I already explained why I took a short break. Cancer in the family, hot summer, health problems. Why the vitriolic crap? "It almost happened here... but he disappeared." (snicker snicker) "Tried to push an agenda..." All I read from you here is whine whine... anything that doesn`t sit well with you gets attacked and twisted to fit your thinking? This is also your modus operandi on the Soy Milk Factory WAF. Don`t confuse me with a one-hit wonder poster, because I am the opposite. I have a tendency to stick like crap to a blanket when it comes to utter rubbish posted that is intended to in some way diminish my research or me. Indeed, serves no other purpose.
I was asked to make videos of a few rings, I was paid to do so. I was sent the rings, made the videos and that was it. I have not entered into any debate post video(s), and have no intention of. So, I am not "trying to push any agenda", as far as the SS Ehrenring goes, am I.
I couldn`t give a monkeys who likes the language or not, in fact I do it on purpose to piss off people like you. People who have nothing but whining in their bag of tricks, never anything of use to bring to a debate, nothing but vitriol and Ra Ra. Maybe you`d care to direct me to a few posts of yours across net world that contain research, contain substance? I have looked but have only found the usual Ra Ra. People like you, indeed actually you, as I`ve had you on my a$$ from day one on WAF for no reason other than you don`t agree with me about anything and everything, are useless to this hobby. Words and slander and opinion and never, let`s repeat that because it`s quite important, never, anything of interest, factual or in any way important to the debate/items.
Who gets to decide what is original or not? The items do, and only the items. Not your Ra Ra, not some dealers fabulous 10-page descriptions, not Wittmann, not Gottlieb and not me. The items do. This is why "my agenda", is to promote a much better examination of the items. A detailed inspection. Not a picking and choosing of soy boy opinions garnered from the WAF, not what your old head believes it knows, not what the general consensus - sans facts - concludes. The item does.
You and yours make me sick, you really do. Collectors like Antonio spend ages writing books, researching debating, bringing facts and points of view to the table for discussion. Images, ideas, and they (he in particular) are open to other opinions, willing to acknowledge when they are wrong. And you and yours hug the sideline, and from the comfort of a dilapidated faux leather armchair attack and attack and attack and pick holes and whine and whine at what you don`t agree with. “It`s wrong RA, I would have done it better RA, I don`t like the language RA, I don`t like the presentation RA, I I I..." Adding a good sprinkle of cockiness and jabs as you go - as you have here towards me.
Constructive criticism I personally love, it is what helps me improve in what I am doing. But vitriolic old head Ra Ra from people who have done nothing to help the hobby, and are doing everything to ruin it, naaah, that`s just Sodcast time filler material for me.