Siegel Offering The Edward Morton US Collection In April

This could substitute for a LIKE button.

Hahaha! No, Geoff -- I meant a button like Facebook has under each post. If you like the post, you can show it by clicking the button. And my comment was mostly tongue-in-cheek, although I really did like the "get off my lawn" conclusion of Dan's post.

There is one side of me that wants to let this thread just run it's course. But, I keep coming back to Revcollector's initial reply to a purely factual and dispassionate posting by Rogdcam, who was simply quoting Siegel's press release for the upcoming Morton Sale. If you would have just left it at, "No doubt there will be many beautiful stamps..." without the BUT, we would have all been better served. Revcollector, you are obviously a very knowledgeable collector who has much to share with this community. Constantly reminding us of your intellectual superiority, along with a subtle dose of smug arrogance, is not IMHO, the best approach.

But not always, and not in this thread. I would rather be in the arena of vigorous debate of ideas than the dull, banal world of suppressed opinions and everyone just getting along, It's called being part of the polity.

I definitely have no experience... or anything for that matter to comment on this thread, :) (ha) But I will any way. I agree, a like button would be nice. and yes, I agree with/like Dan's commentary.

I also believe, that in philately, as I do in life...that we should not judge, we should have the freedom to express ourselves and "do" philately they way we want. At the end of the day, not matter what brought us to this hobby - young, old, rich, poor - the goal is to improve or fulfill our lives in some way or another. Salud, Nora.

Echoing Nora...be kind to each other. Love your neighbor as yourself. That is all.

Scott

Unless you are the guy who has to invest many hours each week in dealing with the drama that goes on behind the scenes when members of this community do not get along.
Don

or takes more effort than a simple "like" button, of course, but actually posting a reply is part of the fun, in my opinion.

Hi Don

I know where you're coming from.

Been there, done that, didn't like it. (mainly because I didn't feel I was very good at it). Hardest part was trying not to make an enemy of either side during the dispute.

One thing I like about stamp collecting is that the stamps don't come to me complaining about other stamps.

"Funcitypapa - Grading was not mentioned until your post. Is that the issue with the Morton collection?"

Ten of the 12 items pictured in the link of the original post are graded. Clearly it will have a significant percentage of graded stamps.

OK?

Revcollector:

Last entry on page 2 of this thread at 7:59am yesterday—
"This is just the by product of a passion for the hobby and a genuine feeling that grading has done irreparable damage..."

Your words my friend, not mine.

Polity:
Any form of government or organized society.

cj, I had to look that one up...
LOL just kidding.

In any event for what its worth, I've got Revs back. He was a complete gentleman when we met up at 2016 NYC World Stamp Show. He was willing to meet up with an obvious new comer to the hobby and was nothing but gracious.
So I would say..., of course disagree with his opinions if need be but attacking his character... bah... waste of time.

Thank you, that's very kind.

stamp collecting has enough real or percieved problems that we dont need to tear each other apart over how we think or collect. I agree with the previously stated oponions re love thy neighbor etc....