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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My forum suggestion would be "coins and technology". While there is a forum for photography/microscopy, there presently isn't a good place to discussing ways of using technology to detect coin varieties, forgeries, cleaning, and other features. I'm planning to write some tutorials on using imaging software to detect coin varieties, but I don't find a good place to post these.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Of course this is Bobby's call Kurt, and I don't want to sound like I'm knocking your idea. But I think what you are listing would be just as valuable if not more valuable in the forums that they relate to. Using imaging software for detecting varieties and such would be a great tutorial to put into the variety section. Maybe even worthy of a "sticky", although Dad hates those. Same thing with forgeries and cleaning detection. I think the main coin forum would be a great place for this. Just my opinion of course, and in no way am I being sarcastic or demeaning to your idea. Of course they would all fit in the photgraphy forum, but that doesn't get as much exposure since not everyone visits or cares about cameras...
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
5318 Posts |
Makes sense to me! I'd rather post it in a forum that gets more traffic...I just didn't want to be OT.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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On the plus side a forum dedicated to the subject would be less likely to revolve the information to the 297th page in a week ,,exaggerated of course for impact ! and to show that I have learned my numbers up to at least 297  |
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Forum Dad
 United States
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It is a great subject, however there is no where near enough activity on it to warrant it's own forum....yet. I agree with Tighe that they would be better off in the corresponding existing forum for now. It is a great suggestion though which I'm sure can be revisited as technology develops. quote:
and to show that I have learned my numbers up to at least 297
Just because you know how to write the number 297 doesn't mean you can count that high.  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Ok then I guess I have to learn to copy stuff to my notepad or something .  Of course your right about the numbers ,,I mean when aren't you right ?  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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revolve the information to the 297th page in a week
Which is the reason for Sticky's. But alas, I don't think these are near and dear to Dad's heart.  Kurt, maybe if it was as well written as your macro flower photographs are beautiful, Dad will let it be "stuck".  |
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Forum Dad
United States
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Stickies do EXACTLY what Rick doesn't like, which is why I don't like them. They push other current topics off the first page that much faster. |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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G'day, "coins and technology" ... sounds fascinating. I look forward to it.
Peter in Oz
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Posted 12/19/2007 3:18 pm
