Jim,
As a relative "newbie" to the hobby, I have found TCB to be a treasure trove of information and a constant source of enjoyment from hearing of other collectors new finds and hopefully I will get to post a new find myself one day.
While I may be in the minority( at least in speaking out) I mostly agree with the posts that Pete and Chuck made about getting back to chip related talks and the hobby, I also fail to see how the name calling, infighting amongst posters, and the completely irrevelant postings of NCR items can possibly further our hobby. However, due to the way Greg has set up this board, I do respect and do not want to curtail other's rights to post basically whatever they desire, be it thought provoking, silly, NCR or the airing of "dirty laundry". Just like probably everyone, I read the first message in a thread and decide to either read or skip the rest. I just do not want to wade thru 15-20 posts of point-counter point in order to get to the next message. Anyway that's my 2 cents.

Mike