Anonymity on this board

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Posted By: leon

Hey Folks
I am going through the threads and deleting and editing anonymous posts. If you don't like it I don't care. Leave. I am going to have a little more strict policy going forward. If I ask you to email me contact info as I want to talk to you it's not an option. Say what you want to but put your name by it. Personal attacks need to cease also. Lets get back to the focus of this board. I love my job... thanks...moderator dude...

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Posted By: Anonymous

how do you make yourself not anonymous? When I put in a name under 'your name', it doesn't seem to show up? Can you just use initials rather than full first and last name on posts?

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Posted By: leon

You may not use just initials....you can sign like this...at the end of what you say....leon luckey

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Posted By: Mark Tylicki

Go to:
http://www.network54.com

Click on My Account
Click on Edit Account
Click on Profile
Maintain Information and Save Changes

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Posted By: leon

You have about 5 minutes to put your full name by your posts...or else you can repost what I delete with your full name....If you don't like it ...oh well...

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Posted By: Rob

Hi Leon,
So what would stop someone from putting "joe schmoe" in the "Your Name" box? Why does it matter what they put there? My real name could be Andy or Buford or something, not Rob. But I put "Rob" in my name box. No matter what I put, everyone can see my login "tiger8mush" and just call me that, which is fine w/me.

I'm not trying to cause trouble, I'm just trying to see how people are posting as anyonymous when really we can all see their login (i.e. tiger8mush) and know who they are, even though they are not putting their name in it.

Thanks Leon,
Rob

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Posted By: leon

If something seems fishy I ask for a private email...to confirm it..

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Posted By: john dean

I was away from the pc leon (lunch w/a friend), so don’t know if you deleted my posts. If so, life will go on w/o hard feelings (I'm just here to talk about the hobby). I just personally do not like to put my entire first last name out on the net. Not b/c I am trying to hide anything (it’s pretty easy to find me on ebay, beckett, cu, here, and just about everywhere else cards are discussed), but rather I just don’t like putting overly personal info on the ‘net. if you want confirmation by email, feel free. In the meantime, I will try and put a name into my profile..i have tried before but it has not worked.

thanks for the tips mark- will try it again.

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Posted By: leon

Good enough.....Please understand this was not a personal issue. It's to protect everyone. If someone has strong sentiments about someone else, then that someone else has a right to know who is talking about them, imo.....take care

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Posted By: Anonymous

No problems @ all leon. I am just more low key/private than others…w/ identity theft (and some REALLY weird/threatening encounters on other boards), I try to maintain my anonymity. Like I said, it wasn’t my intent to hide anything. I just changed the profile like mark said, so hopefully that meets board rules.

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Posted By: JimCrandell

"Personal attacks need to cease also".

Thanks Leon--the personal attacks by certain people on this board are unbelievable. People can disagree--they can even be critical but I am sure that at least 98% of this board would agree that the personal attacks should stop.

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Posted By: leon

Quite honestly I am not sure anyone gets attacked more on this board than I do.....but yes, I would hope the personal stuff stops. I am going to go edit a post I made as I want to do what I ask others to do. regards

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Posted By: Anonymous

i followed mark's directions and while my name shows in the 'network 54' profile, it doesn't appear to show when i post. do i have to type my name in the 'your name' box that pops up when you reply to a post every time? i mainly lurk, so it's not an issue...i just don't want people thinking i'm deliberately hiding.

j

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Posted By: Type your name in here (Zinn)

Yes every time. Otherwise it defaults to Anonymous.

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Posted By: John

Thanks zinn. I’d think there would be a way for the ‘name’ to be permanently linked to the acct, but it’s been awhile since I have actively/heavily navigated net 54 boards. I usually lurk on this forum anyway, so will type my name in every time I post. Don’t think my posts are all that riveting/controversial, but I understand leon’s view.

that's weird. for whatever reason, now my name shows up in the 'your name' field w/o me typing it...maybe my fingers will get to save a few keytaps haha

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Posted By: Frank Wakefield

Well a fellow could start out his posts like this:


Hi. I'm Frank Wakefield. Then blah blah blah...

A rainman could try that until he gets the hang of typing his name in the Your Name box.

Frank.

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Posted By: Joe Pelaez

That we have to accept his resignation from this board...

Personal attacks on our beloved Fuehrer???...

Who???...

Where???...

Point him out???...


All together now ... Deutschland Deutschland uber alis

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Posted By: Zinn

Didn't you use to be a rainman? Or rather a rainmaker.


Joe:

I think it's ubber alles.

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Posted By: boxingcardman

This was a purely personal attack against me on your part:

"Dear Mr. Boxing Egomaniac,

If you could put your massive ego aside for a minute and see the facts, I was commenting on the ability of longtime ungraded card hobbyists ability to spot altered cards.

The best of the card doctors skills has evolved to the point where only those extremely familiar in alterations and what is being done can detect them. Ungraded card hobbyists in general do not meet this criteria.

You sound like a very bitter guy--collect graded cards--join the future of the hobby--you may find it will help your sense of well being."

A personal attack seeks to demean the person rather than address their views. Calling me an egomaniac and bitter is not criticizing my opinions. And my name is Adam.

If you are serious about stopping the personal stuff that would be welcome and would be reciprocated. I leave it to you to abide by your own stated preference.

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Posted By: JimCrandell

That was in response to your attack on me--I never initiate an attack--I honestly don't care what you think and my world would be find if you just ignored me for the rest of your life. I usually answer an attack however. So my advice is that whenever you get the urge to attack me just stop and write about whatever it is you write about.

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Posted By: JK

John,

I dont think you need to fill in your name every time - at least I dont. It fills in automatically for me.

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

I'm not sure what the deal is, but sometimes I have to put my name and email addy in and sometimes I don't...there really doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to it. I just always make sure to look in those fields before I post.

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Posted By: Joe Pelaez

Are you accusing the Honorable Jim Crandall of being a phoney?

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Zinn:
Joe:

I think it's ubber alles.

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Danker ... close, but no Cuban cigars..........

Joe

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Posted By: jay behrens

I've only had to enter my name twice since joining this board. Once when I first joined and the other when I built this new computer. I think the problem might be that you have your cookies turned off. That would mean that nothing you enter on websites is saved when you go back to that page.

Jay

I love pinatas. You get to beat the crap of something and get rewarded with candy.

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Posted By: Josh (Wimpy) Adams

I save my name on my computer, and it's automatically entered. The internets a beautiful thing!

Go Go White Sox
2005 World Series Champions!

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Posted By: Al C.risafulli

I love the internets.

-Al

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Posted By: Bob C

Leon,
Is this adequate? I always leave a link with my email address which is my name. I do sometimes forget to put in "Your Name" and it shows up "Anonymous" in the thread - especially when I am in a hurry to attack someone or don't want anyone to know it's me .
Seriously, I've been doing it this way since the old fullcount board days...hate to change it now and am pretty sure most know who I am, but just lmk if it needs changing.
Thanks,
Bob C

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Posted By: leon

Bob- as long as we know who you are by your avatar I don't really care what you put. The whole point is that we know who you are.


Al- Did you hear? I invented the internet....

btw, I always have to type in my name and email address....it's never there..

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Posted By: Josh Adams

I've always wanted to know, how do you get an avatar next to your name?

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Posted By: Bob C

what's an avatar?

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Posted By: leon

I forget but it's somewhere in your setting up your account on here..

Also- I think you asked about poking your head in at 10:30 on Friday evening at the Dinner. You can but it will be an empty room. The Net54 dinner is on Thursday ....if you want to come over at 10:30 then and have a few cold ones I would love to meet you....

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Posted By: Mark T

as my browser, they have a way you can save your typed inputs in boxes. I never have to type my name in, it remembers it all the time.

For Avatars: you have to go to the main Network54 web page and its in your edit account,personal photo. Click on that.

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Posted By: Max Weder

Bob

The avatar is your net54 image icon, in your case the plank (if my vision isn't bad) T204

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Posted By: JK

Leon,

Your very first post in this thread, you state:

"Personal attacks need to cease."

Then I read in your last post of the Mastro FBI thread this comment:

"I take the headaches from morons like Jay Behrens and Scott Elkins and Jim Crandall so I get to have the last word."

You and I have always gotten along pretty well, so I hope you understand that this criticism not intended as an attack, but I think I would be remiss if I did not point out that leading should be done by example. I know that Jay, Jim and others have said a lot of uncomplimentary things and I dont agree with much of what Jay wrote concerning your defense of mastro (I feel there was nothing wrong with your defense of Mastro - similarly, I feel there was nothing wrong with Jeff and others expressing concern over an apparent investigation), nevertheless, if you want personal attacks to stop, then I feel you need to take the higher road - comments like those above should also cease. Sorry, just my opinion.

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Posted By: leon

Point well taken. I have edited my comments in that post. Please understand I am human and can only take so much abuse before I retaliate. I know I am the moderator/owner so should be above it all but it's very difficult sometimes. If someone kept hitting you eventually you would hit them back. But nevertheless point well taken. Also, I do agree the discussion about the investigation was fine....although it really was never anything more than a year old story reprinted....As a lawyer I would think you would agree that if there were evidence of wrongdoing it probably would have come to light in a year.....Not positively, but probably...Afterall this isn't the CIA or some international espionage. It is on our home turf where all legal avenues can work....

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Posted By: JK

Thanks for the response Leon and I do understand.

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Posted By: Dave F

Leon you can call me a moron all day long...as long as you part with that Uzit back you have for $400 and take the $50 profit

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Posted By: Ryan Christoff

The internet
is not
something
you just
dump something on.

It's not a big truck.

It's a series of tubes.

And if you don't understand
those tubes
can be filled
and if they are filled,
when you put your message in,
it gets in line
and it's going
to be
delayed
by anyone
that puts
into that tube
enormous amounts of material,

enormous amounts of material.


-Ryan

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Posted By: Dan Bretta

I like the song better



heh. I had no idea that when I wrote that someone really did make a song about that.