SailingAlongToo Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Is it just me or did a bunch of annoying posts about individual fossil specimen IDs from the internet and a newbie trying to sell something on TFF with his very 1st post for $12,000, just vanish into thin air, never to be seen or heard from again? Except in TFF folklore...... 4 Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 We in the back office aren't just here to look pretty. 15 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 What was he selling? Sounds like a bargain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailingAlongToo Posted January 8, 2019 Author Share Posted January 8, 2019 Reminds me of multiple recent posts stating what were obviously water worn rocks were actually teeth and skulls....... Don't know much about history Don't know much biology Don't know much about science books......... Sam Cooke - (What A) Wonderful World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, Kane said: We in the back office aren't just here to look pretty. uummm... ok Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 9 minutes ago, daves64 said: uummm... ok I think he means they got rid of them 1 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 26 minutes ago, SailingAlongToo said: Is it just me or did a bunch of annoying posts about individual fossil specimen IDs from the internet and a newbie trying to sell something on TFF with his very 1st post for $12,000, just vanish into thin air, never to be seen or heard from again? Except in TFF folklore...... It's just a conspiracy theory. Group hallucination. You just imagined it. Or something. 3 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstraktum Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 This CLICK is the appropriate music to hear while reading this topic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 In all seriousness, if members encounter suspicious posts, or those that are in violation of our forum rules, do not hesitate to use the “report post” link. We do try to read and see everything, but sometimes stuff slips through. It helps us address the issue, and keeps this forum the wonderful space that it continues to be. 11 ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBrewer Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 Heheheh John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
facehugger Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Kane said: We in the back office aren't just here to look pretty. But we suspect that you do... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 8, 2019 Share Posted January 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Kane said: In all seriousness, if members encounter suspicious posts, or those that are in violation of our forum rules, do not hesitate to use the “report post” link. We do try to read and see everything, but sometimes stuff slips through. It helps us address the issue, and keeps this forum the wonderful space that it continues to be. Some of us already use that function, y'know 2 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 1 Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 5 hours ago, FossilsAnonymous said: I think he means they got rid of them I know that. The comment was on the "look pretty" part of Kane's comment.. 1 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam86cucv Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 1 hour ago, daves64 said: I know that. The comment was on the "look pretty" part of Kane's comment.. Pretty is in the eyes of the beholder... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erose Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 Is that what the muffled screams from the basement were about? You folks do an outstanding job keeping this the very best fossil forum ever. And boy-o-boy I remember some horrible ones from years back. Anyone remember the one for east coasters? Somehow it was filled with the worst mean-spirited bunch of social imbeciles you could ever imagine. Every other reply was a flame thrower of invective...foul. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilsAnonymous Posted January 9, 2019 Share Posted January 9, 2019 21 hours ago, daves64 said: I know that. The comment was on the "look pretty" part of Kane's comment.. Better watch out, we might not see you again if you keep up that sacrilegious talk 1 On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramo Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 I'm not really into social media other than this site until recently. ( I know, weird considering that I'm one of the first members here) My daughter set me up with a Facebook account this last Christmas. She helped me to join some groups that we thought I would like. I assumed they would be kind of like here. I was very wrong. People outside here are rude, know-it-all, and just look to correct and belittle complete strangers. Cussing, threatening, political garbage, trolling, etc spew from people like water from a fountain. This is the best place on the internet. Much of that is thanks to our moderators booting undesiberables out like tossing overburden over a cliff! Thanks!! 12 For one species to mourn the death of another is a new thing under the sun. -Aldo Leopold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted January 10, 2019 Share Posted January 10, 2019 16 minutes ago, Ramo said: Much of that is thanks to our moderators booting undesiberables out like tossing overburden over a cliff! Thanks!! Just say “you’re outta here” to undesirable TFF posters like Wally George on Hot Seat used to say to his guests. Disclaimer: our staff treats everyone better than Wally George. My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrangellian Posted January 14, 2019 Share Posted January 14, 2019 I think Pearls Before Swine of 28/10/2015 put it well: 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteseer Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 My favorite was the guy who admitted he knew nothing about fossils or science but he was absolutely certain that the round rocks he had were fossil turtle eggs. Uncorroborating CAT scans seemed to take a little starch out of him but he vowed to come back someday and prove us all wrong. Fight the power, Homer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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