote what he was interested in (mainly hockey) and in no time was a very respected member. You get
a lot of 'welcome to the board' posts when you do that and usually the poster is sincere about wanting to
contribute when they introduce themselves that way.
In the course of every human endeavor since the dawn of time the risk of human error has always been a factor. Including but not limited to field goals, 4th down attempts, or multiple paragraph ramblings on a sports forum authored by someone who shall remain anonymous.
I can see that. Really, it isn't much different than walking into an unfamiliar room in real life. If you go in brashly, with proverbial guns blazing, then you risk turning people off, alienating yourself, and possibly being asked not to return. A little time to study your environment before joining in is very helpful, though obviously not everyone believes it to be.
who's alt was he?
Here's my two cents on the situation (may not even be worth that)
It's important to remember that this isn't some "typical" forum on the internet. CU owns and operates this forum for one reason and one reason only...because it's good for their business.
Frankly, when CU closed the "Open Forum" years ago, i'm glad they didn't throw out the baby with the bath water and close Sports Talk. Because in my view, and I think theirs as well, Sports Talk is good for business.
Sports Talk generates direct interest in the players, past and present, which generates interest in collecting and PSA grading the cards of these players.
Coins are great as well, and I am also a long time coin collector. However the "dilemma" with coins is that you can't usually discuss the people on coins without delving into politics. I mean take Abraham Lincoln for example, who of course is very popular on coins and currency. He was a Republican, so it's tough to discuss Lincoln without getting into some political aspect.
Whereby with sports players, we can freely and enjoyably discuss their performance and antics without politics entering into it, or even the more dreadful internet forum topic of religion.
Actually, i enjoy discussing politics, but as Todd stated, there are other forums out there for those who do not accept the CU rules. So other forums is where I go for politics. I have many posts on Disqus and Reddit that are mainly on various political subjects.
Here at CU, I come to enjoy the great hobbies of coin and card collecting, and a dynamic factor driving card collecting known as sports talk. Overall the CU forum is lots of good fun and a fantastic place to gain knowledge.
I hope the CU forum stays alive and well for many years to come.
no we are just here to talk sports not cards . sports cards are silly
initially i thought huck might turn out to be an asset because he was on pace to becoming the all-time post count leader on collectors universe in a month's time
but then derrière and feces talk started flying everywhere and i felt like i needed to go take an oatmeal bath
<<< derrière and feces talk >>>
Which would be welcome on a proctology forum.
I was recently promoted to Master Colleector and now have five stars.
How does one earn such an honor?
PS - I am a New Yorker who was raised my parents who stressed that I represent my family well or suffer the consequences. And boy, did I suffer at times.
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I have no idea how stars are awarded. Actually, i didnt even notice them until they were brought up in a different thread a while ago. It is a mystery to me.
George Brett, Bobby Orr and Terry Bradshaw.
@MLBdays
Nice - I’ll be sure to spend it all on grading fees. By the way, the compensation package is considerably better for my other titles of master debater and cunning linguist.
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I still want to know whose alt it was
Promote in your stat line for likes ect.. ? What the heck does that mean? Anyone know?
I'm 99 % sure I know who it was. If I'm correct, it was a former user that had a record amount of posts in a short time and was subsequently banned.
1994 Pro Line Live
TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject
Was it someone who got axte recently?
Nope years. I'll pm ya
1994 Pro Line Live
TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject
so someone needs to cut me a check for 3500 bucks? sounds good
I finally figured out how to solve the Rubik's Cube.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Awesomeness lol
1994 Pro Line Live
TheDallasCowboyBackfieldProject