Forum closure or paranoid old conservative.

Jan C Still · 06-28-2002, 02:55 PM

Fellow collectors,
I am confused. The threat of closure seems to hang over this Forum. As the previous shutdown demonstrated, many people depend on this Forum. I have read through the forum rules and decorum and still do not fully understand why it shut down and what keeps it going. How expensive is it to run such a Forum? Does anybody profit? Certainly the members profit in having such a good forum. Is it only through the good graces of John D. that this Forum exists? What are his motives and expectations?

Most of the harsh exchanges (flames) on this Forum result from disputes about faked and boosted Lugers or sellers misrepresentation of such. Was not the Forum closed because of such harsh exchanges. Some Forum members and moderators are less than receptive to the well intended advice of long time Luger collector/experts concerning faked and boosted Lugers (ie Klaus Schad's comments on the von Popen Luger). I have the impression that the Forum strongly favors the seller/dealer over the buyer. Is this an unwritten policy? The recent locking and deleting of strings (members comments)seem partly intended to save the seller from exposure/embarrassment. Is this intentional or am I just a paranoid old conservative?
Jan C. Still

06-28-2002, 02:55 PM	#1
Jan C Still User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Box 240188, Douglas, Alaska, 99824 Posts: 463 Thanks: 0 Thanked 52 Times in 32 Posts	Forum closure or paranoid old conservative. Fellow collectors, I am confused. The threat of closure seems to hang over this Forum. As the previous shutdown demonstrated, many people depend on this Forum. I have read through the forum rules and decorum and still do not fully understand why it shut down and what keeps it going. How expensive is it to run such a Forum? Does anybody profit? Certainly the members profit in having such a good forum. Is it only through the good graces of John D. that this Forum exists? What are his motives and expectations? Most of the harsh exchanges (flames) on this Forum result from disputes about faked and boosted Lugers or sellers misrepresentation of such. Was not the Forum closed because of such harsh exchanges. Some Forum members and moderators are less than receptive to the well intended advice of long time Luger collector/experts concerning faked and boosted Lugers (ie Klaus Schad's comments on the von Popen Luger). I have the impression that the Forum strongly favors the seller/dealer over the buyer. Is this an unwritten policy? The recent locking and deleting of strings (members comments)seem partly intended to save the seller from exposure/embarrassment. Is this intentional or am I just a paranoid old conservative? Jan C. Still