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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mr. Coin Lover, post: 754889, member: 16060&quot;]When people join here we tell people to ask questions to get help they need.&nbsp; Are we now saying we don&#039;t want them to?</p><p><br /></p><p>I think most members here are very happy to share the knowledge they have.&nbsp; If you don&#039;t want to share your knowledge then don&#039;t.&nbsp; I know at times it must get frustrating for Doug because I have seen him get asked the same questions over an over.&nbsp; But, he is nice enough to continue answering over an over.</p><p><br /></p><p>If one has a question about a particular coin or series&nbsp; is it practical to go out and buy a book to get an answer or two?</p><p><br /></p><p>Some people the expense involved with buying books makes it very difficult for them.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you buy one book say for an example Buffalo Nickels you are depending on one person&#039;s opinion to be totally accurate and contain all the information.&nbsp; On the internet one can find numerous sites that contain collectively a lot of information.&nbsp; I would also venture to say on occasion an author of a book is wrong or incomplete at times.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think people are necessarily lazy because they don&#039;t want to sit down and read books&nbsp; about a coin.&nbsp; It is much quicker to try to find the information on the internet, I think we can all agree free time is at a premium these days.&nbsp; Whether we like it or not the internet is where people go today for information whether it be about medications, diseases, today&#039;s news, or coins.&nbsp; It still requires research to do it to form an adequate opinion or to find specific information they want.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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