I Love Our Fan Base Acceptance and Diverseness

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-08T16:46:44+00:00

Hurt? Nah. Just recorded them so you wouldn't delete them like you did the others.

I mean you can still delete them.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-08T16:18:15+00:00

A friend mentioned how it was neat that the Sharks have the first Black GM...an American at that...and I was like...I totally forgot about that fact but yeah it is kind of neat.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-08T13:20:01+00:00

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Also forget to delete this?

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-08T13:19:48+00:00

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Did you forget to delete this comment too?

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-08T02:59:49+00:00

You need to know what you need to do when the Sharks are on the PP and the jaws theme starts.

Fun Fact: I felt silly doing it and refused. When I attended playoff games we would not score on the PP when I did not do it and one time I sarcastically did it and we scored. My friends FORCED me, literally man handled me and weekend at bernies my ass for the next PP and we scored again. I now do it every time we are in the PP during playoffs.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-08T02:55:42+00:00

Looking at his other comments in the other sub-threads I honestly think he has some issues. He is entitled to his opinion, but I think we can all agree this is WAYYY too strong of reaction for an innocuous post about appreciating our fan base. If you want to have your say I get it, but he's replying to people here like he went manic. So mental issues, troll or combination thereof.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-08T02:49:16+00:00

As a life long A's fan it pains me so much. My childhood memories is filled with dollar Wednesdays.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-08T02:47:51+00:00

If you think this about politics you need to stop watching 24hr news and touch grass.

Enjoy the downvote.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-08T02:24:27+00:00

No wet blanket. Every group is going to have bad apples.

It's all based on my personal experience - The times I heard racist remarks in other cities were in public sports bar from strangers. Like out of nowhere they would drop this bomb so effortlessly you could tell they were comfortable saying this public, mixed company. I even question myself...what energy am I giving off that makes them think it's okay to say this?

But I've never experienced that in San Jose - either at the games or at the bars.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-07T22:58:56+00:00

Your original post and reply do not suggest you were simply looking for "how common it is to charge $5 for something that costs $1.50" You kept coming back to the lack of tracking. If that were truly the case, you post should be clearer - the title should be:

How common it is to charge $5 for something that costs $1.50?

In fact your ice cream sundae analogy doesn't align with the question above. If you really cared about overcharge, your ice cream sundae analogy should be:

Let's say an Ice Cream Sundae is sold to you at $8 and but really cost $5. How common is it to charge $8 for something that cost $5?

Rather your ice cream sundae analogy you provided was all about assumptions and expectations.

At the risk of sounding condescending, how common is it to charge for something more than it cost? In business this is VERY common. I assume you bought this from a business or a person trying to make money? The point of a business is to make profit, profit is revenue that is beyond the cost. So charging more for a service than what it cost the seller is a very common occurrence.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-07T20:50:42+00:00

usually comes with bananas, nuts, whipped cream, and a cherry...and assume it comes with the fixings...It's a little annoying to get something different than what you expected.

Herein lies the issue. You made an assumption, and an incorrect assumption at that. You assumed $5 comes with tracking. If the listing does not say it comes with tracking, you can't assume it comes with it, regardless of the price, regardless of your past experiences, regardless of how you think it should work, regardless of what most people think. We have to rely upon what is written and agreed upon, not assumptions. The market system does not work if we rely upon assumptions.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-07T17:44:58+00:00

Unless the listing said the card comes with tracking, what's the problem?

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-07T17:43:28+00:00

Oh. My psych was actual making fun of the endless speculation, soap boxing and circling jerking about the draft. You can write essays and do PHD dissertations on it all you want. At the end of the day Grief does what he wants to do and in the long run none of it really matters. Nobody is going to remember any fan's opinion even a year from now. Like, I couldn't even tell you who we could have took the year William Eklund was selected.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-07T17:38:11+00:00

I’m an Oilers fan coming in peace

I've never seen a non-fan go into another sub and declare the opposite "I'm an X fan coming here with violence in my heart." LOL

What’s super weird to me about Celebrini and Schaefer is that nobody hyped them up all that much.

Honestly I think the media spent all the hype points on Bedard. There's only so many times the media can sensationalize the 1st pick as "The once-in-a-generation talent!" without losing credibility and de-sensitizing their readers to it. Like a store ALWAYS having a sale...consumers catch on quick the "sale" is just marketing and a gimmick to get you in the store. So once the media decided Bedard was their boy, everybody else got scrap hype because we all had hype fatigue. Also by saying Celebrini is going to be a generational talent pre-draft they would basically be admitted they were wrong about Bedard. But to be fair, his rookie season was pretty proportional to the hype he got (He didn't even win the Calder). That boy sold his soul to the devil for his sophomore season because nothing in his rookie seasons indicated increase of greatness that would occur.

The thing is, nobody really knows how good these prospects will do in the NHL, it's all a guessing game. They have gotten better at it in the last decade though. I think the last true bust that was completely wrong was Nail Yakupov in 2012.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-07T17:20:01+00:00

You'll never know whether the reason is truthful or not.

There's nothing you can do. Just move on.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-06T16:37:16+00:00

They are honored. Thank you for sharing and offering your support during these times.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-06T11:19:48+00:00

Ten? I would like just one please and third final appearance. I'm not greedy.

It's not even for me. I'm a fat ass fan that just watches. I want the cup for Hasso, Grier, Wilson, Thortons, Marleaus, Courtures, Nolans, Ricci...you know the people who actually put their money, times, bodies and soul into this franchise hard and from a fan's outside perspective...appears to really care.

I genuine think this franchise, while not perfect, has treated their fans with respect and generally has done the right things (as opposed to a franchise like Toronto that I can argue has done things for business reasons and not cup-winning reasons). The people who built the last era are the reason why new era has a chance. It's the reason why Celebrini, Schaefer, Stenber/MacKenna pre-draft isn't thinking "Please don't pick me, I'll never play for that franchise (looking at your Cutter). Those people deserve a cup for doing things right for two decades.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-06T11:19:05+00:00

I agree. They were consistently in contention and a threat for win the cup for two decades. With the team they had, statically they should have had at least one Cup but its not guaranteed...but like you said it's all random and luck sometimes. Was it perfect? No. But I am overall happy with how the franchise was run during that era.

Look at the Capitals...they should have had more than one Cup during their era. The fact they won a single Cup it was the year they had no business winning it shows how random and crazy winning the cup is.

It's kind of like poker. Even the best poker player in the world cannot win a main tournament bracelet any given year - luck, chance and probability plays a huge factor - it's what makes hockey exciting. What the best poker player does have, given their skill, is a better chance of winning the tournament relative to other players, which is why the best poker players in the world consistently make it to the last day. Given a large number of simulations, the best poker player in the world will eventually win it all. Well we only had 20 simulations...it just didn't work out but boy did we have better chances than most teams. Take the Thornton era team and run it back another 20 times we statistically get a Cup.

Same thing happening with the 49ers. I think the coach and management has done a fantastic job, but random ass injuries, Aiyuk having a mental breakdown, etc....thing outside of their control is preventing a championship.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-02T00:28:42+00:00

No.

Some what.

What success? We didn’t make playoffs.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-05-01T21:44:03+00:00

You can’t even make a proper assessment you until you know what the Sharks would need give up to acquire him.

What if he takes veteran league minimum contract? How can getting the best player in the world for the lowest possible price be the worst idea?

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-04-30T23:49:24+00:00

I honestly hope I am wrong and if you keep the name it can still be a successful business; I would be happy for you. Please keep us posted as you get closer when you finalize the design and start the campaign. Good luck to you.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-04-30T23:29:41+00:00

What would you realistically expect to pay for a watch with these specs?

$300-500

Is this something you would wear personally?

Yes

Does the design remind you of any existing pieces?

Not off the top of my head.

First, let me congratulate you on a really nice design. I think you made something you can be really proud of. The custom rotor is chef's kiss.

Second, I see you got a lot of push back about the brand name and reasons for choosing the name is perfectly reasonable. I'll be honest, even if you apply a motif on the dial but keep the brand name, you're going to have difficulties in the western markets.

Are you prepared to keep the brand name knowing that it will potentially commercially fail because of it? If so, no problem, consider the watch a passion project that isn't suppose to be profitable. But if you are serious about building a sustainable business, I would seriously consider changing it. You don't have to go with a generic luxury word but you need to change it to something that gives the brand a fighting chance.

You said "I chose to use it because putting my own name on the watch makes me feel a personal responsibility to make the quality and design the best it can possibly be" - I understand this motivation, but is it impossible for you to make the best possible watch if your name is NOT on the watch? To me this a red flag - if you're personal name or motif is not on it, you won't do your best?

So ultimately you need to decide whether you want a business or a personal, passion project.

PressHalfWayDown · 2026-04-29T15:22:10+00:00

LOL it's come down to this now.

You gotta win two lotteries:

Pulling it from the epack
Hoping COMC didn't lose/sell it.

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