Bill Munis
You might be interested in a post by Tom A. under General Discussion titled Buy Books, Read And Study
"It has become apparent to me that there are several members and contributors (and you know who you are so don't bother wasting time with feeble excuses) who cause forum discord by asking questions and then refuting answers they receive from some internationally known experts who are or used to be in this group. A quick run through of some of the questions indicates that in several instances, the questioner had not read or was not aware of authoritative published material that covered the topic in detail. This is a basic failure to do one's homework."
Then follow the thread down a few posts to see the exact problem that Tom A. was discussing repeated.
Its somewhat similar to the problem that you expressed:
"It must be very confusing for the new collectors to post here and get numerous somewhat different answers as they do not know what to accept and what not to."
One thing is clear, if the poster doesnt know the answer let the reader know that you are speculating. Give the source or explain the basis of your imformation.
Jan
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