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Friends of the database,

If you've read the forums at some point in the past 2 or 3 weeks, you're probably as horrified at what you've seen as I am. Without naming names, there has been hostility toward one another, downright animosity, and people writing about inflicting violence upon others.

These elements were not present here when I joined and when I started posting on the forums. There are plenty of other places on the Internet that has these elements, and I was proud to be on the Trading Card Database where that stuff didn't exist. In fact, for the large part (with the exception of a few scam artists who incurred the wrath of the general populace here), there has been little "bad stuff" on the forums as recent as about 4 months ago.

Quite simply, this cannot continue. People will go away, and it will drive the site into the ground. We are better than that, and we have to continue to display how we are better than that. Let's leave the "bad stuff" that has gone on in the last couple months in the past. Let's not revisit it anymore.

We need to leave the animosity behind. We need to not make physical threats to others, whether they are members here or not. We need to remember that we are a very small group (relatively) out of billions in the world.

Admin has already shut down some forum posts because they were inciting ill-will towards one another. Let's not allow it to become where Admin feels the need to block any individuals from posting or outright shuts the forums down. (There are way too many knowledge transfers that occur on the forums, the site really needs them.)

OK folks, let's get our act together. Let's stop this nonsense. Let's come back together as the cohesive unit that we were very recently.

Thank you,
  Dan

PS: Please no replies that name any names, or "hear, hear" type responses.

I second that i'm back full time to help/trade/upload my own crazy massive pc

Well said V, thank you!

I’m not sure what is classified as a hear hear response, so I may have failed already.  But just want to say thank you for putting this into words and bringing it to the forefront.  I love this site and I don’t want to see the collecting community this site has to turn into something ugly. 

Thanks Dan! And thanks to all the TCDB members who have been excellent trade partners, who have taught me more about the hobby than I ever thought I would know, and who make me realize that I'm not alone in my obsession for little pieces of cardboard.

Oh, and thanks Admin for not kicking me off the site despite my many, many screw-ups.

Well said Dan. I admittedly contributed to the problem, though it wasn't my intent, rather than ignoring certain situations. I apologize to anyone I may have offended. Back on the straight and narrow for me. After all, there's a reason I come here but avoid social media in general. You guys are the good guys, and I appreciate everyone who makes these forums fun.

Well said, and thank you. 

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Amen

DAN the MAN, well articulated my friend. ~Bob~

Thanks Dan.  I prefer the days when we all helped you and your son collect the 2015 Topps Gold Parallels.