Re: Soviet Russia tactics on PCGS Message Board
Nick Knight
at 10:23 AM, Disgusted <char...@i-55.com> said:
>Although it was that company's prerogative to ban anyone they don't want there
Well there you go. I'm wondering why we have the same person continuously
whining about it under multple names. Grow up, get over it and move on.
Nick
Frank Provasek
> The sad news is that a prominent coin company's discussion forum banned two
> highly respected expert numismatists, namely coinguy1 (= Mark Feld) and
> bushmaster8 (= Greg Schwiing). Although it was that company's prerogative
> to ban anyone they don't want there, it appears to have been a very strange
> and anomalous case, because both those numismatists were known for going
> out of their way to share their knowledge, and were both reputed to be
> honest, forthright, and had long histories of making helpful and insightful
> posts.
>
> A subsequent thread discussing the bannings with almost 200 messages was
> then suddenly removed from the site, and it's possible that additional
> bannings were made. In that deleted discussion thread, several posters
> pointed out that that original bannings were apparently due to a failure in
> reading comprehension, in that the banning person(s) misunderstood the
> statements of at least Mark Feld. Various other persons chimed in to say
> that Mark was one of their favorite posters, and that he had contributed
> many thousands of positive and instructive posts over the years, and that
> the banning site's procedures reminded him of Soviet Russia.
Any company that provides a product or service is not going to
tolerate company bashing
or promotion of competitors on a message board that they provide as a
free service..nor
should they. But ask any business person...you would rather have
unhappy customers talking
TO you at your store, or talking ABOUT you somewhere else?
Bremick
"Disgusted" <char...@i-55.com> wrote in message
news:imn37u$sju$1...@speranza.aioe.org...
> The sad news is that a prominent coin company's discussion forum banned
> two
> highly respected expert numismatists, namely coinguy1 (= Mark Feld) and
> bushmaster8 (= Greg Schwiing). Although it was that company's prerogative
> to ban anyone they don't want there, it appears to have been a very
> strange
> and anomalous case, because both those numismatists were known for going
> out of their way to share their knowledge, and were both reputed to be
> honest, forthright, and had long histories of making helpful and
> insightful
> posts.
>
> A subsequent thread discussing the bannings with almost 200 messages was
> then suddenly removed from the site, and it's possible that additional
> bannings were made. In that deleted discussion thread, several posters
> pointed out that that original bannings were apparently due to a failure
> in
> reading comprehension, in that the banning person(s) misunderstood the
> statements of at least Mark Feld. Various other persons chimed in to say
> that Mark was one of their favorite posters, and that he had contributed
> many thousands of positive and instructive posts over the years, and that
> the banning site's procedures reminded him of Soviet Russia.
So what's your point here? What do you expect us to do? Trash our PCGS
slabs? Complain to Congress? I'm sure those two guys' lives will go on, as
well as the lives of those who read their posts.
Bremick
"TD Henson" <hen...@ngc.com> wrote in message
news:imndkn$l6e$1...@speranza.aioe.org...
> Disgusted <char...@i-55.com> wrote in
> news:imn37u$sju$1...@speranza.aioe.org:
>
>> The sad news is that a prominent coin company's discussion forum
>> banned two highly respected expert numismatists, namely coinguy1 (=
>> Mark Feld) and bushmaster8 (= Greg Schwiing). Although it was that
>> company's prerogative to ban anyone they don't want there, it appears
>> to have been a very strange and anomalous case, because both those
>> numismatists were known for going out of their way to share their
>> knowledge, and were both reputed to be honest, forthright, and had
>> long histories of making helpful and insightful posts.
>>
>> A subsequent thread discussing the bannings with almost 200 messages
>> was then suddenly removed from the site, and it's possible that
>> additional bannings were made. In that deleted discussion thread,
>> several posters pointed out that that original bannings were
>> apparently due to a failure in reading comprehension, in that the
>> banning person(s) misunderstood the statements of at least Mark Feld.
>> Various other persons chimed in to say that Mark was one of their
>> favorite posters, and that he had contributed many thousands of
>> positive and instructive posts over the years, and that the banning
>> site's procedures reminded him of Soviet Russia.
>
> I usually stay away from PCGS because of inflated prices, so when you
> couple an inflated grade it equals a complete loser of a coin.
Didn't you inspect it first? There are all levels of "eye appeal" in
these things. Don't like it? Don't buy it. Or return it.
Jerry Dennis
<bitching snipped as annoying>
You've been told many, Many, MANY times... if you don't like their
rules, stay out of their backyard. You've bitched and complained here
for months and expect us to go to DH's office and pee on his desk for
you. Forget it.
The way you've been annoying the majority of us sometimes makes me
wish WE were moderated. That way we wouldn't have to listen to your
constant complaining.
Jerry
Go to NGC's boards. I'm sure they'd love to hear you bash PCGS.