I totally agree, David and John. I rarely respond to MOPO posts anymore, unless I have something positive to contribute. The endless, blatant self-promotion and pissing contests among some of the larger dealers have cause me mostly lurk. Some of the back-stabbing is amusing but after a while, it just gets tiresome.
FRANC From: MoPo List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Sent: Monday, February 24, 2014 2:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [MOPO] Our 19th Birthday - is it dead ? I agree with the two drunkards from the cowboy state in the north... JOHN REID Vintage Movie Memorabilia did previously state on 25/02/2014 9:20 AM: I would like to see far less "For Sale" and advertising posts - no more than one per day per individual (and in my humble opinion even that is overkill!). I know that this has been raised many times before but I agree that the primary purpose of the list should be for discussion about the hobby. ----- Original Message ----- From: Sales <mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:58 AM Subject: [MOPO] Our 19th Birthday - is it dead ? I have said this before but I will say this again�.I believe a discussion forum like Mopo and any other forum should be about sharing ideas, thoughts and comments about what we have in common, a love of the poster industry (sounds nice and warm doesn�t it).It is hard to make money from it but we stick at it mainly because we love the hobby so much, often we have long suffering partners in the back ground who either want to divorce us / have done so or have taken up �Candy Crush�. The forum should not be about subtle jibes at each other or any sort of bragging in any sort of form, people just get tired of hearing that and the atmosphere just becomes �dead� and it does the messenger no favours. At the end of the day , it does not matter if you are the gorilla in the room or the smallest dealer, the product you sell with the service you provide speaks volumes. The last posting that I thought really lived up to the spirit of what I thought a discussion board should be like was when everyone chipped in and commented about what a poster website could and should be like if you were to build one. This topic even then went into sub topic�s that many continued to comment on i.e. Freight issues a topic that we all have to deal with as well. Sure it is good to let everyone know what you have for sale, but what about providing advice. I think if you did a survey on how many public posts were done in that spirit you would find not a lot. Maybe we are all to guarded and don�t want to give too much away � fair enough. But I believe currently we should try to post in a less bragging / jibing fashion and a more helpful commentary fashion when asked to or maybe we should be game and start asking. If anybody has any thoughts I�m keen to hear� Regards Ben All About Movies Pty Ltd Movie Memorabilia - Original Vintage Movie Posters and Lobby Cards Website: www.allaboutmovies.com.au Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/AllAboutMoviesAu Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/AllAboutMovies1 Contact Details Ph: 07 / 3379 8566 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.
