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Rich Klein So I don't want Peter C to think I'm piling on. But somewhere between his thought processes and what he writes down on a board; something goes haywire.
He reminds me so much of a young man named Nick who hosted for a while in the same AOL chat room where I host a once a month trivia game. Nick was very bright; although you would never recognize it from his typos or terrible grammar in writing questions. However, his questions were amongst the best questions asked by any hosts but at least 20 percent of them got ruined by either his typos or his egregious (sic, correct me Barry if I'm wrong) grammar mistakes.
Eventually; some of the other players made too much fun of his typos (dicebets = diabetes) and he has left the room and has not returned. Personally, I think he meant well but the english problems became too much. Peter reminds me so much of him; in that he means well BUT does not understand that although his questions or thoughts are many times very intelligent; that does not translate well to paper (or a chat board such as this).
Peter; I made the same offer to Nick that I'll make to you. Let me edit your posts in the future BEFORE you start a thread. My email is well known and I may just say, Peter don't even go there in starting a thread.
Leon, I feel sorry for you in all this -- for this may be the first time you have ever asked a poster to take time out for over enthusiasm. Peter, whatever time Leon asked to take off; I suggest you double it. If Leon said take a week off; take 2; if he said take 3 months off; take 6. Build up your questions and comments and learn from what other people say or do.
BTW -- to one of the posters who said buying cards was a requirement for this board -- I have probably bought no more than 10 vintage cards in the past 10 years but because of what I've done in the hobby -- and what I remember collecting 20-30 years ago and my knowledge of the people in the hobby -- I certainly feel that buying cards recently is NOT a requirement for posting to this board as long as you can bring something else to the table,
Regards
Rich
Edited thanks to Barry's english professor feedback 