Hi John, and John,
First, you know I respect you two and your opinions and although we have disagreed before and probably will in the future, we can all state our opinions without over reacting. I feel we all agree that we should have manners and be respectful to all, whether here on the forum or out in everyday life. That said, this lumping all "experts" as being power hungry and looking for attention and having huge ego's isn't correct, and should not be tolerated here either, just the same as being dis-respectful should not be tolerated. There are bad apples in every bushel, but that doesn't make the whole bushel bad. Perhaps Roadkill had some merit to his comments, but not all collectors are as he depicts them, and most are more than willing to share. They know that this is a rather dying breed and without new blood and new torch barers, the crucial knowledge to keep things on the up and up is going to be lost in a very short time!
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