Jim Reynolds - A great American

[ndevlin]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

Hi Chris, can you please discuss how I was attacking GUU please?

Thanks

[Vintagedeputy]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

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!

[jppopma]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

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]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

Congratulations and thanks for your service to our country!

+1 Thank you for your service.

[allstarsplus]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

Well I can post this with pride....I just got out of the Marine Corps (Dec 27, 2008) after 4 years!!

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Congratulations and thanks for your service to our country!

[Capital-Sports]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

Well I can post this with pride....I just got out of the Marine Corps (Dec 27, 2008) after 4 years!!

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[ChrisCavalier]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

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.

[frikativ54]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

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?

[whatupyos]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

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

[indyred]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

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.

[skyking26]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

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......

[whatupyos]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

Jim,

Email me, got a question or two for you.

Aaron
SunDevil2126628@hotmail.com

[Vintagedeputy]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

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.

[allstarsplus]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

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!!!

[trsent]

Re: Jim Reynolds - A great American

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!