The problem with not taking the time to post (either to post a new topic or to respond to an existing post) is eventually collectors will stop taking the time to post.

As stated by a collector yesterday to me in a phone call "what is the use of posting when no one ever responds to my post"? This is a collector that still visits the Forums on a daily basis and use to post 3-4 times a day and now does not post at all.

I realize that avid HLs collectors are getting older and either changing their interests or "dying off" in several ways but new collectors need to learn and advance their knowledge about HLs. Where better to do this then the Forums??

I'll get off my soapbox now and have confidence that things will not change and new posts will not be started and I doubt if there will even be a response to this post (well maybe one from the collector I was talking to yesterday).