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Posted By: JimB

In my opinion, the unfortunate thing is that Jay could have been, and once was, a very productive contributor to this board. He is quite knowledgable about a number of vintage issues. But he chose not to be. Rather, it seems he chose to be a sort of antagonist and cancer on this board at every turn. He seemed to be determined to bring it and/or Leon down. I think this mostly stems from his issue with advertisers. I am not sure if it was the fact of advertisers or just that Jay was envious that he was not financially benefiting from it. I remember when that discussion began, he suggested that he and a few other knowledgable members should be able to share the wealth. Otherwise, why contribute to Leon's money-making machine? After he found out that he would not be financially benefitting from it, he basically stopped sharing his knowledge and became almost entirely antagonistic and confrontational. It is not that he wasn't confrotationional before ; he was. It is just that before it was in good spirit, or at least, mixed with productive contributions. I, personally, don't know how Leon tolerated it as long as he did. It seems to me that Leon has an incredible amount of patience and tolerance in moderating this board. I hope that some day Jay finds it in himself to be a productive contributor again and that he and Leon can work it out. But for now, I support Leon's decision. I think Jay's presence of late has been bringing the board down and no doubt, keeping lurkers away from contributing. I know that is the case because I have heard it from several.
JimB

edited to add a couple of commas.