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TubeType · #1 12-13-2010, 11:18 AM

Monday morning came and went with very little fanfare. I looked out the bedroom window only to find more snow than had been predicted by the previous night's forecast. Snowbound is the only word that comes to mind. Brrrr!
I poured a cup of strong coffee and shuffled over to the computer to check the latest mail. The following videokarma link was number three in the early morning list of updated threads.

Ultra-rare Philco
http://www.videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=249566
In forum: Early Color Television
Started by: kbmuri
Last post: 12-12-2010 07:57 PM

I moved the mouse cursor over the blue-underlined text and clicked the leftmost button. <Click> The following vBulletin Message popped onto the screen.

TubeType, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?

If you are trying to post, the administrator may have disabled your account, or it may be awaiting activation.

What did the message mean? Had I forgotten to log into the forum? I logged out, logged in and clicked the update link again. "TubeType, you do not have permission to access this page."

My next stop was the "Early Color Television" forum. Lo and behold, the Ultra-rare Philco thread was nowhere to be found.
What happened?

Zenith26kc20 · #2 12-13-2010, 12:01 PM

I tried it with the same results.....

miniman82 · #3 12-13-2010, 12:39 PM

I has been moved to the 'black hole', which is a place only mods can see it till they decide to either edit out objectionable material or simply delete it.

ggregg · #4 12-13-2010, 12:40 PM

It turned into a pissing contest and was obviously removed. It was getting pretty ugly.

***Eric H*** · #5 12-13-2010, 01:04 PM

It was removed.

TubeType · #6 12-13-2010, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miniman82

It has been moved to the 'black hole', which is a place only mods can see it till they decide to either edit out objectionable material or simply delete it.

That sounds too Orwellian for me. There has to be better reason. No one would intentionally edit out another person's opinion or idea; would they? Maybe profanity, but not an idea.

TubeType · #7 12-13-2010, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Eric H

It was removed.

Thank you for answering the question; "What happened?"
Will you please explain; "Why was the thread removed?"

oldtvman · #8 12-13-2010, 02:51 PM

I've been in contact with the guy that owns the early Philco set, he lives about 15 minutes from me. He said he has two other interested buyers and the price is up to $1000. I would have to drive down and take a look at the set, can't tell from the photo how rough the cabinet is. It also has a replacement jug in it.

*zenithfan1* · #9 12-13-2010, 03:29 PM

I read the original thread this morning, it needs to stay in the "black hole" as you called it

I can only see more problems with re-opening it........although it was an interesting thread to read

miniman82 · #10 12-13-2010, 03:52 PM

Not sure what it is, but I don't really like the TV-123. It just looks cheaply made, I guess. My common sense tells me that with a non-original glass jug and a beat up cabinet it's not worth $1k, but knowing Bob he'll have it back to former glory in no time at all.

WA3WLJ · #11 12-13-2010, 04:02 PM

I've spoken to Bob on the phone on my way to work at NASA and he seems like the kind of guy that could easily solve MANY vacuum problems with his machine skills. We need people to help solve the 15GP22 problem !
Thanks
Greg

Sandy G · #12 12-13-2010, 04:25 PM

Yeah, the original thread was getting REALLY "Out-Of-Hand." Fellers, one thing I love about this hobby is the "All for one, one for all" type of attitude we generally seem to exhibit. The thread was degenerating into a really bad catfight, & to my way of thinking, there is no room for that sort of attitude here at VK or in TV collecting as a whole. It just leads to hard feelings, & life's too short for that.

dieseljeep · #13 12-13-2010, 05:07 PM

I was looking for this thread this morning because I couldn't understand the statement about the rectifier retrofit. What rectifier tubes did this set use originally? I dont think the 5V3 was out at that time. It must've been either a 5AW4 or a 5AU4 which is a lot heavier tube. The pictures I've seen of this chassis show two sockets on the power transformer.

TubeType · #14 12-13-2010, 05:48 PM

Let me see if I understand this correctly.
Every time there's a "cat-fight" in this forum, we remove the current discussion and move on to the next thread.
Why not remove the cat?

miniman82 · #15 12-13-2010, 07:59 PM

Because this cat has something to say, and might help YOU at some point. Do you really want people getting removed everytime they say something that might offend you? Sounds like a recipie for a pretty boring life, to me. Just because a member has a problem with another member- that's not a reason to ban anyone. That's the kind of thinking that will bring us net neutrality and I gotta tell ya, if you're for that, you should move to another country.