has anyone learned anything from all this. Will sellers be given the
courtesy of an email before the attacks begin?
Steve
--- In Ancientartifacts@yahoogroups.com, ManorAntiques@... wrote:
>
> WELL SAID, Philip. I share your exact sentiments about many of
the
> inquisitors here on this site.
> --Bob
>
> _phillipbutts@..._ (mailto:phillipbutts@...) says:
>
> Without implying that my opinion matters, I'm going to give it.
I've
> watched the discourse conscerning Mr. Walpole with grave conscern.
I
> think his situation has been very poorly handled. It has been my
> experience that shooting the wounded is never a good plan. All of
us
> have made mistakes. It is not uncommon that knowlegable dealers,
> sincere in their efforts have been fooled. Much to his credit, Mr.
> Walpole has come to this forum in order to address conscerns some
> have about his pieces. I admire that. Were I him I'm not sure I
> would have. What I don't admire is the condescending, childish and
> innapropriate comments that have been aimed at him. When this
forum
> began it was filled with sincere, dilligent men and women bent on
> helping each other and warning the public about fraud. What it
> appears to have become is a bitter and nasty group of in-fighters
who
> seem to place preimminent import on their own egos and opinions. I
> believe it not inappropriate to point out that if someone feels an
> emotional need to be "better" than another, or to be seen as "The"
> expert in a field then perhaps one should consider why they do this
> in the first place. I believe that sincere men may disagree, I
> believe that all men deserve the benefit of the doubt. I believe
one
> should be proven guilty, not come before an inquisition to prove
his
> innocence. It diminishes the forum because it undercuts it's must
> fundamental necessity...fundamental necess
>
>
>
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