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All in all, Josh, you hit it on the head, it'a all in the moderators. I have never, ever seen one moderator step in a specifically say that scalping talk is frowned upon, and when I report scalping talk, I never see the issue addressed. I think that says a lot about the moderators as well. That said, I'm sure an increase in scalping outrage would cause a policy change, but given the current climate, I don't think there's nearly enough support from the community

Yeah. I guess it's up to the members to try and continue to fight against it.  I still do, by reporting it when I see it, and that's all I can do.  When I was a mod, I fought against scalping pretty hard.  I watched those classified ads like a hawk. Unfortunately, I also fought against things like the post count and the "Durges" of the site....and that made me not as popular.  I just wanted to clean that place up.   Still do actually......and every once in awhile, I miss those padlocks.   

I'm a little sick of the post counts as well. Some members who have only been there for 6 months now have Moff status (not like it matters) because they post pad so much...a certain post padding "Commander_____" comes to mind (he tried to secretly get me banned for no reason while being nice to my face before so screw him).

The test area should be renamed post padders zone. Take a look there, and you will see the same regulars doing the same "tests". I've brought this to the attention of the staff before and was told not to worry about it.


For what its worth, it was a valiant effort JoshEEE.

I don't think that Rebelscum as an entity has started supporting scalping or something.  I think there are a lot of people there (myself included) that still believe in "Collect to Collect".

The problem isn't with the philosophy.  It's simply that they don't have enough good moderators left to shut down every instance of scalping that pops up there. I still report posts when I see them, and I have a feeling if everyone else did too.....those people that think it's ok to do that would eventually get the hint and leave. 

I'm in the same boat as you Josh. I've been saying it for a while now: they need more good moderators.

The problem with reporting threads is that they aren't looked at for MONTHS sometimes. For instance, right now there is a thread in the Jedi Archives section called "500th post".  While I didn't report it, I remember hearing someone say they reported it months ago. Just look at the thread and read the posts in it...you'll see that other people are wondering why it is still around as well.

I once reported one of darth yaddle's posts because he circumvented the language filter by saying **** (he used it in a url, linking to one of his petitions to get allowed back). I personally don't care if people say it, but seeing as how Scum is an all ages site and they get pissed if you type A$$, I figured I might as well notify the mods to it. I reported the post back in November. Its still there.

I'm also getting sick of the people on Scum who use the rationale "Everyone scalps, whether they admit it or not" or use little pretty euphenisms to try to make themselves feel better about doing it. No matter how much makeup you put on a turd, a turd is a turd. Just because everyone is doing it, doesn't make it ok. If everyone was jumping off a bridge, would you do it too?

Someone brought up a good point in a recent thread about scalping. They said that people lately have been using the excuse "but I'm a poor college student" to defend their scalping. I'm a poor college student too. Sure, I could go to Wal-Mart and snatch up every single TSC figure because they are hot right now, but do I? No. It hurts the hobby. Whether its a big thing or a little thing, it hurts MY community and hobby.

Saw Man Wolf yesterday. Based on Scott's review, I passed.

I hope the BAF Onslaught rumors are true...

Here go to http://joes-customfigures.com/forum/index.php and see whos there   check his profile too muwahhahaha
I can't beleive he's a Mod there, heck I can't believe I am either

Why in the hell would anyone make him a mod. Good luck getting members.

  And why are all four members staff there? 

If I was just a grunt, Republic.

If I was a leader, Empire.

You should see a doctor about that slow clap. 

I've got this cream he gave me...

Its funny you post in this thread Greenday. How many times have you been banned at Rebelscum?