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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2221294, member: 19463"]When I first started my website, I got inquiries as to my qualifications to post such scholarly material and wanting to know what degrees qualified me to have the site. That led me to post the following from my index page which is intended to keep people away who actually believe that reading my drivel will harm their intellects.</p><p><br /></p><p>"This page is very much a 'fast food' or 'pop culture' approach to the subject of ancient numismatics. I am an amateur collector and offer no guarantee of completeness or accuracy on any material on this site. I recommend that you research your questions rather than accepting blindly anything posted here. I also recommend you apply this same degree of care in using any other source material online or in hard copy. This site was intended to expose new collectors to an enjoyable hobby. No claim is made to serious scholarship. Serious numismatists are also welcomed here while they await publication of more proper and scholarly coverage of this material. Images posted on this site are taken from a variety of sources including my personal collection and several other private collections."</p><p><br /></p><p>Similarly, I warn you not to listen to anything said here on CT unless you first research which of our posters are PhD's. Some are. I'm not.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 2221294, member: 19463"]When I first started my website, I got inquiries as to my qualifications to post such scholarly material and wanting to know what degrees qualified me to have the site. That led me to post the following from my index page which is intended to keep people away who actually believe that reading my drivel will harm their intellects. "This page is very much a 'fast food' or 'pop culture' approach to the subject of ancient numismatics. I am an amateur collector and offer no guarantee of completeness or accuracy on any material on this site. I recommend that you research your questions rather than accepting blindly anything posted here. I also recommend you apply this same degree of care in using any other source material online or in hard copy. This site was intended to expose new collectors to an enjoyable hobby. No claim is made to serious scholarship. Serious numismatists are also welcomed here while they await publication of more proper and scholarly coverage of this material. Images posted on this site are taken from a variety of sources including my personal collection and several other private collections." Similarly, I warn you not to listen to anything said here on CT unless you first research which of our posters are PhD's. Some are. I'm not.[/QUOTE]
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