FormCritic wrote:1) It would be a simple matter to ask the seller for some sort of provenance. For instance, how did he come into possession of these items? If he has no provenance then he is not for real. Simple as that.2) A newcomer can be expected to make mistakes. He could be gently re-directed to the classified section. If his lot is legitimate then it certainly would bear discussion on the main page.3) Is it really our plan to tear apart every new person, even if they do break some unwritten rules, say something annoying or originally come here with some sort of agenda?
killjoy32 wrote:might be worth a sticky or something to at least give someone new a guideline?Al
FormCritic wrote:I think that the TSR offices angle makes the lot very interesting. I suspect that there are others who would agree.
FormCritic wrote:3) Is it really our plan to tear apart every new person, even if they do break some unwritten rules, say something annoying or originally come here with some sort of agenda?
FormCritic wrote:Hello: I am a first-timer here. (Interesting to see all of the names I recognize from Ebay...) My main interest is collecting copies of the old stuff. Dates and original editions concern me less than just getting ahold of one each of the material. Is there a seller and a marketplace outside of Ebay? Do some of you trade and sell outside of Ebay?
bclarkie wrote:Mark, from what I can find ... here is your first post here:
bclarkie wrote:odin, I think you are a bit confused....Kim mohan is a man..........
bclarkie wrote:Hey All, my name is Brian. I have been lurking around here for awhile and I figured I should finally pop in and introduced myself. I used to play along time ago, but now I just collect.
FormCritic wrote:Imagine how long I would have stayed around if my first experience had been Acaeum members calling me an ass hat for posting in the wrong place.
bclarkie wrote:Why waste the time doing it, its not like the Classifieds are hard to find. If he didn't bother to care enough to read down all 4 lines to see the "Classifieds Forum" that is both in bold and clearly marked, I think we are kidding ourselves to think that anyone like this is going to bother to read any sticky threads detailing guidelines for posting. Seriously, I am all for Foul's policy for this being an unmoderated forum, but to me these types of threads should be deleted ASAP as they are no less spam threads than the ones that created by the bots that are posting sex & gambling links.
FormCritic wrote:I showed up on the JG list. I saw pictures of Killjoy's JG stash and I thought, "Man, these guys have what I need."I jumped on Killjoy, asking for a whole list of items, as if he were an internet store owner (which he wasn't at the time).Mark
I understand where you are coming from Mark but from my experiences on other internet forums, The Acaeum members are pretty tame. Go to a Star Wars or other similar sci-fi forum and if you post something that is just a smidgen off topic or you dont know everything about the subject at hand, most of the members will flame the hell out of you to the point you will never want to return.
Maybe it is because the average age of the members here are over 30....I dont know for sure but most people here are pretty cool until someone tries to screw someone else over which I for one think is true about the poster in question
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:The Vampire Queen auction wasn't exactly posted in the right forum either;
Sea-to-sky-games wrote:members kill interesting threads over spelling mistakes; we dedicate entire threads to how stupid people are (which is incredibly helpful in building a collection); or simply to make fun of them (again, classy and insightful).
FormCritic wrote:Honestly, my intention has not been to start a flame war about flame wars
So because other forums are paranoid, elitist, and impatient means that that sort of temperament is A-okay? Talk about lowering the bar. I don't think the presumption around here is that first-time posters are "asshats" until proven otherwise. So what if he posted in the wrong thread? It's not like any of us are perfect when it comes to keeping these forums on topic. The Vampire Queen auction wasn't exactly posted in the right forum either; members kill interesting threads over spelling mistakes; we dedicate entire threads to how stupid people are (which is incredibly helpful in building a collection); or simply to make fun of them (again, classy and insightful).
1) He did post in the wrong thread...anyone should be able to post in the correct place if they just spent two seconds reading. That didnt bother me at all nor did it bother anyone else from what I can tell. Frankly I thought bclarkie was being nice about it.
2) There was no problem where the PotVQ auction was posted.
3) Spelling mistakes? Please show me a thread that has been killed because of spelling mistakes. If that were the case, every thread that bclarkie started would be killed after a couple of posts. (j\k Brian )
4) We do make fun of auction listings on occasion or the odd post. Big deal. A lot of people have no common sense...it's a fact. Someone might be a neurosurgeon but not know how to operate a blender. Does that mean they are unintelligent...no but it does mean that they need someone to point out how to run a piece of machinery that most 7 year olds can manage. Hell if I didnt have people pointing out my stupid mistakes I wouldnt be around today.
Anyone with a small bit of common sense can see that this seller is most likely trying to garner more money for his auctions by adding history where there is none.
