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"COLLECTIBLES" - A blessing or a curse!
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Get off my back.
Lassy
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No I didn't, ZR deleted them herself. Stop overreacting about it anyway.
Oh sorry my bad, I thought you did it :3
R E K TNo I didn't, ZR deleted them herself. Stop overreacting about it anyway.
Yeah like Call and [sensible (not to be rude)] I agree. People just get so worked up over pixels. I'd you want an ac forum with collectibles join the sapling forums.
The fact that things are being debated is always good.
But to those who are basically typing its just pixels, look at this thread and how many people are jumping on and voicing opinions. And posting long, well thoughtout posts. People are also viewing this thread a lot, even if not jumping on. It matters to people. Ac is a game that attracts collectors so obviously, forum collectibles are fun for many.
Its little dismissive to say its just pixels, dont take them too seriously. The length of this thread and the rigor of the debate on here is testimony enough that collectibles matter a lot of many users here. So is the activity level of the marketplace, which is quite high.
But to those who are basically typing its just pixels, look at this thread and how many people are jumping on and voicing opinions. And posting long, well thoughtout posts. People are also viewing this thread a lot, even if not jumping on. It matters to people. Ac is a game that attracts collectors so obviously, forum collectibles are fun for many.
Its little dismissive to say its just pixels, dont take them too seriously. The length of this thread and the rigor of the debate on here is testimony enough that collectibles matter a lot of many users here. So is the activity level of the marketplace, which is quite high.
roseoforlando
Huge Purple Lover
I think a cap needs to be put on them like with the Birthstones, where you can only get one. Unless you are gifting one also then you can get two but no more.
I think it is horrible that they are all bought up that way and no one else can get them. It takes forever to get the TBTs and when you do finally have enough, BOOM they are gone.
And the bidding wars in the thread for them are bad. I mean people go back and forth and are nasty to each other. I love this forum and am very happy with everything on it, BUT the Collectibles. And it is even in one of the MODS posts that they give us something to work for and not just buy and sell stuff.
Have a great day all,
Crystalrose
I think it is horrible that they are all bought up that way and no one else can get them. It takes forever to get the TBTs and when you do finally have enough, BOOM they are gone.
And the bidding wars in the thread for them are bad. I mean people go back and forth and are nasty to each other. I love this forum and am very happy with everything on it, BUT the Collectibles. And it is even in one of the MODS posts that they give us something to work for and not just buy and sell stuff.
Have a great day all,
Crystalrose
I think rarity needs to go out the window and things should just be fair in general. I wish people could collect what they want and get what they need without it being something to brag about and show off or act like an elitist jerk about.
I could care less if they suddenly made like a bazillion Golden Eggs--heck, I'd be all for it. It doesn't make mine any less special and makes other people happy. That shouldn't be a bad thing.
I could care less if they suddenly made like a bazillion Golden Eggs--heck, I'd be all for it. It doesn't make mine any less special and makes other people happy. That shouldn't be a bad thing.
Let me go into more detail as to why I felt that.
You (i believe it was you or Jason) started this forum as a a means for those that love ACNL could gather together. Doing so means you are providing a service. Providing a service means one should be aware of and have it a priority to provide good service to their "customers" - the members in all aspects. Grant it, your intent may very well have been solely for the purposes of ACNL (stated here numerous time, by members, mods, etc), but, the service has expanded so to speak, it is not just ACNL anymore....pokeman, collectibles, etc. Ironicaclly, you did not name this forum "The ACNL", it is named "The Bell Tree Forum", and somewhere along the way (I do not have if this was a feature from the very beginning), the earning of TBT became a big part of the forum. Along the way, it was decided to add collectibles as a feature to the forum. So each feature that has been added to this forum becomes a part of the service you are providing. So when I read comments from the staff that insinuate that the collectibles is not a priority...that leads me to think and feel that the staff could care less, about the opinions of the members, and, if they could care less about this one feature of the forum, what others features/service of the forum could they care less about? Granted, staff may very well care less, that is fine. But when you are a staff member those personal feelings/opinions should be set aside for the good of the community as a whole.
Example. Say I decide to open up a grocery store.....along the way I decide to sell plants, and my customers "complain" because I do not sell enough, because I am always out of stock...am I going to say "it is not a priority" or, "I could care less"? No because I may loose that customer, and I would not be providing good customer service. And one of my staff members could care less about pickles, does that mean he/she is not going to sell it to a customer, is not going to help a customer that wants that jar of pickles? No.
In your case, loosing members (customers), may not seem a big deal to most. But I did read that you are now doing ads on your site. I can tell you (I used to have my own site and have been a mod on several as well) Ad companies want there to be a lot of members, the more you have the more they like you/your site.
The members come here for different reasons, and depending on what is going on in their life at the moment what may seem trivial to you the staff or to other members, may very well be a huge thing to that member. It is different aspects of life that let was feel that we are a part of the community, an din this case, it is not just ACNL, it is many factors of your forum, that allow your members to feel like they are a part of the "family".
I hope I was able to clearly express what I meant in my post you quoted....I am dealing with a serious brain infection which has impacted my cognitive abilities permanently....which affects my ability to put my thoughts into spoken and written word. It takes a great deal of time and effort and me reading it over and over and I still fail at times, and then my brain starts to shut down. So I debated even writing this, but it is important to me to express what I meant and how I feel.
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I wanted to say too, I love this forum, for all it is
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Prof Gallows
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Pretty sure it should've stayed closed after looking at it today. =p
oath2order
#Porygon2024
I wasn't aware people would quit because of collectibles.
With your current health orientated difficulties, I commend you for thought and time it must have taken you to compose your post. You have expressed yourself perfectly and I am sure that no one can have any difficulty understanding exactly what you wanted to say. Whether they agree with it or not is another matter!
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So you must be the culprit who closed it last night, it had to be either you or Jeremy and Jeremy says it wasn't him!
There has been a huge difference of opinion, but do you not think it good for members to be able to air their views even though they might not be what you want to hear?
oath2order
#Porygon2024
You really like twisting words don't you?
Prof Gallows
Retired Staff
That isn't what my mod logs tell me lol.
And honestly no. It's always been a bad idea to let people voice their opinions here because it gets out of control. Especially when it regards the collectibles. I want everyone to enjoy what we have to offer here but you can't please absolutely everyone. Because of the way things have gone in the past I've been on the side of wanting to remove the shop and collectibles all together to avoid future problems when they are involved.
The problem with people voicing their opinions is it's in a public setting. We want to hear opinions, not people standing up on a soap box preaching about how things should be, which is what tends to happen. If it were up to me I'd set up an anonymous or private system to where people could send in their feedback instead for us to read.
oath2order
#Porygon2024
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Prof Gallows
Retired Staff
No that emails Jeremy's site email. I'm talking more like a report feature that could be used for feedback but also be anonymous. Which I don't think is possible. But that's what I would do if I'd had the resources and power to.
FYI, I accidentally clicked "close thread" and wasn't aware of it until this morning. If that's enough to make you angry, then you may need to prioritize what's important in your life.
lol^
I think the thread should be closed.
Honestly, peoples replies are too long so I'm not reading them anyway lol.
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