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allstarsplus
01-21-2009, 11:48 AM
I write this thread because a previous deleted thread had a member make some horrible comments about Jim Reynolds. I met Jim Reynolds on the Forum several years ago, and have found him to be a great American who has protected this country and is a good father, husband and the type of guy who would do whatever he can for you if you ever asked. I consider Jim a friend too.

You don't always have to agree with someone's political views, religious views, or Game Used collecting philosophies for that matter. Best to only discuss Game Used and sports topics in the future.

You judge a person on his character first.

Freedom of expression is a great thing so long as you don't cross the line. This Forum again should steer clear of politics and religion and other non-relevant topics.

In the last couple of weeks there have been so many divisive "attack" type of comments on here, and it truly is a shame. Some of the hypocrisy is amazing.

Like I said before, I doubt anyone is perfect so be humble, take a deep breath, and let's turn this back to more relevant topics.

Vintagedeputy
01-21-2009, 11:54 AM
Thank you Andrew.

ChrisCavalier
01-21-2009, 12:39 PM
I have to agree with Andrew on a couple of points here.

First of all, my interactions with Jim Reynolds have been similar to Andrew's and have found him to be nothing but a man of good character. It is sad that such comments were directed toward him.

In the broader context, regardless of who is involved, there is simply no need for attacks like that to take place here. While we are in favor of the flow of information and really do not like implementing suspensions, I think the time has come where more suspensions will likely be issued in situations involving personal attacks.

In addition, while again unfortunate, we will need to ask that topics here remain related to sports memorabilia. While I understand this is a public forum and some people enjoy the relationships they have found here and would love to discuss other things with forum members, I think these unfortunate experiences have showed us that these "off-topics" have the potential to incite too many unnecessary debates that add no value to the purposes here.

To recap:

1) We ask that topics on the forum stay related to the sports memorabilia industry.

2) We highly recommend that posters think twice before posting comments that can be perceived as an attack on another. If attacks are made they will likely result in suspensions.

Vintagedeputy
01-21-2009, 12:57 PM
I have to agree with Andrew on a couple of points here.

First of all, my interactions with Jim Reynolds have been similar to Andrew's and have found him to be nothing but a man of good character. It is sad that such comments were directed toward him.

In the broader context, regardless of who is involved, there is simply no need for attacks like that to take place here. While we are in favor of the flow of information and really do not like implementing suspensions, I think the time has come where more suspensions will likely be issued in situations involving personal attacks.

In addition, while again unfortunate, we will need to ask that topics here remain related to sports memorabilia. While I understand this is a public forum and some people enjoy the relationships they have found here and would love to discuss other things with forum members, I think these unfortunate experiences have showed us that these "off-topics" have the potential to incite too many unnecessary debates that add no value to the purposes here.

To recap:

1) We ask that topics on the forum stay related to the sports memorabilia industry.

2) We highly recommend that posters think twice before posting comments that can be perceived as an attack on another. If attacks are made they will likely result in suspensions.

Well said Chris....and thank you.

I think its a real shame that one member took to questioning my patriotism because I do not believe what they believe politically. A bigger tragedy is that when another member agreed with me, they were subjected to an exhibition of profanity and name calling. Hopefully you were able to delete that before the other members had to read it. I would hope that that member in question is dealt with accordingly for his actions.

It seems here of late that the forum has been filled with off handed comments, whining, name calling, etc. Its really taking the focus away from the fun of GU collecting. I hope that the members can help bring it back in line.

Jim Reynolds

otismalibu
01-21-2009, 01:25 PM
I frequent quite a few message boards and it's pretty obvious when someone is trying to get something fired up. Hell, I've done it to Joel a number of times :)

So when someone posts "it's a sad day", you know what's coming. And it came. Doesn't matter if Chesley Sullenberger made the post.

And I'm Canadian, so I just watch the circus.

camarokids
01-21-2009, 01:28 PM
It seems here of late that the forum has been filled with off handed comments, whining, name calling, etc. Its really taking the focus away from the fun of GU collecting. I hope that the members can help bring it back in line.

Jim Reynolds

Uhhh, gee you think??? this forum can be a very hateful place as of late.

Exactly why my posting here as of late is limited...

Apparently there is not any discipline neither....

If mods would start handing out suspensions for rules violations, this would straighten people out quite quickly......

Frik's thread asked a simple question about anyone going to the festivities in DC. It quickly went south.....

Jim, I believe your comment was not called for either, about being a sad day for America. Millions will disagree with you....

Also not called for was the persons who made a comment about you as well.

Lets stick to Game Used.

Since most have forgotten what your mother's should have taught.

Something about if you can't say anything nice.....

cigarman44
01-21-2009, 01:42 PM
Uhhh, gee you think??? this forum can be a very hateful place as of late.

Exactly why my posting here as of late is limited...

Apparently there is not any discipline neither....

If mods would start handing out suspensions for rules violations, this would straighten people out quite quickly......

Frik's thread asked a simple question about anyone going to the festivities in DC. It quickly went south.....

Jim, I believe your comment was not called for either, about being a sad day for America. Millions will disagree with you....

Also not called for was the persons who made a comment about you as well.

Lets stick to Game Used.

Since most have forgotten what your mother's should have taught.

Something about if you can't say anything nice.....

Agreed,

It was a simple question that had great answers from people around that area until Jim had to invoke his "saddest day on the face of the earth" line. What do you expect to get out of that? Get over yourself, today is a new day.

Lets get back to dirty clothes and sticks of wood!

trsent
01-21-2009, 01:42 PM
I frequent quite a few message boards and it's pretty obvious when someone is trying to get something fired up. Hell, I've done it to Joel a number of times :)

So when someone posts "it's a sad day", you know what's coming. And it came. Doesn't matter if Chesley Sullenberger made the post.

And I'm Canadian, so I just watch the circus.

I always get called into discussions that have nothing to do with me!

I know all the words to O Canada!

allstarsplus
01-21-2009, 01:55 PM
Uhhh, gee you think??? this forum can be a very hateful place as of late.

Exactly why my posting here as of late is limited...

Apparently there is not any discipline neither....

If mods would start handing out suspensions for rules violations, this would straighten people out quite quickly......

Frik's thread asked a simple question about anyone going to the festivities in DC. It quickly went south.....

Jim, I believe your comment was not called for either, about being a sad day for America. Millions will disagree with you....

Also not called for was the persons who made a comment about you as well.

Lets stick to Game Used.

Since most have forgotten what your mother's should have taught.

Something about if you can't say anything nice.....

Good message!!!

Vintagedeputy
01-21-2009, 01:57 PM
There are responses that I'd like to give but in the interest of not having this thread turn into the other thread, I'm just going to leave it alone.

whatupyos
01-21-2009, 03:42 PM
Jim,

Email me, got a question or two for you.

Aaron
SunDevil2126628@hotmail.com

skyking26
01-21-2009, 10:22 PM
I know friends I speak with choose to take the high road...post and reply to only GU content material. I'm trying to abstain from posts that pertain to anything but why we are all here. It's hard, but let's try.

I enjoy the hobby. It's my outlet. I have a great number of friends I interact with almost daily from here......

indyred
01-21-2009, 10:58 PM
It's nice to see this forum so active. Maybe I'm one of the few, but to me the site has gotten much better with all the new people joining and posting. It's a good sign for this hobby. Sometimes in the past it would just be crickets in here. Nothing wrong with a dust up here and there. You have that on any message board. Adds some flavor to the mix.

whatupyos
01-21-2009, 11:57 PM
In all fairness Les, the post had nothing to do with game used. How does the Inaguration have anything to do with game used collecting? It doesn't so it shouldn't have been posted in the first place. I know topics get taken off topic but its something that happens more so than it probably should, and I'm guilty of it too.

Aaron

frikativ54
01-22-2009, 12:17 AM
In all fairness Les, the post had nothing to do with game used. How does the Inaguration have anything to do with game used collecting? It doesn't so it shouldn't have been posted in the first place. I know topics get taken off topic but its something that happens more so than it probably should, and I'm guilty of it too.

Aaron

Point taken. But I just get the feeling that if I posted a picture of something as innocuous as the squirrel I have tamed sitting on me, that the thread would go down the tubes. It's like no matter what you say or do, someone is going to find faults with it. It may not relate to baseball, but I made a post about the Inauguration, for goodness sakes. The OP had no profanity, it wasn't perverse, and it didn't have any adult content. Why then do people get so carried away?

ChrisCavalier
01-22-2009, 01:19 AM
Okay, there are two points I will make here:

1) I just made a post on this thread telling people to stay away from personal attacks or face administrative consequences. Unbelievably, I had to delete one post on the same thread that did exactly that, attempt to attack and discredit another. As promised, the poster will be suspended.

2) I also deleted another post that attempted to attack GUU. That post was a mis-characterization of the site and its administrators. In fact, I have emailed the poster with my phone number and told him to call me to discuss the misunderstandings I believe he has. I received no phone call and instead I continue to see these unwarranted attacks. I have left his posts on the site in the past so that people didn't think we wouldn't allow criticisms of us. However, given I have asked the poster to call me to discuss what I believe are his misunderstandings and he has chosen not to, I no longer feel compelled to leave his posts here. As I put in my email to the poster, if you would like to discuss this my number is 925.552.8023. Until you call me please refrain from your unjustified and misinformed attacks. If you chose not to call me and continue to make these type of posts you will face the administrative rules as well (which is ironically what you suggest we should do anyway).

This forum exists for people to share information and help one another. It continues to do so and has helped change the hobby in dramatic ways. The site continues to grow and the amount of participants and information being shared continues to grow as well. There is simply no place for these attacks. While we hate to have to suspend anyone, it looks like we unfortunately will have to resort to doing so if these attacks persist.

Please feel free to email me (my email address is below) or call me at 925.552.8023 if anyone has any questions or concerns.

Capital-Sports
01-22-2009, 03:06 AM
Well I can post this with pride....I just got out of the Marine Corps (Dec 27, 2008) after 4 years!!

<img src="http://digitalgeek.fromthecastle.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/usmc_emblem.png">

allstarsplus
01-22-2009, 07:45 AM
Well I can post this with pride....I just got out of the Marine Corps (Dec 27, 2008) after 4 years!!

<img src="http://digitalgeek.fromthecastle.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/usmc_emblem.png">

Congratulations and thanks for your service to our country!

Vintagedeputy
01-22-2009, 07:51 AM
Congratulations and thanks for your service to our country!

+1 Thank you for your service.

jppopma
01-23-2009, 01:31 AM
I agree that Jim is a great guy and great american. As for the posts, why can't we all just accept that fact that people are going to have differing opinions and leave it at that?

No matter what the topic, we are going to disagree...so why do people need to take it further and make it personal? Politics, sports teams, blondes v. brunettes, cars, or anything else. Let's face it, if we all liked the same things all supply and demand would go to hell and we would not have much of a hobby.

Vintagedeputy
01-23-2009, 07:55 AM
I agree that Jim is a great guy and great american. As for the posts, why can't we all just accept that fact that people are going to have differing opinions and leave it at that?

No matter what the topic, we are going to disagree...so why do people need to take it further and make it personal? Politics, sports teams, blondes v. brunettes, cars, or anything else. Let's face it, if we all liked the same things all supply and demand would go to hell and we would not have much of a hobby.


Thank you jppopma.......I would like to be on record on one issue that you mentioned. I like both blondes AND brunettes equally! :)

ndevlin
01-23-2009, 11:09 AM
Hi Chris, can you please discuss how I was attacking GUU please?

Thanks

ChrisCavalier
01-23-2009, 01:15 PM
Hello Nate,

Please feel free to to call me and I will be happy to discuss your post with you. As I mentioned in my email to you, I would call you directly but you did not include any phone number when you registered.

chakes89
01-23-2009, 02:25 PM
Happy Birthday Jim

ndevlin
01-23-2009, 04:58 PM
Hi Chris,

I made my comments publicly, if there was a problem with my comments, please feel free to answer them publicly as well, for I think it will be beneficial for the people that originally started the thread. My comments were very legit and deserve to be answered, not deleted time after time. That gets us nowhere.

The thread was made for a reason....

Vintagedeputy
01-23-2009, 08:14 PM
Happy Birthday Jim

Thank you chakes. I had an enjoyable day...worked a little, looked at my new Milledge jersey a little, ran around town with the kids going to 8 different stores looking for Nats cards so that the kids could get autos at the Winter Caravan tomorrow. All in all, an enjoyable day!

bigtime59
01-23-2009, 08:33 PM
Well, loathing the New York Yankee$ is as natural to me as breathing, so I guess I'm not a great American...but I'm OK with that! :D
Mark
bigtime39@aol.com

camarokids
01-23-2009, 08:40 PM
Happy Birthday Jim

well Jim, you might as well tell everyone how old you are????

Be honest now.....:D

Chris, did you get the bat rack yet?

Vintagedeputy
01-23-2009, 08:43 PM
well Jim, you might as well tell everyone how old you are????

Be honest now.....:D

Chris, did you get the bat rack yet?

haha, well.....

My birth certificate says 39. The pain that I feel in my left foot says 65. My wife says 18 :):):) and my love for baseball says 7.....you choose! :)

allstarsplus
01-23-2009, 09:09 PM
haha, well.....

My birth certificate says 39. The pain that I feel in my left foot says 65. My wife says 18 :):):) and my love for baseball says 7.....you choose! :)

Well said youngster!!!

chakes89
01-23-2009, 11:17 PM
Chris, did you get the bat rack yet?


Got it today and it is awesome

I will get some pics up on here when I get around to putting it up on the wall

If all goes well, I will need about 2 more

Thanks Again :D

ndevlin
01-26-2009, 01:24 PM
Hi Chris,

I made my comments publicly, if there was a problem with my comments, please feel free to answer them publicly as well, for I think it will be beneficial for the people that originally started the thread. My comments were very legit and deserve to be answered, not deleted time after time. That gets us nowhere.

The thread was made for a reason....


Bump

ChrisCavalier
01-26-2009, 01:42 PM
Nate,

We have a forum rule that states you need to contact a seller in instances where you have an issue to prevent postings based on misunderstandings. The same applies here. I have stated numerous times for you to contact me directly to discuss any concerns you may have.

I will repeat, please feel free to to call me and I will be happy to discuss your post with you. As I mentioned in my email to you, I would call you directly but you did not include any phone number when you registered.

Your posts are now riding on the verge of baiting as well as the sole intent seems to be to disrupt the harmony of the forum.

This is the last time I will post on this issue. If you would like to discuss this further you can call me directly.

ndevlin
01-26-2009, 02:18 PM
Yep, Im aware of that rule, as well as all of them, but Im not selling you anything and Im not buying anything from you either.

Talking on the phone or emailing to each other does nothing to solve something that is a public matter. You and I can talk, and it will be sweeped under the rug. Maybe if you guys handled constructive criticism every once and a while instead of getting mad and deleting posts, things would get better? I mean, there was a reason why this thread was made, to bring up some concerns that have been going on as of late. Public concerns for public answers. There is no reason at all that we need to talk on the phone. The problem isnt with me.

I think people just want some answers when things arent getting done. I addressed them in previous posts, but you continue to delete them. They arent attacks to GUU, its the flat out truth. They're also suggestions!

Im sure this wont be the last time you will respond to this issue either. Something will come up in a week-- continued name calling, bashing, something with the For Sale section, etc etc, and it'll start all over again. Its an ongoing battle. It just gets old.

Listen to your members suggestions or you may find yourself with with no knowledgeable members at all.

And please, dont delete this. That gets old too.

Vintagedeputy
01-26-2009, 03:33 PM
I mean, there was a reason why this thread was made


I assumed that this thread was created because Andrew Lang wanted to enhance my public persona in an attempt to sign me to a long term autographed memoribilia deal and shamelessly reap the profits of such an arrangement. :)

suicide_squeeze
01-26-2009, 03:42 PM
Man......

In reading this thread, I find myself wondering what in the world I missed??

But PLEASE.....I don't need to be enlightened!!! I'm not the "soap opera" type of guy......can't STAND the drama.

Keep it friendly, members......we're all here to help eachother!! I love this site...it keeps it "real".

allstarsplus
01-26-2009, 04:17 PM
Probably don't want it re-hashed on here but call me if you want details.

202-716-8500