Jim wrote......

"I am puzzled by you vehement response."

I'm puzzled as to how you would NOT think that people who collect obsolete Nevada chips & have Web sites listing "Obsolete Nevada Chips" such as myself, Josh Shore & others would not have a "vehement response" when you make a blanket statement of........

"It is tainted beyond salvage. We should leave it for the unscrupulous, disinterested, and unknowing people on the periphery of our hobby. Use of the word will be a dead giveaway of an individuals position or intentions."

When referring to the word obsolete & the people who use it......

I feel VERY strongly that the making of that statement by you was out of line.

I don't care if we ever agree on what obsolete means. I DO care that you choose to make a blanket statement like the one above about people who do use the word! If you want to go by a case by case basis when you feel the word is being abused then do so. Just don't group everyone who does use the word together.......Andy - Las Vegas