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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Troodon, post: 392925, member: 4626&quot;]Call me selfish if you like but I don&#039;t really care that much about the future of &quot;the hobby&quot; beyond my own participation in it.&nbsp; If I were the only coin collector in the world it wouldn&#039;t diminish the enjoyment I get out of it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>However having said that, I like sharing information with anyone who wants to listen.&nbsp; But I fail to see how the success or failure of any one organization bears the sole responsibility for the future of the hobby.&nbsp; There are multiple forums that allow the exchange of information for free (hint: you&#039;re reading one of them!) on this amazing piece of technology you may have heard of: the Internet.&nbsp; I can get and give all the information I feel the need or desire to acquire or share for no cost (other than what it costs me for internet access).&nbsp; Young collectors (and young hobbyists of any other kind) certaintly can avail themselves of such opportunities.&nbsp; They may even choose to use less technologically advanced repositiories of information, such as books (cheap to buy usually, and even if they can&#039;t afford them, there&#039;s always libraries where they can borrow them for free.)&nbsp; I see no reason why the ANA, or any other similar organization, should be seen a the sole pillar upholding the hobby, without which it will eventually cease to exist.&nbsp; As for me, I will continue to get any information I feel the need or desire to get for free or nearly free and spend the money I otherwise would have to spend on membership dues on coins instead.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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