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<p>[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 3387535, member: 24633"]While it's possible that someone may not know how to use some of the tools available to them in their image processing (Heck, I'm not the brightest star in the universe, either!) I think it is just as easy for someone to try to describe what they see even if they don't already know what the anomaly may be called in numismatic terms. It can be exasperating for some of us when someone posts an image in the "Error" forum with, say, just a title like<b> "1956D Penny"</b> and no further information about what they perceive as the error in question.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'm sure that many of the veterans to these forums have their own little "pet peeves". My "favorites" are the person who posts a dozen or more of the same image (One will do, thank you!) or someone who posts a poorly-focused, teeny-tiny image and expects us to make heads or tails of an enlargement. As veterans who have "paid our dues", we have to learn to get over it and try to help the newcomers, no matter how exasperating it makes us.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, what is more irritating than anything to many of the long-time members is probably the newcomer who supposedly comes here seeking information, but chooses to argue when he/she doesn't get the answer that suits them. I have no sympathy for them, at all, when efforts to convince them otherwise fail.</p><p><br /></p><p>Chris[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="cpm9ball, post: 3387535, member: 24633"]While it's possible that someone may not know how to use some of the tools available to them in their image processing (Heck, I'm not the brightest star in the universe, either!) I think it is just as easy for someone to try to describe what they see even if they don't already know what the anomaly may be called in numismatic terms. It can be exasperating for some of us when someone posts an image in the "Error" forum with, say, just a title like[B] "1956D Penny"[/B] and no further information about what they perceive as the error in question. I'm sure that many of the veterans to these forums have their own little "pet peeves". My "favorites" are the person who posts a dozen or more of the same image (One will do, thank you!) or someone who posts a poorly-focused, teeny-tiny image and expects us to make heads or tails of an enlargement. As veterans who have "paid our dues", we have to learn to get over it and try to help the newcomers, no matter how exasperating it makes us. However, what is more irritating than anything to many of the long-time members is probably the newcomer who supposedly comes here seeking information, but chooses to argue when he/she doesn't get the answer that suits them. I have no sympathy for them, at all, when efforts to convince them otherwise fail. Chris[/QUOTE]
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