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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 1622829, member: 15309&quot;]Chris,</p><p><br /></p><p>Rather than having people like Detecto fill the void with something to talk about, wouldn&#039;t it be nice if the knowledgeable collectors on this site took some time to create meaningful and informative threads from time to time?&nbsp; I remember when we had the TOTW (Thread of the Week) feature, I was committed to creating a new thread every week.&nbsp; With the loss of that competitive feature, the number of informative threads that I create went way down.&nbsp; Then with the passing of Clinker, the board took another major hit in that regard.&nbsp; I submit that the reason why this forum has become so quiet is because of people like Detecto.&nbsp; They create a negative atmosphere that causes long term members to stop posting on the forum completely, making the void just that much bigger.</p><p><br /></p><p>And to have that void filled with the words of someone who has almost no numismatic knowledge yet tries to pass himself off as an expert even further damages the reputation and credibility of the forum.&nbsp; And while it is entertaining to get out the popcorn and watch the Detectos of the internet world explode, I submit that I can only go to the circus so many times before it ceases to be entertaining.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>You are welcome to your opinion that he is simply an exuberant child.&nbsp; But the reactions that he inspires are a cumulative effect of his selfish posting style.&nbsp; Creating thread after thread only to abandon them without ever posting again.&nbsp; Sending unsolicited PMs to members for advice, failing to say thank you, and then using that information in future threads to present himself as an expert.&nbsp; Over the course of time, people will naturally start to respond to him in a negative manner.&nbsp; You say you saw many PERSONAL ATTACKS towards Detecto.&nbsp; Personal attacks are against CT rules and are usually moderated.&nbsp; What I saw were not personal attacks, rather members using his own words against him.&nbsp; Another of his bad habits was posting contradictions within his own threads.&nbsp; And many of those engaging in that behavior had never made such posts in all the years that they have been members of this forum</p><p><br /></p><p>The fact is that people like Detecto and BNB become such a community disruption that it becomes necessary to ban them for the greater good of the forum even if they did not break forum rules per se.</p><p><br /></p><p>Paul[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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