Doug
I'm sorry you don't read this board enough to understand there are people behind each post...
Yes.. we whine, we snivel, we yell and we even stamp our feet
We praise, we triumph, we craze, we boast and sometimes we weep.
We worry when someone's car get stolen (even if it's buried in the snow
We grieve when someone loses a spouse, parent or god forbid... a child
Yes... this is the ChipBoard. And we mostly talk of chips... or ashtrays, slot cards, casinos, swizzles... but not just about the "good"... but the good-bad & ugly. (and man! we have UGLY!! You should SEE these guys in drag!!

My suggestion is to anyone who DOESN'T like this Board... exactly as it is... to not read it. Or start thier own censored board to control topic, tone and content. See Greg doesn't dictate what can be said or not said (except ya gotta pass the "naughty word filter" - something that has forced me to do a quick edit in the past )

Everyone is welcome here... and we come to love each other like family. Like Bob said, many of us know each other OFF the internet... we have dinner or coffee and visit each others homes.
We talk on the telephone... we receive Christmas cards from each other. Can you believe I even got TWO Christmas ornaments this year from Chippers?

I feel responsible for the current discontent on the Board. Yup - it was me... whinin' and complaining about something beyond my control.
And I apologize for the negativity.
What I DON'T apologize for is standing up against something in the CHIPPING COMMUNITY that I felt was wrong. I'm usually quite well-behaved - but like many people... I have my moments. This week I had a BIG one

Welcome to the ChipBoard... if you stick around, maybe you too will get to know the PEOPLE behind the posts... and the hobby of chip collecting is NOTHING without the PEOPLE who make it special for each other.

Happy New Year everyone...

Jill Bitner
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