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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 8430594, member: 27832&quot;]I&#039;m going to say that <i>in general</i> more years <i>active in the hobby</i> results in better judgement about hobby-related questions. (I&#039;m an old guy, but I haven&#039;t been <i>that</i> active in the hobby for <i>that</i> long, so my opinions should carry less weight.)</p><p><br /></p><p>For some things, like interpreting photos presented on the web, a few years of current experience may sometimes <i>outweigh</i> decades of experience with in-hand examination and catalog photos. Or not; it&#039;s going to vary from person to person, of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>In this thread, and LOTS of others, I&#039;m staying tuned in hopes of learning more. Where I&#039;m <i>certain</i> someone&#039;s posting bad info or misinterpreting an image, I&#039;ll speak up -- politely, unless I think they&#039;re doing it in bad faith, or I&#039;m having a bad day. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> (And sometimes I can be certain and still wrong!)</p><p><br /></p><p>I think [USER=107431]@Matthew Kruse[/USER] and [USER=136180]@Abramthegreat[/USER] have turned out to be strong contributors here, showing judgement beyond their years. If they post one thing and [USER=19250]@Paddy54[/USER] posts something different, yeah, I&#039;ll probably give more weight to [USER=19250]@Paddy54[/USER]&#039;s opinion -- but I&#039;ll pay close attention to the discussion, because one side or the other is likely to learn something new, and I want to freeload off of that. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I <i>do</i> hope, of course, that the discussion stays respectful.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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