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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lehigh96, post: 615103, member: 15309&quot;]I don&#039;t think that any one forum is better than another.&nbsp; Each one is different and has attributes that are more suitable to different collectors based on their experience, financial situation, and personality.</p><p><br /></p><p>The knowledge on the CU forum is astounding but many of the members wield their supposed expertise like a deadly weapon.&nbsp; The arrogance and intolerance on that forum from the trolls stains the reputation of the entire forum including it&#039;s upstanding members.&nbsp; Add to the fact that it is very difficult to navigate and you end up with an environment that is not conducive to lesser experienced collectors.&nbsp; I don&#039;t post on that forum and will not join because of the gestapo tactics employed by the moderators of that forum who have never heard of the 1st amendment to the Constitution.&nbsp; I have no interest in being a member where such blatant censorship is both accepted and applauded.</p><p><br /></p><p>The NGC forum is a friendlier place that includes just about every CU member that was banned from the CU forum.&nbsp; The knowledge of the members on the NGC forum is on par with that on CU but the membership is smaller and the traffic and activity is rather slow.&nbsp; That was the main reason that I joined the Cointalk community.</p><p><br /></p><p>While this forum is much friendlier and inviting to newbies, it is not immune to problems.&nbsp; There seems to be a significant anti TPG sentiment among some of the members on this site that turns off the CU and NGC members from joining.&nbsp; While CTers complain about the CU&#039;s intolerance for newbies, they could easily make the same complaint about plastic bashing here.&nbsp; The fact that coins are encapsulated by a TPG does not automatically mean that the collector of TPG graded material does not appreciate coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think that the TOTW feature here gives incentive to members to make meaningul posts that provide interesting and educational threads about all areas of numismatics.&nbsp; The knowledge and expertise is improving every day on this forum as a result.&nbsp; Cointalk is by far my favorite coin forum.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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