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Posted By: Hankron

And, being an elitist at heart, I've never had any problem going as far as restricting the viewability of the posts to people who are registered ... One reason I hestitated at doing my online essay about authenticating albumen photos, was that folks like Koos, Dr. Bond, Roy Huff and perhaps the person who made the 'Old Judge Proofs' regularly read this board (To be frank, the list includes PSA, SGC and GAI, who never gave me a penny or the time of day and who I've never felt an obligation to teach). I worried that such an essay may prove to be a 'how to make a better fake' essay ... Simularly, I don't know why it is deemed desirable to bend over backward to allow these and similar folks access the board (and who apparently are now regularly visiting the chatroom).... Registration would take ten seconds and I never understood why this was deemed such a hardship to those who wanted to use and post on the board.