[quote="cagneyfan"]OK - got it - thanks![/quote]

Tis a good site, worth exploring. You can sometimes get deals on memberships by doing a best offer on their ebay page.

OK - got it - thanks!

[quote="cagneyfan"]Thanks - If you mean the search engine - I get http://www.google.com for free here in the U.S.[/quote]

Sorry, didn't realise Admin is such a twonk and has obviously barred use of the paid site's name on here. Either PM me or if this works - google for "s t a r t i g e r" without the spaces of course.

RM

Edit to add, it doesn't ....that is just ridiculous.

Hints ... two words

One .. in the sky at night you might see the moon or stars. Make that last word singular.

Two... Not a lion but very similar.

Put the two words together

add a dot com to the end.

Thanks - If you mean the search engine - I get www.google.com for free here in the U.S.

[quote="cagneyfan"]I know this may appear to be lame but I am serious and try to follow the rules.

1. Who are these trolls that are mentioned?
2. Am I am troll because I may have asked a serious question that was already asked but you think I am doing it to be a wise guy? If you examine some of my 300 posts you will see that I am serious about the hobby (abeit a few puns here and there) and try to help others where I can - so you have me confused.
3. What is the specific name of the google autograph website for 18 so I can check it out. Thanks.[/quote]

1. Trolls... easy to spot... for me its anyone from those who just post "fake", "troll", or abuse to those who consistently post successes without any evidence or actual details to those who spend their life posting dross and drama queen behaviour all over here.
2. I don't believe kimmylee was meaning you
3. www.startiger.com is the site you're looking for. It's usually around $30/£20 per year, depending on exchange rates etc etc, so don't quote me on the exact price. It's a great deal though.

Hope that helps

I know this may appear to be lame but I am serious and try to follow the rules.

1. Who are these trolls that are mentioned?
2. Am I am troll because I may have asked a serious question that was already asked but you think I am doing it to be a wise guy? If you examine some of my 300 posts you will see that I am serious about the hobby (abeit a few puns here and there) and try to help others where I can - so you have me confused.
3. What is the specific name of the google autograph website for 18 so I can check it out. Thanks.

I too wish this forum would regain some of it's former glory.

As well as the constant spam everywhere, I now suspect Collecting Help is being trolled.

I think 1 in every 4 or 5 enquiries are genuine, the rest I am suspecting recently are trolls :(

It's sad because I am happy to help people out, but am so sick of the same questions over and over.

I think I need to start only answering the ones I think are genuine. Those from users with more than 3 posts, and whose questions show some understanding or grasp what they are after. Even a basic grasp!

For example I would term these genuine questions:

http://www.fanmail.biz/mboard/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=318479

http://www.fanmail.biz/mboard/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=318554

And this a possible trolling:
http://www.fanmail.biz/mboard/viewtopic.php?f=117&t=318415

[quote="cagneyfan"]I was aware of that but the Autograph Discussion Forum says to direct comments to the database managers in said forum. Since the topic was about the database I specifically did not use the ideas forum. Get your forums straight. But I have to say that the - you get what you pay for advice sounds right and I had reservations that things weren't running that efficiently to say the least. It was a somewhat baited post to get some reactions and opinions. Happy collecting! {up}
P.S. stillluckyas13canbe - can you suggest a good autograph site to join?[/quote]

Sadly, there are effectively no database managers other than... well, see if you can guess ;)

It was mentioned on another thread, albeit initially by the homophobic moron that seems to like hanging around this forum, but StarTiger is the way forward. It costs me around £18 a year for membership, and it's a constant go to site for a huge variety of autographs, especially stateside. I don't use it's forum as much for posting, but it is of excellent standard, the database is handled perfectly, and it wipes the floor with here. As I have said in the past, I stay on here partly because I have friends on it, and partly because I have a misguided belief that one day it will go back to where it once was.

I was aware of that but the Autograph Discussion Forum says to direct comments to the database managers in said forum. Since the topic was about the database I specifically did not use the ideas forum. Get your forums straight. But I have to say that the - you get what you pay for advice sounds right and I had reservations that things weren't running that efficiently to say the least. It was a somewhat baited post to get some reactions and opinions. Happy collecting! {up}
P.S. stillluckyas13canbe - can you suggest a good autograph site to join?

This is better suited for the Forum Ideas forum. If you want to be taken seriously a good start would be using the correct forum.