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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4955826, member: 19463"]This is so very true and brings up a question for some of us who have been here several years. When a topic comes up for the twentieth time, should we address it with the link to a previous outing or should we pretend we have never heard such an original idea? Should we show our coins that best fit the topic of go instead for a coin that has not been shown here before a half dozen times? Should we try to make it easy on those who will not take the effort to educate themselves or do we risk being labeled unfriendly or elitist by suggesting that that question has been answered many times before and give a hint where the answer might be found? </p><p><br /></p><p>Coin Talk Ancients has gained quite a few new 'faces' in recent months and with them we have seen the same questions that bother old timers most. These are the 'I paid nothing but think I have found the rarity that will make me a millionaire' or 'I bought this from a flea market for a hundred dollars, was it worth it?' class questions. We welcome newcomers that show even the slightest hint of sticking around long enough that they can help the next wave of new faces. Are we wrong to prefer them to the modern coin experts intent on telling us how we are not collecting the way we should? </p><p><br /></p><p>Coin Talk has a very good search facility. I believe the use of it will benefit most of us were we to take the trouble to try it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 4955826, member: 19463"]This is so very true and brings up a question for some of us who have been here several years. When a topic comes up for the twentieth time, should we address it with the link to a previous outing or should we pretend we have never heard such an original idea? Should we show our coins that best fit the topic of go instead for a coin that has not been shown here before a half dozen times? Should we try to make it easy on those who will not take the effort to educate themselves or do we risk being labeled unfriendly or elitist by suggesting that that question has been answered many times before and give a hint where the answer might be found? Coin Talk Ancients has gained quite a few new 'faces' in recent months and with them we have seen the same questions that bother old timers most. These are the 'I paid nothing but think I have found the rarity that will make me a millionaire' or 'I bought this from a flea market for a hundred dollars, was it worth it?' class questions. We welcome newcomers that show even the slightest hint of sticking around long enough that they can help the next wave of new faces. Are we wrong to prefer them to the modern coin experts intent on telling us how we are not collecting the way we should? Coin Talk has a very good search facility. I believe the use of it will benefit most of us were we to take the trouble to try it.[/QUOTE]
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