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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;srkjkd, post: 354072, member: 7248&quot;]i have written letters to the the ana&#039;s director of education as well as the marketing director regarding&nbsp; the grading issue.&nbsp;&nbsp; my own personal opinion is that we band together as a force, taking back the ana w members who&nbsp; are vocal and all of us work together to deal w/ coin consumer advocacy problems and problems overall w/ these grading issues. my letters were written in nov. each wrote me back stating &quot;they&quot; would contact me to discuss these issues. i still have not heard from them.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;my own reasons for this was that i wanted more&nbsp; and updated courses as well as more distance related courses so that an organized educational curriculum was available for all no matter where they lived and to especially make it affordable.&nbsp; the other purpose was to establish consumer awareness and advocacy because i am so sick of people (especially newbies) falling prey to thieves and cons.&nbsp; we need to educate first and teach people how to buy coins as they progress in the hobby.</p><p>&nbsp;since the new elections, i now have 2 board members who live w/in a 90 minute drive from my home. i hope to start a dialogue regarding these issues as well as making the ana an educational organization for all members.&nbsp; there are only 32000 members and i am certain many more collectors than that.&nbsp; the more we organize behind a cohesive, reputable organization, the more we can achieve (more than theory, i hope).&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; i am willing to help if i can ( i am a very simple collector and have no illusions about how little i truly know in regard improving the hobby. but there are some people on this forum who have vast knowledge and experience as well as the ability to organize and achieve their goals) ....can we get together and start here w/ developing and organizing a plan to help &quot;clean up&quot; our hobby?&nbsp; the less collectors get burned, the more likely they will stay w/ a hobby which can bring them a lifetime of enjoyment.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; we really need input on this from all....and please no hack and slash dialogue. lets try to center our focus and develop the plan and steps needed to be taken.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; sincerely&nbsp; and with much humility (i know how small my knowledge is in relationship to many others here)&nbsp; i simply just want to help......steve[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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