Coin Talk Needs You

Well, that's exactly the problem there. Tons of people are coming in to
Cointalk through the search engines seeking information, and there's not
enough good information posted for the newbies to find there. Take this for
example..... go to Google and search for "asa accugrade".... say you're a
newbie looking for information on this "great" grading service .... you find
their own website listed first, but you're looking for unbiased info, so
who's listed second? Click on that link you get a long bit of stuff posted
by Marotta. Now, is there anyone here who'd like to add something to that
conversation? Or, do you think it's okay that the information newbies are
finding about ASA Accugrade is just what Marotta has to say on the subject?

I realize that people spend a lot of time here at RCC, and that's great,
Cointalk isn't a replacement for that. Cointalk is like RCC in a way, but
for people who can't, or won't, get into USENET. There are far more people
using Google to find information than are going to USENET. It's fine with
me also for someone to post the same exact info they post on RCC at Cointalk
too, just take a few seconds to cut and paste it. RCC has great
information, just not everyone is going to find it here. And, the ones that
aren't going to find it are more likely to be the ones looking for
information on subjects like the one I gave as an example above.
Peter
http://www.cointalk.org



"Chrysta Wilson" wrote in message
Hi Peter...I haven't been on Cointalk for a long time...the last few
times I was there it just didn't have much going on, but I see I will
have to visit it again. I just barely even have time to read RCC just
lately, but I'll get there! (something like 700 unread messages on RCC
for me right now, to give you an idea, and usually I check in several
times a day, not once every several days like I have lately!)
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My Collection: http://www.chrystawilson.com

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DANGER COINTALK IS MODERATED!!!!!!

Yes, it is.
Peter
http://www.cointalk.org

"Edward McGrath" wrote in message
...
DANGER COINTALK IS MODERATED!!!!!!

It's actually not that new of a post. What's new is that it's now showing
up when people search for ASA Accugrade at places like Google, and it's
pulling new viewers daily.
Peter
http://www.cointalk.org



"Reid Goldsborough" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 08:24:11 -0400, "Peter T Davis"
wrote:

Or, do you think it's okay that the information newbies are
finding about ASA Accugrade is just what Marotta has to say on the
subject?

Oops. I see Michael has posted more of his wisdom on the subject of
Accugrade, this time with a new post at Coin Talk. What a hoot.
Michael talks about Accugrade's good name and that "ignorant
collectors" have made "wild and unsupportable accusations" against it.
Then at the end of his post, he says, "Get the facts." What a hoot.

Go to Coin Talk to see the entirety of Michael's wisdom --
www.cointalk.org.

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Peter T Davis wrote:

It's actually not that new of a post. What's new is that it's now showing
up when people search for ASA Accugrade at places like Google, and it's
pulling new viewers daily.
Peter
http://www.cointalk.org

Your post attracted my attention for a single viewing, Peter. I see
Reid Goldsborough listed as a 'Site Moderator'. The appropriate analogy
would be Pee Wee Herman as the spotter at a Bench Press contest.

Alan
'no bookmark for me, thanks'

On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 11:20:38 -0400 (EDT),
(Edward McGrath) wrote:

DANGER COINTALK IS MODERATED!!!!!!

There's no DANGER, or even danger, in moderation. It's just another
way to manage online discussions. Many people prefer moderated online
discussion groups. They eliminate most of the kind of junk personal
attacks you see here and in other unmoderated groups and increase the
"signal-to-noise" ratio. Unless a moderator goes overboard (Peter
doesn't), using his power heavyhandedly (I've seen this happen),
moderated groups can be more pleasant and useful. But to each his own.
Some prefer the anything-goes atmosphere of unmoderated newsgroups.

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Alan & Erin Williams wrote:

Peter T Davis wrote:

It's actually not that new of a post. What's new is that it's now showing
up when people search for ASA Accugrade at places like Google, and it's
pulling new viewers daily.
Peter
http://www.cointalk.org


Your post attracted my attention for a single viewing, Peter. I see
Reid Goldsborough listed as a 'Site Moderator'. The appropriate analogy
would be Pee Wee Herman as the spotter at a Bench Press contest.

Alan
'no bookmark for me, thanks'

Can you give me an inkling as to where that is listed Alan? I wasn't
aware of that.

Ian

You are mistaken, or lying, I'm not sure which.

"Alan & Erin Williams" wrote in message
...
Peter T Davis wrote:

It's actually not that new of a post. What's new is that it's now
showing
up when people search for ASA Accugrade at places like Google, and it's
pulling new viewers daily.
Peter
http://www.cointalk.org

Your post attracted my attention for a single viewing, Peter. I see
Reid Goldsborough listed as a 'Site Moderator'. The appropriate analogy
would be Pee Wee Herman as the spotter at a Bench Press contest.

Alan
'no bookmark for me, thanks'

"Ian" wrote in message
...
Can you give me an inkling as to where that is listed Alan? I wasn't
aware of that.

Ian

It's not listed, I'm not sure why he's saying this.
Peter
http://www.cointalk.org

Actually, the only things I've ever removed are porn and blatant spam posts.
The type of stuff you probably would like to have removed from RCC, but
can't.
Peter
http://www.cointalk.org



"Reid Goldsborough" wrote in message
...
On Fri, 12 Sep 2003 11:20:38 -0400 (EDT),
(Edward McGrath) wrote:

DANGER COINTALK IS MODERATED!!!!!!

There's no DANGER, or even danger, in moderation. It's just another
way to manage online discussions. Many people prefer moderated online
discussion groups. They eliminate most of the kind of junk personal
attacks you see here and in other unmoderated groups and increase the
"signal-to-noise" ratio. Unless a moderator goes overboard (Peter
doesn't), using his power heavyhandedly (I've seen this happen),
moderated groups can be more pleasant and useful. But to each his own.
Some prefer the anything-goes atmosphere of unmoderated newsgroups.

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Coin Collecting: Consumer Guide: http://rg.ancients.info/guide
Glomming: Coin Connoisseurship: http://rg.ancients.info/glom
Bogos: Counterfeit Coins: http://rg.ancients.info/bogos