I agree with Sue. I used to wonder why there were only a few thousand serious poster collectors, but now I wonder how that MANY stay in the hobby.
I also used to wonder why so few people post to MoPo (and even fewer post to NSFGE) but I figured that one out too. Bruce On Sat, Oct 31, 2009 at 1:39 PM, Susan Heim <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey Guys, > I know Bill Scutta. He is a nice young guy that is new to our hobby. In > fact, I told him about the MoPo group and what a good forum it was for > information that would allow him to learn more about the hobby from longtime > collectors and dealers and to locate material for his collection. So, with > that in mind, I'm sure he truly is just trying to give the heads up. I don't > know that I would have mentioned the forum either if I were new to the hobby > and didn't want to get anyone mad at me! I would be pretty freaked out if > all of sudden someone was using my name as their "handle" on a forum saying > things that might be inflammatory or just plain rude. I don't think Bill has > been in the hobby long enough to have a previous history. > So, I say all this so that you all might cut this guy some slack. I > think he was trying to do the right thing and also protect himself. > Remember, while many say things to each other with the security of anonymity > of the internet, we're all just people. I recommend this forum to my > customers as I believe it to be a positive force in our hobby. I don't want > to scare the guy off. > > Sue > www.hollywoodposterframes.com > ------------------------------ > Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:32:59 -0400 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [MOPO] OT: just a heads up > > To: [email protected] > > Bill, > > Not that I want to be earth-shakingly hostile or anything, but why didn't > you name the forum in your first post in the first place? If the purpose > of your post was to let people know that anything posted by this "other" > Bill Scutta was not really you, then telling us what forum the was happening > on would *further* that goal, don't you think? Now you say you don't want > to name the forum because of the responses you got here on MOPO? That makes > no sense. > > As for your statement that you don't use Bill Scutta as your screen name... > maybe not on forums, but your full name shows up here on all the MOPO > messages as being mail from "bill scutta > <[email protected]><[email protected]>", > so that is effectively your "screen name" here on MOPO. > > Naturally I agree with you that it is quite rude and in poor taste (even if > it was supposed to be a joke) for someone else to use your name -- but since > a screen name is supposed to be a made-up "handle" for people on forums to > use instead of their real names, there are no rules against it that I'm > aware of. Traditionally people have been free to choose whatever screen name > they want... Homer Simpson... James Bond... whatever. > > There are no real safeguards or other provisions to prevent this sort of > thing on the internet. I could register on FaceBook as "Bill Scutta", for > instance. I could set up an email account as > "[email protected]" <[email protected]>. All one > can do when one sees this stuff is alert other people that it is not you, > such as you did here. > > Which brings us back to needing to know which forum it is happening on so > we can know that, on that forum at least, it is not you. > > -- JR > > bill scutta wrote: > > > I'd like to confirm that it is *not* The Movie Poster Forum. > > > No, it was most definitely NOT Movie Poster Forum. In light of the posts > that I have received over this topic, I'm not going to post what forum it > is. Those who I've talked to privately already know. > > Best always, > > Bill > > > > > On Oct 31, 2009, at 12:00 PM, Andy Neal wrote: > > Good luck with this Bill. > > Might be worth mentioning which forum it is. > > I'd like to confirm that it is *not* The Movie Poster Forum. > > I have made sure nobody can register your name on the movie poster forum, > If anyone else would like the same, please let me know and I will protect > your name to be safe. > > Kind Regards > Andy > www.movieposterforum.com > > > > > > > Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:41:45 -0400 > > From: [email protected] > > Subject: [MOPO] OT: just a heads up > > To: [email protected] > > > > Hello MOPOers, > > > > This isn't exactly earth shattering news or anything. But I recently > > joined a forum for movie poster enthusiasts. No sooner had I joined > > the forum in question than someone else registered an account using > > my name "Bill Scutta" as their handle. I seriously doubt there is > > anyone else in the poster community with my name. Truth be told, I > > have way too much on my plate right now for this to really be an > > issue to me personally. > > > > But I just wanted to state for the record that I have never used my > > name "Bill Scutta" as my screen name on any forum, ever. I have > > contacted the moderator, due to the fact that on many forums this is > > an egregious breach of etiquette and my guess would be that the > > moderator would not want this type of element on their forum. I am > > waiting to hear back, but whatever the outcome, it's really no skin > > off my apple. > > > > Some of you on MOPO know me, but for the people that don't, I just > > wanted to give them a heads up. > > > > Best always, > > > > Bill Scutta > > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > > ___________________________________________________________________ > > How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List > > > > Send a message addressed to: [email protected] > > In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L > > > > The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com > ___________________________________________________________________ How to > UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: > [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF > MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. > > Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
