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 Subject:  Re: It is just a hobby! - My two centsList thread.  
  
 Date:  Sep 20, 2007
 From:  Kevin Johnson 
MMmmmm... in person intercourse.....er... hah umm... I pretty much agree with what's been said here, except for one thing. It's not always 'just' a hobby. Not for me at least, because I make something of a living at it selling completed pieces. There are others who make this their business by selling products. But there are still others who may not make a dime on this industry (and let's call it what it is, OK?) but nevertheless have built 'carefully crafted' reputations (as intricate as some of their models), as 'authorities' and otherwise (not me, the only thing I'm an authority at is being a rabble rouser and general pain in the behind). These gentlemen (for they are usually men) are very comfortable with the social strata of this 'hobby' being what it is. New people arrive, and if they're sufficiently useful, talented, and respectful of the 'rules', they're accepted into the strata and frequently carve out niches of their own. Those that don't-- who challenge the 'establishment'--- are distanced, and the fighting begins. If you don't think there are currents and eddies of politics in this pursuit, then you are sadly mistaken.
 
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  It is just a hobby! - David Golinsky - Sep 20, 2007
. . . not for me - Michael Bedard - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . more than a hobby - Frank Forster - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: more than a hobby - David Golinsky - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . With my pathetic excuse for a life.... - Kip Rudge - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: With my pathetic excuse for a life.... - David Golinsky - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: With my pathetic excuse for a life.... - Dave Williams - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: With my pathetic excuse for a life.... - Paul Roberts - Sep 22, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: more than a hobby - Julian - Oct 4, 2007
. . . Thanks David, my thoughts exactly - Paul A. Owen - Sep 20, 2007
. . . Par for the course - rob galassi - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Par for the course - Paul A. Owen - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: Par for the course - John Naja - Sep 20, 2007
. . . Re: It is just a hobby! - Dan Austen - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Jeff - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Mike - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Kevin Johnson - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Paul A. Owen - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Kevin Johnson - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - My two cents - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Narcissism of small differences - Paul A. Owen - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Perfect example... - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Perfect example... - Paul A. Owen - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Worked on me - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FYI - Michael Bedard - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thanks Mike - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007
. . . So we all agree..... - David Golinsky - Sep 20, 2007
. . . . . . Re: So we all agree..... - Paul Cunningham - Sep 20, 2007
. . . David, take it from me....... - Alan Leong - Sep 21, 2007
. . . Re: It is just a hobby! - Steve Reid - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - Mike - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . No need to critisize..... - Mark Austen - Sep 21, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: No need to critisize..... - Chris Oldfield - Sep 22, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4p from Dave if you please.... - Dave Williams - Sep 22, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . So what is a critique, then? This goes on a while... - Andrew Herbert - Sep 22, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . True Andrew, but.... - Mark Austen - Sep 22, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Many Things to Everyone - Tim Streeter - Sep 23, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Topic promoted - Paul A. Owen - Sep 23, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Topic promoted - Andrew Herbert - Sep 23, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Topic promoted - Mark Austen - Sep 23, 2007
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Topic promoted - Andrew Herbert - Sep 24, 2007
. . . Re: It is just a hobby! - David Golinsky - Sep 22, 2007
. . . . . . Re: It is just a hobby! - Robert Cline - Sep 22, 2007
. . . "Hobby" has nothing to do with it - Kurt Laughlin - Sep 23, 2007
. . . Why TL is the best place for this kind of discussion - Michael Powers - Sep 23, 2007
. . . . . . Re: Why TL is the best place for this kind of discussion - Andrew Herbert - Sep 24, 2007
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