Freedom Cardboard Announces New Management Team

domino2012 · Sep 4, 2014

I think change is good. Change is 9 times out of 10 good. Chris is still part of it all, a great team is now here to back it all up and pick the site "back up"...
I haven't been around much the past few months but for personal reasons more than anything else, so I have not seen "the downfall" that others have mentioned.
But if this is the direction Chris and the new management team decided to go, then cool... I wish you all the best and look forwards to continue being a member here.

BBCgalaxee · Sep 4, 2014

The hot list and jaypers daily milb were/ is my favorite regular posts on here.

I honestly can't remember not reading one.

Austin · Sep 4, 2014

Musial Collector said:
Anyone that sees this as a bad thing was going down with the sinking FCB ship.
Chris is a good guy, but had waaaaaaaay too much on his plate to keep this place afloat.
Philly is top notch, Mox is top notch, Wes is top notch.
You all should be ecstatic these three are putting it all on the line to keep this place going.

I agree. This can only be good news.
Now the site can get the attention and leadership it deserves and members can get quicker and more in depth answers to their concerns than the usual cryptic one-sentence answers Chris would give because he was too busy.

Many members, including me, often wrongly assumed that Chris sometimes ignored us or didn't put enough effort into this site, when in reality, he was juggling three jobs and a marriage.
So I apologize for that, and I look forward to the new direction of this site. The three managers are all highly respected and FCB can only get better because of their leadership.

cwgross144 · Sep 4, 2014

Great to hear. Here's to more traffic and more input!

jcmint · Sep 4, 2014

This can only be viewed as a positive. I really haven't been posting much like many others. I have had a few collection buys that I haven't posted for the same reasons jp mentions. Reply and general interest has been down. With the new guys heading up these boards can only be viewed as positives. Not only are they my friends but all are passionate hobby members that get it. I look forward to helping them in anyway I can. It's really up to is the users to bring this site back to what it was. The best boards out there

jbhofmann · Sep 4, 2014

Can you guys talk to my employer's IT department?

I haven't posted as much because the site is labeled as "forums".

BowmanChromeAddict · Sep 4, 2014

I honestly don't know how Wes does it. The dude's business card is so full I don't know how he finds time to sleep. Good luck guys.

cgilmo · Sep 4, 2014

BowmanChromeAddict said:
I honestly don't know how Wes does it. The dude's business card is so full I don't know how he finds time to sleep. Good luck guys.

Jim. We miss you.

200lbhockeyplayer · Sep 4, 2014

alwayson22 · Sep 4, 2014

Congratulations to Wes, Tim, and Ken! FCB is my favorite card collecting forum, and it appears to be in good hands with the new management team.

TNP777 · Sep 4, 2014

I see this as a very good thing. Glad to see more people with passion and hobby experience coming on board to help move the board forward and help Chris concentrate on the other important things in his life.

gt2590 · Sep 4, 2014

Now [MENTION=1720]cgilmo[/MENTION] has the time he needs to concentrate on the Arby' s challenge!

mchenrycards · Sep 4, 2014

I have been posting on the general chat side and have posted next to nothing on any other of the boards here on FCB. The boards, including the general boards have become tired, boring and very much non-interesting at this point. I don't check in here nearly as often as I once did because, well, the threads are the same old tired threads for one and I just don't need to see F-bombs allowed in posts anymore. I would assume, as intelligent people, we can all express our point of view without subjecting everyone to gutter language. But I guess if we discuss the same old stuff there is nothing else to spice up the boards except the opportunity to swear like fifth graders on the playground.

TwinsWin · Sep 4, 2014

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tTQYSxw2n7E

fordman · Sep 4, 2014

I like the less is more approach. I know internet ads help a website and if people buy stuff using the ebay banner. Competing boards have more traffic but they have a wholesale/distributorship business attached to their forum. While they're selling product, they're also promoting their website/forum and it help create a repeat customer base.

The same subjects seem tired and boring because the baseball part of the hobby has become stale with one manufacturer. Football, Basketball, Hockey and non sports cards only appeal to a certain audience where baseball makes up the biggest part of the hobby. We keep having the logo's vs. no logo's; pro-Leaf vs anti-Leaf; heads chopped off looks good vs heads chopped off looks bad (panini) debates over and over to everyone has taken a side and they're not budging.

I read and use the information on the baseball forum to help educate me on lots of items. The general chat forum is what it is and it's what it should be.

But good luck to the new administrators and keep the site going.

Fordman

AmishDave · Sep 4, 2014

****, there goes the neighborhood ...

Pine Tar · Sep 4, 2014

This announcement is just like reading an onion article. :what:

Brewer Andy · Sep 4, 2014

Pine Tar said:
This announcement is just like reading an onion article. :what:

It was a little bizarre. In an uncomfortable sorta way. Is there video of the full press conference?

Gwynn545 · Sep 4, 2014

Both members that joined since 2012 are saying, "Whaaaaaaaaaaat?...We just got here!"

MansGame · Sep 5, 2014

rsmath said:
they're running FCB like a business now!

When is the IPO?

IPO! I can help with that

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