Get Marwood & I Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, ComicConnoisseur said: This 5 that always seem to come to mind. Liefeld threads Alan Moore threads Pressing threads Stan Lee vs Kirby/Ditko ownership threads Why modern comics don't sell like they use to with people worried about the future comic audience threads, You forgot "AF15 is worth more than 50p" and "ASM 667 is reasonably uncommon" ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fashion PB and J Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 6 minutes ago, Marwood & I said: On that point, lets all send out positive vibes to our Jimmers, who has been offline for a while, and not responding to digs and prods. Let's hope he returns from his unauthorised hibernation soon, to face disciplinary procedures. Which @lizards2 will of course administer, with his usual flair and zeal. @porcupine48 Just tagged him on facebook. I need to get some Canadian chocolate from him anyways porcupine48 and Get Marwood & I 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo749 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 A lot of times it is just hard to come up with a new topic that people will respond to. I can talk about Terminator comics all day, but I'd be talking to myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, F For Fake said: I'm don't necessarily disagree with anything you've said so far, but I think the larger point is: why would CGC put that much more work into any of this? They're already providing a fre message board for people to loiter on. There was probably a time in CGC's history where fostering a community was important to their bottom line, but I'd suspect we're well past that point now. Books are going to keep rolling in to be graded by the truckload. Why would they care if their message boards are thriving or not? I'd expect that it costs them much more to maintain than they are realistically seeing in return. I'm not saying that any of your proposed fixes are a bad idea, but at the end of the day, what does it profit CGC to see to them? Fair point. It's a free site, and we wouldn't be without it. But I have a vision of excellence. I want it to be the best. The best comic forum by a country mile would: 1. Earn them total respect / industry kudos (it's not all about money) 2. Probably generate even more sales If they had vision, they'd be considering a 'proper' sales platform to rival eBay..... tv horror 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Just now, Jimbo749 said: A lot of times it is just hard to come up with a new topic that people will respond to. I can talk about Terminator comics all day, but I'd be talking to myself. You could sign off every post with "I'll be back" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Just now, Jimbo749 said: A lot of times it is just hard to come up with a new topic that people will respond to. I can talk about Terminator comics all day, but I'd be talking to myself. Do people care about Terminator comics again? I have a long box full of the various Dark Horse series that I picked up in a collection. I have...lots of Terminator comics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, The Resurrection said: Just tagged him on facebook. I need to get some Canadian chocolate from him anyways Cool. Let us know if the Kraken awakes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fashion PB and J Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Just now, Marwood & I said: Cool. Let us know if the Kraken awakes He will. He always does Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo749 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Marwood & I said: Fair point. It's a free site, and we wouldn't be without it. But I have a vision of excellence. I want it to be the best. The best comic forum by a country mile would: 1. Earn them total respect / industry kudos (it's not all about money) 2. Probably generate even more sales If they had vision, they'd be considering a 'proper' sales platform to rival eBay..... Maybe if they had some staff members available in an area of the forum for questions, live chat sessions if you have questions about submitting. Most questions about submitting books end up in the forums eventually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo749 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, F For Fake said: Do people care about Terminator comics again? I have a long box full of the various Dark Horse series that I picked up in a collection. I have...lots of Terminator comics. Then why didn't you answer my WTB post dude? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, Marwood & I said: Fair point. It's a free site, and we wouldn't be without it. But I have a vision of excellence. I want it to be the best. The best comic forum by a country mile would: 1. Earn them total respect / industry kudos (it's not all about money) 2. Probably generate even more sales If they had vision, they'd be considering a 'proper' sales platform to rival eBay..... Fair enough, and like I said, I don't disagree with you. But I could also very easily see CGC saying "be happy with what we've already given you." And I'd have to accept that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Jimbo749 said: Maybe if they had some staff members available in an area of the forum for questions, live chat sessions if you have questions about submitting. Most questions about submitting books end up in the forums eventually. I look at the questions area every day, and answer when I can. It's a 5 minute job. 5 minutes, to give the impression of caring / being 'on it'. tv horror 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, Jimbo749 said: Then why didn't you answer my WTB post dude? Hadn't seen it! Let me stop highjacking this thread and go take a look... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, Marwood & I said: Fair point. It's a free site, and we wouldn't be without it. But I have a vision of excellence. I want it to be the best. The best comic forum by a country mile would: 1. Earn them total respect / industry kudos (it's not all about money) 2. Probably generate even more sales If they had vision, they'd be considering a 'proper' sales platform to rival eBay..... I don't "know" but I've heard the people across the street's message board is whacky tobacky. Maybe there is no competition? idk I'm more than satisfied at this point by these boards. idk guess I have low standards, but I find the company here welcoming and the pic's are much easier to upload. The old boards might have more postings but then you couldn't read it in one sitting and come back later. idk perhaps every silver lining has a dark cloud? but there are things to be grateful for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo749 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, F For Fake said: Hadn't seen it! Let me stop highjacking this thread and go take a look... Haha it's all good, I literally just closed it like 30 minutes ago, won an auction for the books last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 1 minute ago, F For Fake said: Fair enough, and like I said, I don't disagree with you. But I could also very easily see CGC saying "be happy with what we've already given you." And I'd have to accept that as well. Yep, that's where we are. Stagnant. And that's why participation is falling. At least I'm assuming it is, as no one has ventured an opinion to the contrary yet. If Arch arrives and tells us participation is up, we can all accept that we're all wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F For Fake Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 3 minutes ago, Jimbo749 said: Haha it's all good, I literally just closed it like 30 minutes ago, won an auction for the books last night. Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 2 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: I don't "know" but I've heard the people across the street's message board is whacky tobacky. Maybe there is no competition? idk I'm more than satisfied at this point by these boards. idk guess I have low standards, but I find the company here welcoming and the pic's are much easier to upload. The old boards might have more postings but then you couldn't read it in one sitting and come back later. idk perhaps every silver lining has a dark cloud? but there are things to be grateful for Yes. The good is very very good, I agree. But it could be much better. My final thought before dinner - I love the boards. They allow me to do what I want, which is bore people with pence ramblings, and muck about. I'm grateful for that. But participation is dropping, and the competition is drying up. I'd hate that to happen here, and think there is so much that could be done. Don't go down without a fight, is what I'm saying. And aspire to be the best, not just tread water. I try real hard to keep my tiny corner going. Now, dinner in Englandville! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizards2 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 22 minutes ago, Marwood & I said: 29 minutes ago, lizards2 said: That's because you're an advanced pervert. I'll talk to jimmers and Sparky, and see if we should allow you into the inner circle...., On that point, lets all send out positive vibes to our Jimmers, who has been offline for a while, and not responding to digs and prods. Let's hope he returns from his unauthorised hibernation soon, to face disciplinary procedures. Which @lizards2 will of course administer, with his usual flair and zeal. @porcupine48 Trouble is, he likes this stuff..., Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STORMSHADOW_80 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 11 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said: I don't "know" but I've heard the people across the street's message board is whacky tobacky. Maybe there is no competition? idk I'm more than satisfied at this point by these boards. idk guess I have low standards, but I find the company here welcoming and the pic's are much easier to upload. The old boards might have more postings but then you couldn't read it in one sitting and come back later. idk perhaps every silver lining has a dark cloud? but there are things to be grateful for +1 ease of loading pics now is great and really helped me. Photo bucket was at the point of making my computer crash with all the ads. I do miss the epic Friday threads we use to have Old Fashion PB and J 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
