New Members...
Fellow Forumites,
It would seem as of late we have been overwhelmed with new posters.
Simple questions, such as "What is this?" double die, missing letters and the like.
I would surmise that one or possibly more of these posters are an ALT of someone here, a knowledgeable vetted member having fun with us, of sorts.
I would also take this one step further and state that some of these new members, are new posters and have legitimate questions, on a subject they are just starting to learn about.
I then would ask of one and all to give the benefit-of-doubt to the FNG's.
(This would excuse the -100 guy, since we all know he is FOS)
Thanks for your time and attention to this excruciating matter...
Steve~
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What is FNG and FOS?
Sorry, don't have a phone so haven't learned the language.
bob
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Yup but when they post pocket change you know who it is...... Most new members will at lest post something that looks some what nice and maybe a DDO or REV not junk from change it's always junk so you know who it is or his friends giving him a hand in pulling the old coin geek chain here on the board.
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I'll take a guess, FNG =forum new guys?
fOS= full of sh*t.eBay ID-bruceshort978
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FNG, close enough...
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It's all so obvious. Excuse me now. I'm going to go out and shoot some squirrels. You all hash it out.
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No-one here is messing with me. But I do get a kick out of watching all the responders taken in with such trivial questions. Let one single solo individual give one simple easy answer to the new poster and just let it ride. First see if the guy is serious and at least, comes back with another question/post to the one answer. But instead, I see a 40 post pile up to an open question and soon, everyone's got their undies all waded up over one inane question. It's amazing to watch, I have to say. I occasionally get a silly question through my website and most of the time, no matter how much I try to soften the answer, I'll end up piss-ing someone off. But some do come back and apologize. It's like a knee-kick response or for some of you, to knee-kick answer.
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Yep... there has been some chain yanking lately... However, if a new poster, I try to at least be kind on their first couple of posts..... they could be really starting out... after a while though, it becomes obvious. Cheers, RickO
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Agree. It seem to me, it is to try to "gothcha" to other members. While this might be fun once in a while, it discourages others from posting replies. We should not be here to have fun at others expense. I have noticed this as well and have refrained from replying altogether.
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Hoard the keys.3 -
These folks are ATS too. They post up stuff like a 1964 cent with low quality pictures that could not tell you anything about doubled dies, machine doubling or anything else that might be unusual. I've tried to explain them to the veteran collectors over there and gently tried to let them down easy as well.
A 1964 cent is 54 years old. (Am I really THAT old? … Yes) When I was a YN in 1964, a 54 year old coin was a 1910 Lincoln Cent or a Liberty Nickel or a piece of Barber coinage. All of those things seemed old and exotic to me at the time. They were almost never found in circulation.
Today these coins crop up in circulation because a cent can’t buy anything, and they don’t circulate that much. Many of them have spent long stretches of their existence in big jars, boxes and dresser drawers. The survival rates are high, even in AU and Mint State. Therefore they have no numismatic value and are of little interest to most seasoned collectors.
After an explanation like this, if they continue clutter the boards with pocket change, perhaps they are playing with us. If so, and we see the same people posting the same type of material, we will know that they are playing with us. If you ignore them, the players will go away.
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@ricko said:
Yep... there has been some chain yanking lately... However, if a new poster, I try to at least be kind on their first couple of posts..... they could be really starting out... after a while though, it becomes obvious. Cheers, RickOAgree
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If you keep feeding wild animals around your home ( say like trolls ) they soon learn to stick around for an easy meal...stop feeding them and they will leave looking for a new food source..although from time to time they may come back looking for food out of instinct.
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TTT
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NVM
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3, 2, 1..... Closed
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Better edit the profanity or you’ll be banned by a moderator.
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@Catbert said:
@CalifornianKingBetter edit the profanity or you’ll be banned by a moderator.
Actually i can't cause Java's disabled on this computer cause im on a school pc and I can't. Don't think I'll get banned for responding to a question.
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Ok. Ignore rule #1 in the pinned rules thread at your peril. 👍
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@CalifornianKing said:
@ifthevamzarockin said:
What are you thinking? Do you want one of these?
No. Why?
Rule #1. No cussing.
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Uh oh, this thread took a turn I did not see coming
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@AlanSki said:
@CalifornianKing said:
@ifthevamzarockin said:
What are you thinking? Do you want one of these?
No. Why?
Rule #1. No cussing.
The rule says there are warnings.
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@ifthevamzarockin said:
"Actually i can't cause Java's disabled on this computer cause im on a school pc"Use your phone.....use your friends phone.....use your teachers phone.....just do something quick!
I'm in a freaking treatment center. there are no phones here.
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@CalifornianKing said:
@ifthevamzarockin said:
"Actually i can't cause Java's disabled on this computer cause im on a school pc"Use your phone.....use your friends phone.....use your teachers phone.....just do something quick!
I'm in a freaking treatment center. there are no phones here.
Pm someone your login info... Then change your password later on
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Never a full day. I'm logging off from all these inane posts and will see the end result of the damage later!
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I truly apologize for bring up this thread,
I thought it might help,
I was wrong...~HABE FIDUCIAM IN DOMINO III V VI / III XVI~
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@ifthevamzarockin Oh, come on - that's really over the top! No need for that...
@CalifornianKing Maybe just explain the situation to a Mod (i.e., Heather) and ask her nicely to delete that particular post.
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@ifthevamzarockin PM sent
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@ECHOES said:
I truly apologize for bring up this thread,
I thought it might help,
I was wrong...The best way to deal with trolls and other miscreants is to IGNORE THEM. They are after attention in the form of engagement, direct or indirect.
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I hate that word.
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@Hydrant said:
I hate that word.Which one?
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@ifthevamzarockin said:
In school?.......In a treatment center?...... or in school at a treatment center?If you are in school or getting treatment why are you posting the F bomb on a forum?
Seems kinda counter productive.
This is during "free time" in school.
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@IkesT said:
@ifthevamzarockin Oh, come on - that's really over the top! No need for that...@CalifornianKing Maybe just explain the situation to a Mod (i.e., Heather) and ask her nicely to delete that particular post.
Gonna pm a mod Good idea
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Use your lifeline
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If their questions seem sincere, honest and legitimate, then I will answer. I can smell a troll pretty quick.
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