What was the culture of this forum a decade ago?

[Wite3]

Wow...been around a long time...I arrived before the Leon "takeover"...

Pop-ups were annoying...I do remember that.

There were growing pains and fights but some great information. I also spent just the first year reading. In fact, I think I averaged about a post every 4 months for the first two years. I was slightly intimidated by some of the collectors knowledge but learned pretty quickly that everyone had something to contribute. My own niche was under represented (T205) and I had a lot of oddball pre-war that I had picked up over the years that I needed identified. Eventually, I started posting more, encouraged by other collectors and friends.

I will agree that more interesting stuff appeared on the BST more often. Got some great stuff and deals. People were also willing to help more in finding stuff for collectors. I remember passing on finds to several collectors on Net54 and having others show me stuff too.

Joshua