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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3133174, member: 10461&quot;]For the record, that thread was <i>not</i> ripped down because CoinWeek complained.&nbsp; Oh, they certainly did - and that was <i>part</i> of the reason I (yes <i>I</i> - and not the other <strike>dictators</strike> moderators) - took it down.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now I don&#039;t know the truth or untruth of the issue, Kurt - to be candid, I didn&#039;t have a dog in that fight, and I didn&#039;t really care one way or the other.&nbsp; In fact, I let the thread stand for a little while after letting the CoinWeek people respond.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t like the way it was headed, but I was going to let the senior admins decide whether to let the thread stand or not.&nbsp; They probably would have, until it degenerated into politics or inappropriate language.&nbsp; It was headed downhill fast.</p><p><br /></p><p>But I decided to grow a backbone and I took that one down on my own initiative.&nbsp; In all due respect, whether your claims were true or not, they were unnecessarily confrontational, full of shrill name-calling, and self-righteous posturing.&nbsp; They made <i>you</i> look bad, as well as CoinTalk.&nbsp; If you want to start a war with CoinWeek, please do it via private communication with them.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want that thread reinstated, appeal to the senior mods, since it was only the rookie mod who took it down.&nbsp; It still exists - in Purgatory.&nbsp; [USER=112]@GDJMSP[/USER] and [USER=1]@Peter T Davis[/USER] had nothing to do with censoring you on this one.&nbsp; But I doubt we&#039;ll see that thread in public again.&nbsp; Sorry.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have the utmost respect for you numismatically, but I do not think that thread was appropriate at all.&nbsp; Had you posted a rational, even-tempered, point-by-point refutation of whatever you disagreed with in their article instead of screaming and name-calling, it would probably still be publicly visible.&nbsp; To me, it was less about <i>what</i> you said than <i>the way you said it,</i> if that makes any sense to you.</p><p><br /></p><p>This was me exercising a judgment call, as I&#039;ve had to learn to do in a few other situations already.&nbsp; I&#039;m sorry if you do not agree- in fact I know you won&#039;t- but I am firm in my decision.&nbsp; I do hope we can still be friends, if indeed we are.</p><p><br /></p><p>~RWS/&quot;LM&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3">So... now who wants to talk about Early American coppers?&nbsp; Peace dollars?&nbsp; Silver rounds?&nbsp; Anybody?&nbsp; Anything else? <i>Please?</i></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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