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[VintageComics]

Yep. It seemed strange to me that you were in New Orleans, and spending 8 hours a day typing here.

 

Neither are correct. I arrived in New Orleans the day I typed it and I have only been online from time to time since.

[DR.X]

I'm a little disappointed. If I ever do a FDQ exit, it will be epic.

 

Me too. I'll turn these boards into a barren wasteland.

[VintageComics]

 

He looks like Roy.

 

I don't think Roy means what you think it means.

[comix4fun]

[wombat]

I wasn't expecting 80 new posts NOT about Chip.

[Bird]

everyone had to do something until football started

[CAHokie]

You guys are being too hard on the Noob. He was just seeking validation. I for one would like to thank you Sparkles, for your two months of dedication to the boards. It will not be the same here without you. I present to you the Official CGC Participation Trophy. Only Swick has earned one before you, so it's an esteemed class.

 

 

 

[Logan510]

You guys are being too hard on the Noob. He was just seeking validation. I for one would like to thank you Sparkles, for your two months of dedication to the boards. It will not be the same here without you. I present to you the Official CGC Participation Trophy. Only Swick has earned one before you, so it's an esteemed class.

 

 

 

Maybe Spanky can start a new PiF thread?

[chrisco37]

 

He looks like Roy.

 

I don't think Roy means what you think it means.

 

[CAHokie]

You guys are being too hard on the Noob. He was just seeking validation. I for one would like to thank you Sparkles, for your two months of dedication to the boards. It will not be the same here without you. I present to you the Official CGC Participation Trophy. Only Swick has earned one before you, so it's an esteemed class.

 

 

 

Maybe Spanky can start a new PiF thread?

 

The drama would flow strong through him. That was the second best part of PIF besides scoring sweet items in return for drek.

[Logan510]

You guys are being too hard on the Noob. He was just seeking validation. I for one would like to thank you Sparkles, for your two months of dedication to the boards. It will not be the same here without you. I present to you the Official CGC Participation Trophy. Only Swick has earned one before you, so it's an esteemed class.

 

 

 

Maybe Spanky can start a new PiF thread?

 

The drama would flow strong through him. That was the second best part of PIF besides scoring sweet items in return for drek.

 

That might've been the first domino ( on these boards ) in the recent sad case.

 

But heaven forfend I bring up some crappy act a member here has committed for self aggrandizement and have it be called a "personal attack".

 

 

Bleh.

[MetalPSI]

[bababooey]

[John R]

I think he's "existed"...just had a different name and avatar in the past.

 

Nope, you and the other one who suggested it are both wrong. For the record, I'm based in England and this is the only board i.d. I've ever had. I have no idea why you would think otherwise, or who Lavaman is/was.

 

I see pretty much every online response has been derisive so far, so my instincts were right.

 

A Mark Jewellers insert to the first person who says "so much for last post".

 

Enjoy the Silence, unless you're a Doctor Who fan that is.

 

[oakman29]

I would just like to state that my books from Chip arrived today. He pm'd me the tracking number and said that he was shipping them Priority mail, which he did. Although I will never do business with him again, and firmly believe that he belongs on the Probation List and in the Hall of Shame, I do want to give him credit for fulfilling his obligation and make sure that everyone reading this thread knows that he did so. I'd also like it to be known that my purchase from him was for 6 books for $25.00 shipped, and he spent $11.66 on shipping. That seems like a lot of work to net only $13.34, and I felt that I at least owe him the consideration of letting the board members know that he fulfilled his part of my transaction with him.

 

So, a post that actually has something factual to say about Chip and his dealings gets no response whilst the tit for tat one-upmanship posts rattle on.

 

This is why I stopped posting on the boards after a brief spell trying to get people interested in comic related discussion points (see “Re: How does having the last post in a thread make you feel?” for my less than subtle goodbye).

 

I joined the boards because I had a lot to say about comics, having been a collector with a variant focus for many years. After an initially encouraging start – I got some good responses to my Pence Summary and Font Variant threads – both posts fizzled out despite my attempts to prompt further debate. Bottom line, no one was really interested.

 

So I posted away in other threads, adding pictures and additional knowledge and was more or less ignored by the ‘regulars’ of those threads. My attempt to establish whether Marvel 1999 price variants exist re-ignited a fight between two board members, so I knocked that one on the head.

 

The boards feel like a private party sometimes and you’re not invited because, God forbid, you might know something that the ‘regulars’ don’t. And we couldn’t have that could we.

 

Because I’m a human being, with all the frailties that brings, I checked the boards for a while to see if anyone would notice I’d gone. They didn’t of course, but I did start to follow posts like this one about Chip while I looked. And I started to feel quite depressed. What a rotten thread this is.

 

I can’t for the life of me think why otherwise intelligent, busy people would want to spend so long on here arguing over and over again about the same points. The desire to land the ‘killer’ blow in a thread and be seen as the moral conscience is clearly so important to some members it’s nauseating. They must go to bed thinking about it, wake up thinking about it and spend their day thinking about it.

 

The best post in this whole rotten thread was “can we just DROP the mental health thing?” from Porcupine48 who, I’m guessing, would rather not have had to post it. And here I am coming out of self-enforced exile to add to the dross. Why am I bothering?!

 

But here’s one difference – I will not post on these boards again, regardless of what responses come. I know that most will be scathing and I’ll likely be accused of being flouncy and a prima donna. Someone will spot something in the post that allows them to post a funny cutting one liner response, and that will be followed by smiley-winking-clapping face emoticons.

 

Probably no one will say “You know, the guys got a point” and let it stand.

 

I’m off to live my life. However dull it is, I need to find something better to do than post here.

 

To the few good people on the boards who offered a little support, and avoid these rotten posts – like I should have – thank you.

 

 

:cry:I get ignored all the time, just get a thicker skin dude.

[wombat]

[chrisco37]

[jsilverjanet]

my poll "how much does Greggy suck" got deleted

 

Last time I check the winning answer was "depends on the amount of crack Greggy has smoked"

 

[Logan510]

my poll "how much does Greggy suck" got deleted

 

Last time I check the winning answer was "depends on the amount of crack Greggy has smoked"

 

 

How do you feel about Chip's HOS nomination?

[jsilverjanet]

my poll "how much does Greggy suck" got deleted

 

Last time I check the winning answer was "depends on the amount of crack Greggy has smoked"

 

 

How do you feel about Chip's HOS nomination?

 

I think he's going to get inducted. I suspect it's going to be about 95% Yes 5% No with less than 10 votes no.

 

How do you feel about the current weather we are having?