Random Card of the Day

Please note that I am not saying this information should not be here, I'm saying it should not be in the set title. Trivia, Release Notes, some other location that doesn't exist yet...I'm all for that. But to change not only history, but  also how this Database has always worked, is wrong, and there's no leeway around that. 

And there's also no logical reason why the website should be changed to mimic the ACC, but NOT Beckett. Both are considered the autority on the topic they chose. Why one over the other? Both have invented things to suit themselves, and both of them are followed by a whole lot of people- a lot more people than even know this website even exists. So why is one followed and not the other? There's no logical conclusion. 

I was working on a reply to this thread, but I went to get a cup of coffee and my computer restarted because of an update. Probably a sign that I shouldn't of sent it anyway. I'm pretty passionate about pre-war stuff and I'm taking some of these comments personaly. A couple points.

• Burdick and Becket are not the same. Read Burdick's intro to the ACC if you get the chance. The man "Collected for the love of the hobby". The ACC is a result of many years of working with other collectors to catalog and organize for the betterment of the collecting community. He had no desire to make money off it. To compare him to Becket.....
• Burdick left his entire 300k collection and the rights to all his works to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He also stipulate that his entire body of work must be placed in the public domain and made available for viewing/research. No copyrights.
• On the card, the T206 series is titled "Base Ball Series" or "New Base Ball Series" depending on the brand, with 16 potential brands to include in the title....if we include brands in the title. Which we do. There is no referance to "American Tobacco Company" or "White Border" on any of the cards. There are numerous other sets also titled "Base Ball Series" from that era (T213 comes to mind right away).
• The T68 (Heroes/Men of History) series is an iconic and popular non-sport set. In the vintage Non-sport community T68 is as recognizable as T206 in the sports world. I know that jasongerman9's comment was not meant to be an insult or disrespectful, but it does highlight a forum trend that makes it sound like TCDB "tolerates" non-sport collectors as long as they follow sport-card rules. Or tolerates the vintage collector as long as they follow modern card classifications. (sorry, I'm passionate about what I collect).
• Not all sets have a name on the card or the packing they came in. See here for an example. There are many, many more just like that one.

Ignoring the insults (mostly the sheep comment) and the irreverent tone of Billy's post, I do agree him. The ACC # is not a title. If Admin was to add another data field to a set for the ACC that is searchable and also displayed with the set title, I would be all for it. A field like that would make my life on TCDB so much easier and would standardize how we list ACC #s.

To eliminate the ACC# though is ridiculous. All credibility would be lost and I would personaly leave TCDB to collectors of the "purple rainbow", "pink unicorn", or whatever parrallel set Pannini has you young whipersnappers chasing. (said with a smile on my face and a joke in my heart)

I was contemplating not posting this, but TCDB is my collecting home. Since I've retired, collecting cards is my thing, especially during Minnesota's long cold winters. And TCDB is where I spend my time (lots of tme). I've been a member for a long time; I've spent countless hours researching, editing, and uploading; I happily pay monthly dues; and (at least I hope) am a good trade partner. None of that makes me special...in my mind it makes me an average member. But I do believe it gives me the right to have my voice heard....

...so that's my voice.