Pete,

A while back I responded to someone who put down your website because it loaded slowly. It wasn't the criticism, but the mean-spirited way in which it was done. I do enjoy your site, although lack of speed in loading is a shortcoming.

If you have a criticism of Rene's book, it can be done in a constructive way, instead of an attack against his creative work. There never will be a "reference to end all references" in this hobby. Each one builds more material from which the collector may learn.

I have stuck my foot in my mouth a couple of times on this board, but I'm sure I'm right when I say that slinging mud at each other does not help, but hurts the hobby, and the people within it. Sorry for the long post.

Kerry