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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Prez2, post: 3173748, member: 93969&quot;]I do that thing occasion myself. I sometimes ask a question I could probably look up the answer to but instead do it here. I think a great topic for debate would be what to rename the site if that had to be. I think that if every collector (new, old or somewhere in between) saw the name of the website as &quot;The Most Experienced Coin Collectors&quot; or &quot;Advanced Coin Collectors&quot;, many (including myself) would not seek to participate in the forum at all. I think they would instead probably look for something less intimidating &#039;looking&#039; at the outset. I think the most &#039;serious&#039; collectors here often get irritated with those that are only seeking knowledge to begin with and they don&#039;t proceed in the most correct manner and yes since they&#039;ve &#039;seen it all&#039; repeatedly they themselves become unhappy with those people. I think if people want a forum where only the most serious collectors share information with only other more serious collectors (however you want to build that criteria) then maybe renaming the forum into something less inviting as suggested. That way, collectors of a certain caliber engage with only those of a similar caliber. That starts with a name. Instead collectors of many different &#039;levels&#039; come in here and then get blasted for what they don&#039;t know and because it was already written somewhere in here and they should somehow know better. Instead what happens is those with vast knowledge are quick to jump on those of lesser skills and people of both types develop an attitude towards the each other. That&#039;s sad and that&#039;s kind of where I find myself currently. I&#039;m afraid of infringing on some rule that I didn&#039;t realize (having myself been banned for a lengthy stretch and still not knowing exactly what it was that got me banned), stepping on some land mine I didn&#039;t think was a big deal. </p><p>So Clawcoins, I don&#039;t think of you as so much on the &#039;other side&#039; if you will as I originally assumed largely because you took the time to explain your reasoning and I get it and appreciate your position. I can also say I&#039;ve lost interest since joining because of what I just described and probably should have simply browsed the forum without joining as I used to for many years. Joining it isn&#039;t what I thought it was. That&#039;s my choice, I know. I also know I&#039;m tired of trying to avoid minefields and am losing interest since joining. </p><p>Anyway, long way round but that&#039;s what I see here and one contact was considering the same thing I am. While I know there won&#039;t be any great volume of knowledge lost should I depart, I think my perspective is shared by many newer people in the hobby and is worth thought. The &#039;fun&#039; I thought it would be engaging such experienced hasn&#039;t materialized for (at least not yet).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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