Net54 Exemplar File

[Runscott]

Would such a thing be possible?

Just thinking, it would be great if we could somehow gather exemplars for the most commonly-questioned 'is it real?' autographs (e.g: Ruth, Mantle, Ali, Williams,etc.) in an 'area' on the board. Then people could first be pointed to that area with the idea that they would come back and tell us THEIR opinion first.

The trick would be determining a method for including exemplars;i.e-who on the board would approve them? (perhaps a handful of members would have 'veto' power, etc.)

Thoughts?

[mr2686]

I think that's a great idea, and long overdue.

[ATP]

Agreed. I have a very large exemplar file myself and could have plenty to add. Like you mentioned the logistics of what goes in would have to be squared away though.

[Leon]

We can probably make a dedicated area for them and only give certain people "write" privileges....or however folks would want it. If we get enough people on board we can start looking at ways to do it....

[jgmp123]

I think this is a great idea and would to be a part of a project like this!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by jgmp123

I think this is a great idea and would to be a part of a project like this!

Just to be clear, I am not going to take the lead on this project , but I will work with whomever is, in order to help make it a success. Many times things sound great until it's time to do something. (which is ok too) I am fairly neutral, as I don't collect autographs, but am almost always willing to lend a hand to help with operational stuff.

[David Atkatz]

Sounds like a great idea to me, Scott.

[bender07]

Agreed, I'd love to help. I would like to see it expanded beyond Hall of Famers.

[JimStinson]

Apart from being time consuming ...Wouldn't we then need to start a "sub" forum to argue which of the examples are REAL and which ones are Not ?

Also ...most of the REAL tough examples both Hall of Fame and Non Hall of Fame are examples that most WON'T want to share for obvious reasons. Especially legit handwriting samples.

Maybe I'm missing something and sure don't want to be the fly in the ointment or what ever it is they call it but multiple autograph examples both good and bad can be easily accessed on line using any one of the major search engines in a matter of seconds.

And last but not least a false impression might be conveyed that just by comparing an autograph side by side , authenticity (or lack of it) can be determined. In reality its a little more complicated than that. IMHO
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[Runscott]

Jim, several recent topics got me thinking more about this idea: all the Ali threads, the many Mantle and Williams threads over the years, but most recently, my purchase (finally) of a Ruth. I solicited opinions from 5 different board members (2 indirectly via a thread and luckily, both responded), and the other 3 more or less directly. There were varying factors in these opinions, but I learned more than I expected to (thanks). It was fun for me because while I respect all of your opinions, some of you don't seem to care much for each other. It made me wonder if it wouldn't be possible to build a framework for all of you working together a bit more.

it's certainly possible that this proposition is impossible, but it is worth at least discussing.

[JimStinson]

Originally Posted by Runscott

Jim, several recent topics got me thinking more about this idea: all the Ali threads, the many Mantle and Williams threads over the years, but most recently, my purchase (finally) of a Ruth. I solicited opinions from 5 different board members (2 indirectly via a thread and luckily, both responded), and the other 3 more or less directly. There were varying factors in these opinions, but I learned more than I expected to (thanks). It was fun for me because while I respect all of your opinions, some of you don't seem to care much for each other. It made me wonder if it wouldn't be possible to build a framework for all of you working together a bit more.
it's certainly possible that this proposition is impossible, but it is worth at least discussing.

What did you mean ? "Some of you don't seem to care much for each other ?" I thought we were all friends
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[Runscott]

That was another reason I thought this might be a good idea

[GrayGhost]

I think its a good idea, but some have this " I don't want to share what I know attitude" I don't know if that is to deter forgers, or out of cockiness/arrogance, or some combination. Everyone appreciates all the fine help on here, b ut I just don't know if it would work overall.

Also, do your research. I agree on this, but some of the forgeries are really good, and maybe some on here just would like more of the "why" instead of Just " an obvious forgery" or looks like a so and so forgery. huh?

[jimjim]

I think the main reason is to deter forgers. And it is human nature to want that positive reinforcement, so people are still going to post "is this mantle real?" even with a file. Don't we all want to see Shelly's smiley faces on their threads!!??

[jgmp123]

I don't even care about description as to "why" as much as just compiling what are known authentic examples of signatures. I am more interested in seeing the autograph examples that are rarely seen, along with some of the every day Mantle, Williams, Ali, etc. Also, building this library with only examples from Net54 member collection would be a pretty neat way to display some of the items we have.