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Post by thomasallencummins on Jul 5, 2013 10:02:56 GMT -5
www.facebook.com/groups/ComicBookCollecting/The above link is to a Comic Book Collecting Facebook group founded by Lin Harrell. If you wish to be included in the group you can send a request via Facebook. Lin will usually get back to your shortly. I have been a member of the group for about a week and have enjoyed participating in the discussions so far. Lin has a Tumblr blog site as well where there is also a link to request inclusion in the Facebook group along with scans of hundreds of comic book covers. comicbookcollecting.tumblr.com/Enjoy
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Post by samgibson on Jun 25, 2014 20:49:35 GMT -5
just saw this topic and I know it's almost a year old ... and man Len is a narcissistic freak, not sure if you're part of his group still or not, but the man bans anyone who even starts to go to another comic group on facebook. blocking and banning anyone who doesn't worship him or his group ... he's far from a comic fan. just look at this that was posted on a site The last week, on top of everything else, I have had one idiot after another cause me problems on the net. This morning I could hardly move but on opening my FB what do I get?... “Lin Harrell I am the admin for another [rather large and growing] comic book group and I don't like the idea that your guy ... Richard Boucher ... is asking members to leave my group and join this one. He is also posting links to another one of your groups. How about you do the work and build your own group. Stop feeding off other peoples hard work. He's banned from my group and I will not be adding anyone who is a member of this group or your other one.” So I responded: Lin. 'Thanks' for the rather aggressive message. I only set up my Face Book group yesterday morning and being unwell left it at that other than approving some people who asked to join. I cannot be held responsible for what other people are doing without my consent. I have a British Golden Age Comics FB page because there is very little about the UK GA out there so this was added to my web site. I started getting lots of postings of GA covers from other countries which is why I set up the International GA (which does not include US GA comics). Banning some of your members because they joined mine?? And YOU joined it to find out who they were??? Man, what happened to freedom of choice and democracy?? I'm quite sure the new members are dumbfounded because I am. I am NOT filching your members -if they are members of your group they are still (or were) there but were probably interested in seeing another perspective. I have no idea since I've not seen your group or what it's about and am banned anyway. Is this what internet comic fandom has come to??? "You are in my collection of members and if you look at someone elses page -yer out!" It would have been far better had you messaged me and explained what was going on so that I could have asked whoever is responsible to stop. I do not even know the name of your group or else I would have joined (nothing came up when I searched FB). You HAVE over reacted without contacting me first because if your group covered the same subject as mine I would have closed mine. Terry” Yes, HE joined to see who from his page had joined mine to ban them. I know America is going slightly insane and comic fandom is not what it was but really? I do agree that they guy involved should NOT have started posting to his group about mine but I should have been told about this not have the pratt join my group to find out who else was on it. I’m closing both my groups because these aren’t fans or people interested in comics just in themselves and I have nothing to say to them. Find another group
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jun 30, 2014 12:58:31 GMT -5
Wow. That was interesting. I really had no idea things were getting that bad. I indeed left Lin's FB group a few weeks ago. I did enjoy it for a while but began to feel a little uncomfortable with how things were evolving and decided to exit before it became negative.
I appreciate you dropping in to our forum to give me an update. You are welcome here anytime though things have been pretty quiet lately.
-Tom
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Post by Anthony on Jul 22, 2014 19:48:10 GMT -5
Dude, Lin was overly aggressive with me today, and it resulted in some serious PMing. By conversation's end, Lin gave me a rather cryptic threat about never making an adversary an enemy, and then blocked me totally after I asked if he was threatening me. So, yeah, not a fan. But he does claim to be quite the philanthropist as he gives away things all the time. Think he's got a Tony Stark complex.
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Post by devinher on Aug 26, 2014 20:10:20 GMT -5
Many people have had similar experiences with Lin. There is a new, similar group that's been started and I can strongly recommend it. The admin runs it without drama and people have been really respectful.
Just search FB for COMIC BOOK COLLECTING: CLOSED Make sure to include the "closed" part, or you may be sucked into Lin's bizarro world.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Aug 27, 2014 11:20:40 GMT -5
Thanks devinher. I will check out the group. After leaving Lin's I guess I had a bit of a bad taste in my mouth about it all and have pretty much resigned to stay away from FB groups but I have been thinking lately I would give other groups a chance.
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Lin Harrell Power Tripping!
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Post by Lin Harrell Power Tripping! on Aug 29, 2014 6:26:17 GMT -5
Lin is a power-tripping pathetic loser. My experience is remotely worth mentioning, except for the part where people were complaining he/his mods were deleting threads with no reason or explanation, and he actually told people post "you don't like it in this thread", and banned whoever did. Suffice it to say that when I read/discovered a blog describing how this lowlife degenerate contacted a complete stranger, and in a hostile and aggressive manner told them he didn't like that someone was going to his group and recommending people join another Golden Age FB group. Lin went to the extent of joining the Golden Age group to see which members joined, and returned to his group to ban anyone who had joined that other group. Keep in mind this was a UK group too, which had absolutely nothing to do with what his group was about. Anyone reading this should heed the above members advice to steer clear of this guys group (and this includes his Comic Book Collecting Buy Sell Trade group. Here is the thread in its entirety detailing this pathological losers actions: hoopercomicart.blogspot.ca/2013/08/comic-fandom-is-dead.html
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Post by Lin Harrell Power Tripping! on Aug 29, 2014 6:32:51 GMT -5
Sorry about the multiple posts - I kept getting a bad gateway error and retried. Looks like they posted every time despite the error. Please delete any multiples.
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Post by GLURP on Aug 29, 2014 14:13:57 GMT -5
I fixed the multiple posts. Not a problem. :-)
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Post by grendel on Sept 14, 2014 9:47:47 GMT -5
Funny, some of us had the same experience with Lin directly or his admins and we decided to create another FB group. It was a few months ago so, water under the bridge, but i was pretty pissed at the time. Here's our group if anyone's interested www.facebook.com/groups/thecomicrack/
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Post by skomic on Oct 2, 2014 14:12:28 GMT -5
Woooowwww! I just got kicked out of Lin's group last night. Though I think it was mainly his admin Christopher Larkin aka Elvis of Dallas. There was discussion on Superman Red Son, which naturally turned into a discussion on Stalin. The thread was delted. In another thread, I simply asked if anyone was interested in a separate group where these types of discussions could take place. No warning or anything. I PMd Lin & Christopher and then went on about they worked so hard for this group and why would they let anyone take anyone away from the group, even though I clearly stated the group would have a different purpose and doesn't even exist. They also told me its not ok to talk about history around children. I had no intention of breaking rules or being difficult. I belong to quite a few facebook groups where its fine to post links to another group. I'm also in some political groups where people get pretty worked, but nobody gets banned unless you obviously trying to sabotage and spam. Thanks for posting the links to your groups.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Oct 2, 2014 15:54:16 GMT -5
I'm really surprised at the experiences I've been hearing about in Lin's group. When I first joined I would have never guessed it would turn out like this. I am guessing Lin has his reasons for why he is enforcing the rules they way he does but its still kind of unexpected and somewhat excessive as far as I can tell. I'm happy for everyone that has had a bad experience but has found new groups to participate in. -Tom
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Post by Zach of Iowa on Jan 4, 2015 15:04:15 GMT -5
I know this discussion is old but I thought I'd chim in witj my experience with Lin Harrell and his page. I was banned last night from Lin's group for arguing with an administrator. Someone posted a drawing they did of the Green Power Ranger. An admin, I don't remember which one, told him to delete the post because it "wasn't comic related". Me and a couple other people argued that it was because there was at one time a Power Rangers comic. We even posted covers. The admin told us to drop it and that, I'm paraphrasing here, you can't win an argument with an admin. Lin commented on the thread and stated he "saw a lot of people who are about to get banned". I asked them them to make list of topics they felt are and aren't comic nook related so the argument wouldn't be had again. And was subsequently banned. Lin and his administrators are on a total power trip.
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Post by thomasallencummins on Jan 6, 2015 8:25:25 GMT -5
It sounds like things are getting ridiculous. I've never heard of forum mods or admins spraying "banned" threats around like insecticide. On the whole Lin's group is a lot of fun to participate in but since I've left it seems like its gone from bad to worse. I am sorry that such things are still occurring.
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Post by Dale on Apr 4, 2015 21:38:19 GMT -5
So Lin banned me from the group for answering a of topic question. I did not get ignorant, didnt have attitude and provided good information without issue whole time I was in the group. Yup all I did was answer a of topic question and helped a guy out. Not bad mouthing or talking crap, that's not m style. I just think that was jacked up to get banned.
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