Yeah, I thought it was fun, too. i thought it would be a way for us to express our love of O-ring or 25th without getting adversarial about it. Kind of like how competing in the Olympics helps Nations from competing on the battlefield.

the sad part is, it did make people feel like they had to take sides.

I joined the team of "whichever looks and works best in my dios". The name of the team is JoeDios.com.

You are ALL welcome to join my team!

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Nate, I think Kurt is talking about not being able to see a variety of figures at times when members were overposting( Guilty ...my first day ) 25th style figs. The jump to 25th style collectors posting here probably seemed abrupt and overpowering given the way Joe collectors amass armies and then want to photograph them I love seeing you back here Hammer, because you are proprietary about your site, but there have been times when moderators weren't having things moved to "collections" when they should be and the effect can be a few pages of shots without diversity and without the style and planning needed to be in "photos", so I can see how the o-ring fans might have felt a little left out. I've always felt that more members would visit the Collections section if you HAD to post that style shot there and subsequently, the more planned shots would look more appealing when you glance at the page. I know collecting goes in phases for Joe lovers so maybe some of the o-ringers out there will start shooting again and vary the content here.

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Oh, it's all right. I'm sure that we can handle this situation maturely, just like the responsible adults that we are. Isn't that right, Mr... Poopy Pants?

Very well said. I totally agree.

With any new toy line from Hasbro, expect a HUGE influx of new members with varying degrees of talent. If there's too much of what you don't like to see, help stem the tide by posting your own! Outrider did that to great effect.

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• My Want List - Help me complete my Dios!

me? old guard? i kinda have to lol at that. (probably was the youngest guy here for a long time) so when people say "old" about me i chuckle a bit. JD was my first real attempt at the whole "internet forum" and i started of taking absolutely horrid shots. but people like Sonne, Ender, and yes, Outrider gave me alot of tips, and it felt good when they'd praise my pictures. JD has always been and always will be the joe sight for me. i may not be that much into the hobby anymore (funds and other things in my life, plus Legos. legos are addictive) but i still buy a figure here and there, as well as playing with them from time to time. only recently have we gotten a new camera, and i still need to get used to it before i go taking pictures.

as for the "cliques" thing, i noticed it slightly, but i couldn't tell who was in what or why it started, so i stayed out. i don't trade, don't collect much, most of my figures are used and abused because i play with them, and things get lost. but the people i meet here are always family to me (and that was some darn good sushi you pointed out to me and the family back in Florida Vader, i'll have to stop there again maybe.)

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