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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cubenewb, post: 1081573, member: 25644&quot;]Let&#039;s stop being politically correct and evading the truth; many here are perpetuating a false image of what&#039;s happening, all to avoid hurting feelings or squashing hopes. The reality is, there are two kids making pretty lofty statements regarding their own numismatic credentials, and there are many who are foolish enough to be convinced that they <i>are</i> experts. I&#039;m not saying these guys aren&#039;t knowledgeable... but to call yourselves &quot;Instructors&quot; when your contributions to most threads demonstrate only a superficial understanding of many aspects of coin-collecting... that&#039;s kind of wreckless. As long as other, seasoned &quot;Instructors&quot; are overseeing the program and ensuring accurate, valid information is being given out, there&#039;s absolutely nothing wrong with this endeavor. I just really hope this doesn&#039;t lead to people trusting the wrong people&#039;s opinions when it comes to seeking particularly important advice (i.e. being told something is &quot;PMD&quot; when it&#039;s really an obscure error, etc.). Overall, all this is doing is creating a subsection of the forum where a more exclusive (and therefore diminished volume) of experts give opinions, rather than... well... keeping this an open forum...</p><p><br /></p><p>On another note; there is absolutely nothing wrong with criticism, and if you believe in &quot;don&#039;t say anything that hurts others&#039; feelings,&quot; you need to remember this is a forum of rational people, not an elementary school peer mediation room.</p><p><br /></p><p>edit:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;This is exactly what I don&#039;t understand, as evidenced by my first post in this thread (post #3)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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