Here is a can of worms....If I owned the forum I would....

[Leon]

I saw this question on another forum and thought it would be good here too.
This should be interesting. Anything except banning me is acceptable, though I guess that is an acceptable suggestion, it probably won't happen. I have an idea of some of the responses but we'll see.... SO-

If I owned the forum I would_____________



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[Jim65]

If I owned the forum I would.. leave it as is, if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

If I owned the forum, I would hand the reigns off to Leon.

[Leon]

You are biased because of "the" thread.

Originally Posted by EYECOLLECTVINTAGE

If I owned the forum, I would hand the reigns off to Leon.

[ullmandds]

enforce the forum rules unilaterally(yes i meant uniformly)...not selectively.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by ullmandds

enforce the forum rules unilaterally...not selectively.

I think you mean uniformly lol.

[T206Collector]

...simplify it and organize it more efficiently, more like the original Network54 template -- fewer graphics, less clickable options. There is a lot of peripheral noise most of us never click through. Messaging is also overly technical.

[pawpawdiv9]

1. impose a fee/subscription
2. weekly/monthly contest
3. card raffles/giveaways
4. coupons to VCP, grading tpg's, magazines & beer etc.

[EYECOLLECTVINTAGE]

Originally Posted by Leon

You are biased because of "the" thread.

No I seriously think you do a great job. F the haters and cry babies. You da man Stan.

[BobbyVCP]

It is impossible to make everyone happy on any forum...as long as the majority is pleased then you are doing a fantastic job.

As someone mentioned giving out VCP coupons...think I can help in that department.

[barrysloate]

My post was just a joke, fake news if you will. Two things I would do:

I would not allow personal attacks on the board and would be quick to ban the various posters who troll internet sites just to cause trouble.

Also, since a lot of time and effort was put into constructing this board, I would make sure posts were put in their proper section. If someone asked a question about the 1981 Billy Ripken card on the main board, I would move it to its proper place. There really isn't any need for off topic posts, because we have a section for pretty much anything.

[howard38]

I'd make thumbs up and thumbs down tabs so we wouldn't have to make an entire post just to type +1.

[JoeyFarino]

Get rid of the soccer/cricket card section and replace it with a photo section. Who the hell collects cricket cards...lol

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by JoeyFarino

Get rid of the soccer/cricket card section and replace it with a photo section. Who the hell collects cricket cards...lol

Cricket = yes, soccer = NO! There are some very popular (and expensive) soccer cards out there. Some of the Pele, Maradona, Messi, Ronaldo, etc. rookies are selling for thousands (research it). The soccer card market is growing. Obviously it will never be anything like the big three (baseball, American football and basketball), but there will always be demand for the stars, especially their rookies.

Originally Posted by KMayUSA6060

3. Allow political talk.

Bad idea. If people on this forum fight like crazy over cardboard, then what do you think will happen if we all start discussing politics?

[EvilKing00]

Originally Posted by JoeyFarino

Get rid of the soccer/cricket card section and replace it with a photo section. Who the hell collects cricket cards...lol

Never noticed this section lol

[samosa4u]

I know this forum is very popular among baseball collectors, but it is lacking in the others areas such as hockey, basketball, etc. You need to try to reach out to these collectors in order to grow your forum. Try to advertise in magazines (Beckett, card show magazines, SMR, etc.) and online. Also, the companies that advertise on this site should put a Net54baseball banner on their sites.

[Griffins]

I'd run an annual poll like VCBC used to have.

[puckpaul]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

I know this forum is very popular among baseball collectors, but it is lacking in the others areas such as hockey, basketball, etc. You need to try to reach out to these collectors in order to grow your forum. Try to advertise in magazines (Beckett, card show magazines, SMR, etc.) and online. Also, the companies that advertise on this site should put a Net54baseball banner on their sites.

i agree. i think Hockey with its long history is deserving of its own section.

[drcy]

Originally Posted by EYECOLLECTVINTAGE

If I owned the forum, I would hand the reigns off to Leon.

+1

[egri]

Originally Posted by TheNightmanCometh

NO!!!!

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

NO.

Agreed. With how vitriolic the past few election cycles have been (and possibly further back than that, I'm just not old enough to remember), it's been nice to have one place on the internet that politics doesn't seep in to.

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by drcy

+1

Second that!

Best wishes,

Larry

[Thecafewha]

Maybe have "verified" users, who are know to others, trusted, history of positive transactions.

I also prefer this board as a place I don't get overloaded with modern stuff (although I know this threshold and era is different for each of us.)

I use the Tapatalk app and feel everything is well organized.

Honestly, keep it going Leon. This is by far my favorite forum.


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[Bill77]

If I owned the forum I would have probably run it into the ground a long time ago, so I guess its good I'm not in charge.

Other than that pearl of wisdom I got nothin new to add.