The RainDawg's Guide To Unofficial Collecting
SITE NEWS (updated 10/29/2004)
I'm updating this page to let everyone know that we're getting closer to going live. We have a site name and a domain registered, but I am unable to announce it right now because the site is not quite ready for public use.
Also, we've deicided that it's time to let you all know who we are, so here's a list of the handles each of us go by. You may recognize some of us from the now defunct
www.sharingthegroove.org, but we've also expanded to include some that many will not know. We have a very strong team who really are doing an outstanding job putting together this new trading community. The parties involved are:
bill_kate, bowman, DDSTree, Five, RainDawg, Rider, severin, and U2Lynne
Also, we've written a mission statement to help define what we're all about
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Welcome to The Traders' Den. We the administrators will be familiar faces to some, and new to others. Each of us have been involved in various trading communities for many years, and many have worked together on other trading sites. We have come together to create a online trading site with an entirely new ideology. This site will be geared towards a certain kind of collector: those who feel quality and integrity are important. Our policies will seem demanding to many users, but we have witnessed the decline in overall quality in many other trading circles due to lax restrictions. We offer a safe haven for traders frustrated with the dilution of quality in the trading pool, as well as our combined experience and devotion to helping new users enter an elite trading community.
Quality is not an option in the seeds here, it will be the standard.
Once again, note that we aim to have an open, userdriven community. Please feel free to email or get me on AIM if you'd like to talk about this new venture. Also, the site will run without advertising and will rely on donations for operational costs. However, we are unable at the current time to accept donations as the framework for doing so is not in place. Thank you all for the many generous offers we've recieved for funding, and note that once the site is officially launched, you will be able to donate whatever you can.
Thank you all for your patience. We're doing all we can to build an impressive and fun environment, and want to make sure it's right before going live. Keep watch of this page over the next week for an update on what day we're going live.
Thank you again for your interest in this new project,
The RainDawg