Hopefully he'll be forced to sell his collection

[Rich Klein]

Several minutes of my life that I will not be able to get back reading this thread, I reluctantly agree with Leon that the banishment was probably warranted although in a "watercooler" situation, this post was borderline.

Note -- I was later informed that this began on the main boards ----- but I'll repeat because of who the post was about the issue is borderline. However, with Bruce, one of the issues is almost everything he does is borderline so sure enough, one more can be the straw that breaks the camel back

Bruce liked to post interesting topics and then "walk away", which is his right. The biggest problem with Bruce's posts is that some of thre responses or emails (I still have one of his classics to me on file as well)became "personal attacks" -- or posts wishing ill on others. In Mr. O's case, you can defend these posts as comments about a celebrity and you would probably win in court although I'm not a lawyer I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.

However, the body of work regarding Bruce's posts, e-mails and other issues is probably what drove everyone over the edge.


So, regretfully, whilst we will miss his interesting takes on the higher end of the hobby, he needs to walk away and join a group of similarly Ivy-educated high-brow collectors to let us regular folks chat about these musty old cards


Regards
Rich

[ramram]

It seems quite ironic that the Board's ratings have gone down 72% since Bruce's banning.

Just like MSNBC, Leon will soon feel compeled to bring Bruce back just to get his ratings back.

Rob M.

[Robextend]

Does this also mean that Bruce is not eligible for the Net54 Hall of Fame?

[Leon]

Originally Posted by Robextend

Does this also mean that Bruce is not eligible for the Net54 Hall of Fame?

Brucii is in the inaugural Net54 Hall of Shame Class of 2010.

And, no doubt that at some time in the future I will probably let Brucii back. Not because of ratings (though I guess drama helps) but because I didn't feel this last offense went that overboard. He wouldn't have even got suspended this time had he not copied his lawyer on an email to me, threatening (so it seemed to me and a few others) legal action. After defending his lunacy so much, that just pushed me over the edge. regards

[jboosted92]

could someone still explain the "we" to me?

[ramram]

Nope.

[Jim VB]

Originally Posted by jboosted92

could someone still explain the "we" to me?

What Rob just said.


There is no rational explanation.

[barrysloate]

I think part of the reason Bruce uses "we" is that it irks people on the board. He seems to get some pleasure out of that. Again, like others I can't explain it- it's just an observation.

[Republicaninmass]

Originally Posted by jboosted92

could someone still explain the "we" to me?

He has a mouse in his pocket

[FUBAR]

maybe he has multiple personalities or he is giving the voices credit!