Did someone complain?
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<< <i>BST is where you sell coins. Not here. >>
At one time Carol said it was perfectly fine for us to have the Weekly Swap which we've had for years. Now they change it? WTF?
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If Don is going to insist that we not mingle sale posts with discussion, then I think it's only fair to create a World Coins for Sale forum. Since there are separate discussion forums for U.S. and World coins, there should be separate sales forums.
After all, that is one of the reasons that the weekly sale thread has been so popular - it's BECAUSE we world coin collectors don't have a sale forum of our own.
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<< <i>If Don is going to insist that we not mingle sale posts with discussion, then I think it's only fair to create a World Coins for Sale forum. Since there are separate discussion forums for U.S. and World coins, there should be separate sales forums.
After all, that is one of the reasons that the weekly sale thread has been so popular - it's BECAUSE we world coin collectors don't have a sale forum of our own. >>
"Twould seem common sense escapes them.
The darkside isn't usually the place for petty complaints, we're usually quite a civil bunch.
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<< <i>Wow; looks like I missed a lot in a short time , but it appears all is well again (weekly bst thread is ok to continue, right?) - Preussen >>
Yes, but our beloved SSPs are in mortal danger.
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
ASUTodd, you have nothing to worry about, mate. The old guard has your back. If Ajaan, CP, Mac and Jester say it's cool, than it's cool. End of story.
Given the fact that tremendous potential exists for readers to misinterpret the tone or true meaning of informal written communications like e-mail and posts on coin threads, it never ceases to amaze me that some people get upset about them. I would respectfully suggest in such cases, that the offended party work it out through PM with the author, rather than drag the moderator in and potentially screw things up for everybody. I believe the moderator has given this forum much more latitude precisely because we have been able to work such things out informally.
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Don
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"Don Willis
President, PCGS
Posts: 150
Joined: Nov 2008"
That reads as follows:
"BST is where you sell coins. Not here......Please use this forum for its intended purpose."
I was not aware that there was a problem with spam posts on the WAC Forum and as far as I knew most if not all of the members who had been here for a long time (like myself) were fine with an SSP here and there. If that is in fact not the case I apoligize to my fellow forum members and to the powers that be at PCGS.
However, I am not going to waste my time scrolling through hundreds of posts on the BST offering modern US coins in hopes of perhaps finding a world coin I might be interested in. I have nothing against modern US coins or those who collect and/or deal in them, but it is just not what I am interested in.
I notice that there is a BST forum for autographs that has a total of four posts in it and another BST for stamps with only three posts. Perhaps the time has come for PCGS to consider adding a BST forum for non-US coins. I can assure PCGS that such a forum would recieve much more use than the stamp and autograph forums and would be much appreciated by the World collectors here.
What do you think Mr. Willis?
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Don
I will be contacting you privatly to find out who it is, so I never make the mistake of doing buisness with or even being nice to this person.
Edit: you also make a very good point in your post Todd. I am a nobody when it comes to collecting. I don't own gold, I don't own so many coins I can't count them, I don't own any major rarities, and I don't own any coins that sell for more then cars. Most of the people on this forum have not looked down their nose on me, but I believe that some have.
This does not make me feel inferior...it makes me feel sorry for them, that they are so...misled...in life, that they believe that really makes a difference.
Just kidding. I know I'm a noob, and forgive me if I'm wrong, but its pretty easy to navigate past the "for sale" thread here if one deems that necessary. I don't, even though I'm a pauper, because I like to look at the photos of the coins and salivate over them. It is also a good barometer of what people are collecting. I find it educational.
Steve
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Instead of opting to simply not read the threads, they have personally decided to be offended on everyone else's behalf and made it their life's mission to eradicate all SSP threads.
So we have 1 person potentially ruining this forum for everyone else. It's a case of an extremely vocal minority of one outweighing the majority that are content.
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<< <i>I now know a bit more about the situation that prompted this, and without naming names, it's the same single oldtimer that has always whined any time someone makes an SSP post.
Instead of opting to simply not read the threads, they have personally decided to be offended on everyone else's behalf and made it their life's mission to eradicate all SSP threads.
So we have 1 person potentially ruining this forum for everyone else. It's a case of an extremely vocal minority of one outweighing the majority that are content. >>
Agreed. It's sad that someone who's done so much for some branches of numismatics (?!) and helped to rid the forum of trolls has decided to act in a way that is causing unspeakably and probably irreversible damage to our harmless little community, and furthermore I agree with CoinPics that he shouldn't have conducted himself in such a way as to tattle to the principal when a PM could have had much better effectiveness and minimized the damage to the forum. An SSP does not a Crownman make, sir!
"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9
"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5
"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
<< <i>I now know a bit more about the situation that prompted this, and without naming names, it's the same single oldtimer that has always whined any time someone makes an SSP post. >>
So, someone is screwing with the rare forum that maintains a civil tone without much moderation. Wow........
This is one of the few forums that I have found worthwhile, mostly because of the excellent members willing to help us noobs, and because of the lack of BS. I hope that never changes.
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<< <i>when a PM could have had much better effectiveness and minimized the damage to the forum. >>
I've had an opportunity to see one of the PMs this individual sent to Todd, and I have recommended that he forward it to SportsModerator1, as it goes beyond the pale. We're talking about rudeness and insults that far exceed the issue at hand.
Again, one person is vehemently opposed to the generally-accepted manner in which we, as adults, have conducted our little corner of the forum over many years, and has unilaterally decided it should be run according to his personal wishes. Somehow he has managed to get the ear of the powers that be, despite what the rest of the membership thinks.
No matter how you slice it, that is wrong.
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<< <i>when a PM could have had much better effectiveness and minimized the damage to the forum. >>
I've had an opportunity to see one of the PMs this individual sent to Todd, and I have recommended that he forward it to SportsModerator1, as it goes beyond the pale. We're talking about rudeness and insults that far exceed the issue at hand.
Again, one person is vehemently opposed to the generally-accepted manner in which we, as adults, have conducted our little corner of the forum over many years, and has unilaterally decided it should be run according to his personal wishes. Somehow he has managed to get the ear of the powers that be, despite what the rest of the membership thinks.
No matter how you slice it, that is wrong. >>
Maybe the real solution is to bam the complainer.