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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tmoneyeagles, post: 913583, member: 17557&quot;]Pilkenton, the way this forum used to be, a fantastic thread would never go unnoticed.</p><p>The TOTW were really never a popularity contest, it was a way for members to compete if you will, to see who could write up the best thread, there was a little spot for how many awards you won on your postbit, and that used to mean something. It also was a great way to teach, it inspired members to do the best that they could to teach.</p><p><br /></p><p>About a year ago I wrote up this thread:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.cointalk.com/t52923/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/t52923/">http://www.cointalk.com/t52923/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I worked so hard to write up that thread, and I&#039;m pretty sure I could do a much better job at writing the thread now.</p><p>I won a TOTW award. That one single award gave me the inspiration to go on in collecting, I had something to prove, and you know what, I did what I needed to do.</p><p><br /></p><p>Pilkenton, I used to be a nut case. I thought I knew it all, and I made the most useless threads and posts, and fought big time with Lehigh96 and Hobo, I fought with Clembo as well, really, I put on my sparring gear against everybody. I made a fool of myself and what I knew, and guess what, those butt-whoppings I got made me a better numismatist, and a better person.</p><p><br /></p><p>I came back to CoinTalk after a small hiatus, determined to prove that I could win a TOTW, in other words, right a meaningful thread, and try to share something I knew with others, and I dug down deep and read and studied some material, and I wrote a thread. </p><p><br /></p><p>By winning that award I had made a friend, Lehigh96. I came to him and showed him I&#039;d won the award, and I did get a pat on the back. I felt accepted by CoinTalk, and I felt confident in helping others and really showing what I think, withing reason of course.</p><p><br /></p><p>This one little award did so much for me, and I know it sounds ridiculously silly. Pilkenton, this was more than just a popularity contest, because guess what. I wasn&#039;t famous at the time. I was infamous.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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