BlowUpTheMoon Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Joe Collector was a to people just about every day. It's different now. Then there was deathlock... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namisgr Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 However, when you read some of those early threads, it's pretty clear the culture of the board was much different than it is today. Even when I got here, you could still be a pretty big to others and not face much, if any, reprisal. Joe Collector was a to people just about every day. It's different now. Agreed. Vince gave me the board welcome 'hazing' as soon as I started posting. Helped keep the newbies who didn't know how to act or behave in line. Later, the guy turned out to be a fountain of knowledge about the Bronze Age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjum12 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I remember a few "feud" type threads, or hi-jacking of threads started by you. Should I ban you too? The bottom line is, for whatever their reasons are, people here feel the need to discuss this guy and his actions. Plenty of comments about him are started by other people. If they are going to be allowed to make the comments, then he is going to be allowed to respond, and/or make statements of his own. As long as the discussions remain factual and civil per the board guidelines, then there's nothing bannable about them. Although Meth is currently sitting in the penalty box because I had to remove a post from this thread that did *not* stick to the guidelines. Arch I Arch ......... not just anybody could stay on top of this Romper Room....... GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffro. Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Joe Collector was a to people just about every day. It's different now. Then there was deathlock... Then there was deathlok. I never had an issue with him but hoo boy, if he had it in for you.... ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Joe Collector was a to people just about every day. It's different now. Then there was deathlock... Then there was deathlok. I never had an issue with him but hoo boy, if he had it in for you.... ... He's my facebook "friend" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Joe Collector was a to people just about every day. It's different now. Then there was deathlock... Then there was deathlok. I never had an issue with him but hoo boy, if he had it in for you.... ... He's my facebook "friend" Why aren't I your facebook friend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockMyAmadeus Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I guess that may be true, but I remember eerily similar threads. Definitely. However, when you read some of those early threads, it's pretty clear the culture of the board was much different than it is today. Even when I got here, you could still be a pretty big to others and not face much, if any, reprisal. Joe Collector was a to people just about every day. It's different now. And you didn't get "strikes" for it, and people didn't hump the button at the drop of a hat. Button humping leads to mod overreaction leads to button humping leads to mod overreaction. Repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dupont2005 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I guess that may be true, but I remember eerily similar threads. Every CAL thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PovertyRow Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Joe Collector was a to people just about every day. It's different now. Then there was deathlock... Then there was deathlok. I never had an issue with him but hoo boy, if he had it in for you.... ... Deathlok and I would square off on occasion but I always had a grin on my face when interacting with him. Finally had a chance to meet him either at SD Con or Wondercon. We got on fine. He was actually, in person, rather gentle and was wearing a very classy sport shirt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mar-vell Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Elrod was a passionate collector who especially loved the Pacific Coast pedigree. Good guy to chat and do business with. Wonder if he still collects? As for the Boards, you can plainly see how different things were. People had much thicker skin, the talk was more about comics and less about investments, and the button didn't get humped over simple disagreements. supa posts once in awhile over at the oakland raider message boards( we are both long time fans) on scout.com other than that I haven't seen him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StuporMan Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Thicker skin or not, all boards are like this to some degree...and some people just want to up their post count and find it's easier to post or troll their way to 10,000 instead of contributing. Look back at your first post to the boards and how you were welcomed (at least I felt that way) and try to bring that to the first-timers. We want people to join the hobby and have respect for our culture, right? Can we go back to talking about comics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I got here far too late to enjoy the action firsthand but I've always been curious as to what happened with the lawsuit Same thing that happend to the lawsuits he threatened me with, nothing. He also wanted to beat me up so I posted a picture of myself, gave him my address and also posted when and where I would be at comic cons. Coward never showed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 It's funny how the old guys complain about how horrible this place has gotten. When you read those early posts, it is EXACTLY the same. The main difference back then was we actually did something about it when faced with excrement like Danny. Now people just whine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGuy Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I remember a few "feud" type threads, or hi-jacking of threads started by you. Should I ban you too? The bottom line is, for whatever their reasons are, people here feel the need to discuss this guy and his actions. Plenty of comments about him are started by other people. If they are going to be allowed to make the comments, then he is going to be allowed to respond, and/or make statements of his own. As long as the discussions remain factual and civil per the board guidelines, then there's nothing bannable about them. Although Meth is currently sitting in the penalty box because I had to remove a post from this thread that did *not* stick to the guidelines. Arch I Arch ......... not just anybody could stay on top of this Romper Room....... GOD BLESS.... -jimbo(a friend of jesus) Adult day care. Arch is better than most about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anfield Fox Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Supa-Pimp was driven out of here by some shady dealings of his about, what, 3 years ago...? Don't remember... Last post was in 2013. I don't know what the circumstances were as most likely the useful posts would most likely have been nuked. He promised a NM #98 to someone as prize from a raffle or something. Refused to pay for shipping to the UK. Link. Oh jeez not this again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VintageComics Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I got here far too late to enjoy the action firsthand but I've always been curious as to what happened with the lawsuit Same thing that happend to the lawsuits he threatened me with, nothing. He also wanted to beat me up so I posted a picture of myself, gave him my address and also posted when and where I would be at comic cons. Coward never showed. Classic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybuck43 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I got here far too late to enjoy the action firsthand but I've always been curious as to what happened with the lawsuit Same thing that happend to the lawsuits he threatened me with, nothing. He also wanted to beat me up so I posted a picture of myself, gave him my address and also posted when and where I would be at comic cons. Coward never showed. Probably because his attorney, Jennifer Walters, kept having to file continuance after continuance because she was busy with her after-hours life.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slym2none Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Thicker skin or not, all boards are like this to some degree...and some people just want to up their post count and find it's easier to post or troll their way to 10,000 instead of contributing. Well-said! -slym Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lego Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 I got here far too late to enjoy the action firsthand but I've always been curious as to what happened with the lawsuit Same thing that happend to the lawsuits he threatened me with, nothing. He also wanted to beat me up so I posted a picture of myself, gave him my address and also posted when and where I would be at comic cons. Coward never showed. Classic. More classic than the time he offered to fly me to NYC, buy me a steak dinner, and then murder me? He was the best of all of us. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comicdonna Posted March 12, 2016 Share Posted March 12, 2016 Supa-Pimp was driven out of here by some shady dealings of his about, what, 3 years ago...? Don't remember... Last post was in 2013. I don't know what the circumstances were as most likely the useful posts would most likely have been nuked. He promised a NM #98 to someone as prize from a raffle or something. Refused to pay for shipping to the UK. Link. I can't believe that was over 8 years ago. Time really flies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
