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

[drcy]

Originally Posted by KMayUSA6060

3. Allow political talk.

I don't even want to know anyone's political persuasion, much less talk about it.

[darwinbulldog]

Two things come to mind.

1. I would have a separate BST page for unique (i.e., one-of-a-kind) cards and keep a running list of unique cards sought (with links to contact the interested buyer/trader) and unique cards offered and a list of successful white whale captures facilitated by the page.

2. I would, and I'd have done this quite a few years ago, have banned Ted Z. for repeatedly harassing younger members of the forum and anyone else who disagrees with him and points out his mistakes.

Glenn Scheyd

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by darwinbulldog

Two things come to mind.

1. I would have a separate BST page for unique (i.e., one-of-a-kind) cards and keep a running list of unique cards sought (with links to contact the interested buyer/trader) and unique cards offered and a list of successful white whale captures facilitated by the page.

2. I would, and I'd have done this quite a few years ago, have banned Ted Z. for repeatedly harassing younger members of the forum and anyone else who disagrees with him and points out his mistakes.

Glenn Scheyd

I could not DISAGREE more! Ted's hobby knowledge far outweighs any squabbles he may have, though I bet a lot of them are warranted on his part.

Of course, I've never been on the receiving end...

Viva Ted!

- and respect your elders. If you don't, you will regret it someday.

signed,
Raymond Culpepper
self-admitted cramudgin (and, no, spell check didn't help with spelling)

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

I could not DISAGREE more! Ted's hobby knowledge far outweighs any squabbles he may have, though I bet a lot of them are warranted on his part.

Of course, I've never been on the receiving end...

Viva Ted!

Isn't that #4 of the Ten Commandments here, thou shalt not speak ill of tedzan, barrysloate, or frankbmd ? Seriously, I have never seen any reason to.

[barrysloate]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Isn't that #4 of the Ten Commandments here, thou shalt not speak ill of tedzan, barrysloate, or frankbmd ? Seriously, I have never seen any reason to.

That ship has already sailed.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Isn't that #4 of the Ten Commandments here, thou shalt not speak ill of tedzan, barrysloate, or frankbmd ? Seriously, I have never seen any reason to.

Don't insult Ted and Barry by grouping Frank with them.

[wnp22]

Lots of wonderful ideas in this thread. Here are my two cents:

-- I agree with others here that some kind of feedback system for transactions would be nice. I think it would help new users feel more comfortable making deals on this site and could only help us grow in the long run.

-- Asking prices should be required when putting something up for sale in the BST section. I'd say scans should be too, but due to too many images/people having difficulty adding images to their post, I don't think that one is really feasible.

-- Just trying to spitball ways to get even more discussion going on here, but maybe have a weekly topic thread stickied to the top of both the pre-war and post-war forums. Examples would be like T211, Ty Cobb, and T206 Plank on the pre-war board, and 1949 Leaf, Hank Aaron, 1952 Mantle on the post-war board. Not only would these be great places to learn and ask questions as they are happening, but once we have enough of them they would be a great point of reference for anyone just looking to learn more about the hobby. You could even have a poll every Sunday to pick the topic of the thread to be created on Monday.

Overall, you run a pretty good ship, Leon. Thanks for all the time you put in to give us crazy assholes a place to hang out!

[Bocabirdman]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

I could not DISAGREE more! Ted's hobby knowledge far outweighs any squabbles he may have, though I bet a lot of them are warranted on his part.

Of course, I've never been on the receiving end...

Viva Ted!

- and respect your elders. If you don't, you will regret it someday.

signed,
Raymond Culpepper
self-admitted cramudgin (and, no, spell check didn't help with spelling)

curmudgeon!

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Bocabirdman

curmudgeon!

Thanks- I am further enlightened.

[MikeGarcia]

...it's been 100 posts since a pre-war baseball card was seen in this thread ; it's time...Yankees have always worked for me....

...

[ls7plus]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

I could not DISAGREE more! Ted's hobby knowledge far outweighs any squabbles he may have, though I bet a lot of them are warranted on his part.

Of course, I've never been on the receiving end...

Viva Ted!

- and respect your elders. If you don't, you will regret it someday.

signed,
Raymond Culpepper
self-admitted cramudgin (and, no, spell check didn't help with spelling)

Ted is a great asset.

Best wishes to all,

Larry

[Sean]

Originally Posted by clydepepper

signed,
Raymond Culpepper
self-admitted cramudgin (and, no, spell check didn't help with spelling)

Yeah, that stupid spell check didn't help me with COVFEFE either.

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by Sean

Yeah, that stupid spell check didn't help me with COVFEFE either.

Hahaha. Try corpseman and 57 states and see if either one works.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Hahaha. Try corpseman and 57 states and see if either one works.

+1 billion

[Leon]

Thanks for all of the feedback guys. Everything will be considered.

[JollyElm]

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[Stampsfan]

Originally Posted by drcy

I don't even want to know anyone's political persuasion, much less talk about it.

4. Religious discussion

(JK... )

[BeanTown]

Agreed, would like to see more promo items like Net54 tee shirts and a different National pin every year.

Two other topics I see brought up each year are.

When someone passes away, it might be nice to have a special section (or moved there after a specific time period on the main board)

Lost/stolen section. Would be nice to have for easy reference on items.

[SAllen2556]

If I owned the forum I would...run more ads - a lot more ads. Then I'd make more money. Then I'd find a beautiful mistress who was only interested in me for my money. Then my wife would find out and she'd divorce me and take half my money. Then my beautiful mistress would dump me. Then I'd be miserable and wish I'd never run more ads.

[Marchillo]

I'm pretty new to the forum but I would create a paid membership. Not a lot of money. Maybe $20 year. With that membership I'd offer perks. Maybe try to get SGC or PSA on board for members only rates for card grading. Maybe other perks as well. The key is the site is still completely free for anyone but the perks are available for paid members.

[Mark70Z]

If I owned the forum I would put the Brooks Robinson and Orioles Forums right at the top (why is it not there now just goes to show you improvement is definitely needed) and would require members to post "positive" comments and great pictures. Also, may require to sell stuff to me on the cheap...

Also, maybe set up a friend system where the smart people would teach the not so smart people (me) how to navigate and post great pictures, at the right size, each and every time.

Leon, man you need to step it up (this is the stuff right off the top of my head). Just imagine all the other great ideas I may or may not have.

[Exhibitman]

MaKe dEnny uSe proPer Capitalization.

Prohibit all flame wars and personal attacks and enforce it hard. It drives away a lot of really good people who aren't into being personally attacked. There is no reason for members to treat one another disrespectfully. Even a dive bar makes you take it outside.

No politics or religion. You want to call Donald Trump a c***sucker, no matter how justified, go to Facebook.