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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;The Penny Lady®, post: 886664, member: 16948&quot;]I agree with Doug&#039;s comments <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />bigeyes:<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />). It takes inspiration, and I too get some of my ideas from reading questions or other comments on the forums. The recent article I posted on &quot;A Day (or Two) in the Life of a Coin Dealer&quot; was written as a result of replying to a thread a few months back about what it takes to be a dealer. And I&#039;m currently writing another article as a result of reading forum threads called &quot;The Blog.&quot;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Even if the same questions are being asked over and over again, as Carl said, something new usually comes of it, or someONE new will read it and respond differently, or get an idea to ask or write about something else.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Writing doesn&#039;t work well if it&#039;s forced, but for me, the more I read, the more I get inspired. However, I do have to admit that competition does stir up the senses and tends to bring out more people at least WANTING to write, so that is a good thing. I also liked the TOTW and miss it - I too liked that it was easy to find what everyone else thought was interesting to read.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I try to read the message boards at least once a day usually in the morning when I&#039;m having my coffee, unless I&#039;m travelling. I want to know what coin people are thinking about, concerned with, collecting, where the market is or may be headed, what new discovery has been made, see pretty or unique coins - or just plain learn. As I mentioned in another thread recently when another forum member said I was a novice - I may not be a novice but I am still learning, I learn something new about coins almost every day - because I read.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Some days these boards are pretty boring, so I read other forums (PCGS &amp; NGC) (don&#039;t tell Doug!) to see what is being discussed there. Sometimes ALL the boards are boring, but I still click on various threads and usually find something interesting. I even force myself now and then to read threads that are about non-copper coins![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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