Anyone else getting bored in this board ?
HaveLearned
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I know I know, bring it all you want so might as well not and save others more boredom.
Need some group rips or other similar activity.
Need some group rips or other similar activity.
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I've tried to bring my personal knowledge and sometimes humor to our forum.
I've run auctions on behalf of some of our members here and will do so in the future.
I don't know who you are.
Since I rarely get involved, I wouldn't know an "ALT" if it bit me in the ass.
CU has always been a fountain of knowledge, a river of humanity and an ocean of interesting and informative threads.
If you're bored?
Write a thread on something.
If people were interested? I can put out a thread on some of the "historical" ephemera I've picked up in the last year or two - my latest was a letter written by Clark Griffith - the President of the Washington Nationals to William Harridge - the President of the American League in 1950.
So, my advice on "getting bored?" Write a thread that will get even one person excited about something.
I'll be the first to read.
The thread you started yesterday Mike was bad ass, and figured that would be a "3 pager" by now. Instead of that though, there seems to be a huge emphasis on talking about investments and whether or not Ichiro slaps singles to left field. That gets tedious if you ask me. I want to talk cards...why guys collect the sets they do, I want to learn facts and tidbits about sets. There never is enough to learn that's for sure...
That's the way it goes in the "thread business" James.
If ya look at the last decade?
Cycles.
I know what you mean tho. I've got many threads written and don't post since there's very little interest right now.
I've got all the time and patience in the world - one day I'll come on board and we'll be "lit up" again with activity.
I remember when JoeStalin was here and Heritage was raised to an art form.
We just need some variety in threads I guess?
Stone, you old pro you
I have absolute ZERO issues with someone, who could, well, set afloat 999 1989 Donruss Canseco cards face up in a pool (of all things), and then set them on fire and film it
What could be offensive on that to anyone ? (but ...)
This board needs a HUGE group rip of stuff that all will actually OPEN !
They call me "Pack the Ripper"
why do several new members here all have similar icons?
New defaults/options with the board upgrade, like the 'evil penny' in the past.
Also Lots of good people getting banned because they did not share PSA's way of thinking.
Yup. CU is about 10% of what it was 3 years ago.
Which was in itself 10% of what it was 5 years before that.
NOW GET THE (insert expletive here) OFF MY LAWN!
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One thing that really put me off was the new site "upgrade". I still dislike it.
100% agree. Can we PLEASE get some sort of "preview post" feature? It's got to be in the software somewhere.
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For me, too many good people banned and too many of the "problem children" have been allowed to stay. A lot of experience and information has left with those good members who were banned.
And to think, we used to think Carol was tough on us back in the day LOL
I know I know, bring it all you want so might as well not and save others more boredom.
Need some group rips or other similar activity.
I've got some 1979 Topps Baseball racks I'm contemplating ripping. Would that help? I don't wanna bust them but if it'll help end anyone's boredome I think it'd be worth it
For me, too many good people banned and too many of the "problem children" have been allowed to return and return and return and return and return and return and...
Fixed that for you, Barry.
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Second and my opinion only, the hobby has become more about "flipping" than truly collecting. I base this on the fact there are fewer and fewer older collectors and the younger folks are looking for profit. I have participated in, and watch many card box/case breaks, and almost 100% of the conversation is about how much a person can get for a particular card. Very little conversation about collecting. If a vintage player comes up in the break his name is generally butchered because it can not properly be pronounced or the breaker has likely never heard of the player.
I have no clue how my rambling above fits in to this topic. I guess I just wanted to participate and share my "old school" thoughts. Hope I didn't bore everyone!
Jim
One thing that really put me off was the new site "upgrade". I still dislike it.
Also Lots of good people getting banned because they did not share PSA's way of thinking.
I totally agree with you. The new site was such a step backwards, and if you ask me that's seems to be when a lot of people started leaving.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
I belong to lots of different "closed groups" on Facebook not even card related and there is a crazy amount of activity. Do you think the same holds true for sports cards? Not to be a Debbie Downer, (ok maybe I am), but are forums in general becoming obsolete?
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Yup. CU is about 10% of what it was 3 years ago.
What do you think changed exactly?
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Maybe they should have an amnesty day and let all of those banned back onto the forum. It could coincide with "out your alt" day.
Now that's a great idea!
I've been here, I think, since 2004.
Back in the day we'd have regular group rips and people would SHARE their rips. Made those posts so much fun to read and participate in. More and more people are collecting unopened, or want to hold off from opening (understandable) so those kind of threads are boring now.
Also, and this may just be me, but it seems like the majority of posters here nowadays are just in it for an investment vs the love of collecting. Nothing wrong with this, but it just seems, to me, that is the primary direction of the board now.
As mentioned earlier, I think social media has taken a lot of the participation. It's so much easier to share pictures and stories on Facebook groups than it is here.
Anywho, I still come here daily and enjoy reading the posts.
Yup. CU is about 10% of what it was 3 years ago.
What do you think changed exactly?
Fewer threads and a higher percentage of those are either OT or boring.
Also most of the threads are not informative. This place used to be great for learning about the hobby. But many of the most knowledgeable members have been banned either for very trivial reasons and/or because they fell prey to all the trolls and alts. You can still learn things here and there, but the steady flow of useful information has slowed to a trickle.
1)Foregiveness and a second chance for all those banned. I know who some of them are and wish they were on here. I interact with them elsewhere and in other ways and find myself drifting to competitor sites to hear what they have to say. There is still great knowledge here. I don't know what some people did to get banned but it seems a large publicly traded company should be able to absorb some criticism without such a drastic move. Maybe there are some that deserve permanent bans. I don't know what everyone did obviously.
2)Whatever this updated version is needs another update for sure. I navigate around social media and other websites with ease and this format seems like a relic from the 90s. I am very active on Twitter and many find that difficult but it is a breeze compared to this forum. Posting pictures can be enormous projects at times it feels and often I intend to post pics and just say forget it when I hit snag. Even navigating personal messaging is complicated. We should be able to post pics right from our hard drive at least.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Brian Wentz used to be on the boards and he basically called out the Mastro Wagner issue several years before it became public. That thread alone was one of most fascinating reads ever.
The board is OK now, but I don't think it has declined at all over the past few years. It's off its peak, but its been OK for a while now.
Hiya Dan
I won't post "informative" threads. It's embarrassing to get practically a zero response.
For me, too many good people banned and too many of the "problem children" have been allowed to return and return and return and return and return and return and...
Fixed that for you, Barry.
Thank you for the assist! I always seem to muck it up somehow!
Yup. CU is about 10% of what it was 3 years ago.
What do you think changed exactly?
Fewer threads and a higher percentage of those are either OT or boring.
Also most of the threads are not informative. This place used to be great for learning about the hobby. But many of the most knowledgeable members have been banned either for very trivial reasons and/or because they fell prey to all the trolls and alts. You can still learn things here and there, but the steady flow of useful information has slowed to a trickle.
I know how to make it a bit more lively but DanBessette would probably not approve.....
Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
Yup. CU is about 10% of what it was 3 years ago.
What do you think changed exactly?
Fewer threads and a higher percentage of those are either OT or boring.
Also most of the threads are not informative. This place used to be great for learning about the hobby. But many of the most knowledgeable members have been banned either for very trivial reasons and/or because they fell prey to all the trolls and alts. You can still learn things here and there, but the steady flow of useful information has slowed to a trickle.
I know how to make it a bit more lively but DanBessette would probably not approve.....
Do tell.
Funny how that works - get bored, do something, leave boredom behind!
Seriously though, the only thing I find "boring" is sorting cards into numerical order. This board is far from boring.
I learn a lot, see a lot, and appreciate the hobby much more as a result of being part of this group.
Thanks all!
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This is a far cry from your usual check-in greeting, Mike.
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Maybe they should have an amnesty day and let all of those banned back onto the forum..........
Maybe they'd all say........No thanks, we're good.
Hiya Dan
I won't post "informative" threads. It's embarrassing to get practically a zero response.
This hits at my general feeling of his board over the few years I have been a member here.
I can not tell you the number of times that I have made a post asking a question or a wtb looking for certain cards and gotten nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada. It doesn't take many times of that happening that you just stop posting, asking questions, and asking people to take your money.
Congrats that to Net54 where there is always lively debate and I can usually find someone to give my money to.
Also I noticed from the beginning that the boards were heavily moderates. Stalin would have been proud as to how little discourse is allowed.
Contest that to CGC's message board for comics. I'm a
Member there and the forum was well moderated and they tolerated open discourse. Even if it was questioning of CGC. There were major hobby issues debated, scandals discovered, shysters pilloried, and the hobby promoted.
That, obviously, isn't the case here.
If people can't talk about the issues in the hobby, or won't talk to people when they ask questions, what the heck can be expected?
Maybe they should have an amnesty day and let all of those banned back onto the forum..........
Maybe they'd all say........No thanks, we're good.
I think you hit the nail on the head.
Yup. CU is about 10% of what it was 3 years ago.
What do you think changed exactly?
Fewer threads and a higher percentage of those are either OT or boring.
Also most of the threads are not informative. This place used to be great for learning about the hobby. But many of the most knowledgeable members have been banned either for very trivial reasons and/or because they fell prey to all the trolls and alts. You can still learn things here and there, but the steady flow of useful information has slowed to a trickle.
I know how to make it a bit more lively but DanBessette would probably not approve.....
Do tell.
I don't know where it came from but I have a pic of you as a wrestler!!!! I've had it for years....I am not tech savy and did not create it.....would be fun to throw up here!
Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
It's up to the promotors to give him a decent push. He has what it takes and the fans want to see him make another run at the title...
Just messin with ya Dan.