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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorWe definitely will.
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I finally understand why a lot of familiar names have vanished from my old vintage watch hang-outs:
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Bill Sohne
··Bill @ ΩFHi Archer
That sort of happened to me.... while I was a mod at TZ . I was reading some of the other forums... went to Purist pro .. Was reading a thread... And hey that is a good thread... I can ad value and content... so I replied to the thread . I was reprimanded for using my [email protected] email which you cant even see unless you were to click on my username "bill sohne" to send me an email. We they said I was shilling... for TZ and I would have to use another email address. At the time I did not have one... so I came up with "[email protected]" and used that at prusitpro for a while... Funny about a year or so later they asked if I wanted to moderate the Omega forum there !
On the Ban side of things... I still cant believe but I have never been ban from any site.... FYI I don't pull punches if you cant tell yet.
Seems we both stick to our guns...
Good Hunting
Bill Sohne
That sort of happened to me.... while I was a mod at TZ . I was reading some of the other forums... went to Purist pro .. Was reading a thread... And hey that is a good thread... I can ad value and content... so I replied to the thread . I was reprimanded for using my [email protected] email which you cant even see unless you were to click on my username "bill sohne" to send me an email. We they said I was shilling... for TZ and I would have to use another email address. At the time I did not have one... so I came up with "[email protected]" and used that at prusitpro for a while... Funny about a year or so later they asked if I wanted to moderate the Omega forum there !
On the Ban side of things... I still cant believe but I have never been ban from any site.... FYI I don't pull punches if you cant tell yet.
Seems we both stick to our guns...
Good Hunting
Bill Sohne
The thing is, if you think they treat regular members rather poorly, just wait until you are "in the business" in any capacity and refuse to pay their extortion level advertising fees to freely represent your business on the forum. I never openly advertised for business there (didn't need to then and don't need to now), but I could not use my business email in my contact information, and they forbid watermarking any photos with my business name. I complied with all that - their forum and their rules - that's fine with me. I understand they have to protect those who are willing to pay their fees, as it is the only way they can hope to justify what they charge if they keep it exclusive.
However, a customer of mine had posted that he was very happy with my work in a couple of relevant forums there, and he was sent an PM from "Jessica the lawyer" telling him that if he mentioned me again anywhere, he would be banned for shilling and I would also be banned. I was already spending so little time there, I didn't even know he had posted anything about the work I had done for him, and they certainly didn't tell me about these potential bans. My customer emailed me, pretty upset that he was going to be banned just for saying something nice and true about me, and frankly that pissed me off. I emailed "Jessica the lawyer" and said I don't care if you ban me, but I would appreciate it if she didn't threaten my customers, she dug in saying she was "sure" I was behind this, provided some statistics of my customer's posts that she thought backed up her feelings (miscalculated by a factor of 10), and when I pointed out a grade 5 math error she made, I suspect the ban button was pressed at that moment.
Unlike here, it is a for profit forum run by a corporation. It certainly now isn't a place run by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts - those days are long gone at TZ if that was ever the case...
Cheers, Al
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gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorGot into some hot water (with several other members) over at TZ back when the OmegaMania auction was being held. We were pointing out all of the unidentified redials being offered. Antiquorum had just purchased TZ and they were not amused.
Given a suspension and warning. Bill might have still been a mod there at the time. I don't remember. Didn't go back for a long time. Then they changed the message board software which made it almost impossible to use.
Don't think I've posted anything there in the last five years or so.
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Given a suspension and warning. Bill might have still been a mod there at the time. I don't remember. Didn't go back for a long time. Then they changed the message board software which made it almost impossible to use.
Don't think I've posted anything there in the last five years or so.
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Tbone
·What a fantastic tale and watch! Welcome!
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Andy K
·Welcome @smorrisonmd 👍
It's a little sad (and embarrassing for them) the lengths the mods and some members go in that thread to defend that software, which is objectively inferior by any standard. Crying poor when there are un-sponsored sites running better, modern software is laughable.
Like all topics there, it will sink to oblivion within a few days- which I suppose is how ownership likes it.
In the same vein of moving on. I rarely go there anymore and I posed a question with regards to the sites set up. It seems only elegant and bright people need to apply...surprising how many members look down on the "other" forums. Some moderators are allergic to questions and criticism... not the first time I got "Schott" down by this warm and fuzzy moderator...for asking a legitimate question...
http://forums.timezone.com/index.php?t=msg&goto=7365306&rid=6370#msg_7365306
Cheers
It's a little sad (and embarrassing for them) the lengths the mods and some members go in that thread to defend that software, which is objectively inferior by any standard. Crying poor when there are un-sponsored sites running better, modern software is laughable.
Like all topics there, it will sink to oblivion within a few days- which I suppose is how ownership likes it.
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AveConscientia
·Everyone has moved over here!
Some of you may recall this post from TZ. If you do, feel free to move along. If not, please enjoy!
Why vintage?
I started collecting watches around 25 years ago. For a long time, it had to be new, shiny, and off the beaten path. Nearly impossible to read the time? Even better. Think Alain Silberstein Skeletonized Jump Hour.
Vintage pieces? I spit on them. They just looked old. I got to see that every morning when I looked in the mirror. Nothing pretty in that.
But with time, I found myself more and more over in the Vintage Forum. I found it remarkable that some of these pieces had simply been around for 50 plus years. I began to appreciate the beauty of dial patina, which can only be created by the aging process (Omega tried recently, but the new Seamaster 300 just looks to me like a bad redial). More importantly, I came to realize that if you want a new Patek Perpetual Calendar, simple: Mortgage the house, drop by your neighborhood Patek Supercenter, hand over a pile of cash, and walk out with the watch. Finding a 60 year old Omega Ranchero with the original sticker on the back?........ not so much. (But I have one 😀)
Like a lot of vintage Omega collectors, high on my wish list was a 30T2RG Chronometre with the "Scientific" dial. I had purchased 6 or 7, but all had a major wart; recased, redone dial, wrong crown, etc. Then one night while cruising the 'Bay, one caught my eye. Poor pictures, and none of the movement or inner case back. But the story was intriguing...."this was my fathers watch".....It just smelled right.
Several days later, I was thrilled to be the high bidder at substantially less than what it would likely brought with a better presentation. I emailed the seller, and asked her to include a brief note about the provenance of the watch. I stood salivating at the mailbox for the rest of the week, until a box arrived......
Somewhat concerned about the movement, I immediately sprinted up the stairs to my work desk and popped off the case back; it was ~ perfect:
The dial, not perfect, but much better that the pictures:
And in an envelope at the bottom of the box were these:
Why vintage? For me it is the thrill of the hunt.
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Faz
·My apologies to @smorrisonmd and welcome to OF. I certainly didn't want to hijack his beautiful post but I'm glad it generated some pertinent and funny comments! I, as many others here share your passion and facination for vintage beauty and there's a broad section of expert collector, aficionados and watchmakers that make this forum quite vibrant..👍
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smorrisonmd
·My apologies to @smorrisonmd and welcome to OF. I certainly didn't want to hijack his beautiful post but I'm glad it generated some pertinent and funny comments! I, as many others here share your passion and facination for vintage beauty and there's a broad section of expert collector, aficionados and watchmakers that make this forum quite vibrant..👍
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DON
·Welcome Steve. Beautiful watch. I have a movement in pieces that I want to rebuild.
I left TZ when they started billing dealers fees for posting. Totally disrespected my 19 years of contributions as having zero value. All they cared about was getting their grubby hands on the money.
DON
I left TZ when they started billing dealers fees for posting. Totally disrespected my 19 years of contributions as having zero value. All they cared about was getting their grubby hands on the money.
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West Slope
·Fascinating stuff (and a great watch/first post). I am still a newbie here and apparently started out on the right forum. I really do enjoy it but this sounds familiar from a motorcycle forum I used to visit regularly until a mod decided to take offense at a post I made and sent me a warning. Without getting to deep into the weeds I simple told him to go ahead and ban me right then.
That being said I met a lot of great people on that forum and am still good friends with many of them and don't regret my time there. Times change.....
That being said I met a lot of great people on that forum and am still good friends with many of them and don't regret my time there. Times change.....
