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Dennis W.I, too, believe Leon does a great job with this board. I especially like the way he handles OT posts and errand posts concerning modern era collecting. I also beliieve this forum to be one of the most, if not the most, informative vintage baseball collecting sites. The overwhelming majority of the members are friendly, helpful and polite people.
There are, unfortunately, a few members of this forum that can be rude and arrogant. Although the message sent to Leon was ridiculous and uncalled for, the fact remains that if people's interests and possessions are insulted they take offense. A favorite "whipping boy" of this forum is the modern era card. I have an 18 year old son who collects modern cards. I enjoy taking him and his friends to local shows and such. Although he does not share my interest in vintage material, he does lurk this board from time to time out of curiosity I guess. I have cautioned him not to post. I'm afraid he'll sway OT and get blasted. See this thread for example:
http://www.network54.com/Forum/153652/message/1116659747/great+card+found+in+Japan
Also, do a search on "shiney crap" or "shiny crap" and see how many pages come up. I believe this terminology gives the occasional lurker or poster with a new or passive interest in pre-war collecting the impression that this board is made up of arrogant jerks. One need not insult other collecting avenues in order to collect pre-war.