Hobby is not dead. It's just this particular stamp forum is not heavily trafficked. I know of another stamp forum I frequent that has gazillions of posts.
There is the Virtual Stamp Chat which includes a lot about First day covers, APS politics, and misc. here There is ebay stamp chat board which is a mixed bag of US & Foreign topics. here There is my board which is mostly US postal history with some stamp chat
I would add www.stampboards.com to the list. Gets a lot of traffic. Be aware that, since it is an Australian-hosted board, that it tends to be more British Commonwealth focused, although they welcome discussion of all philatelic subjects.
<< <i>watch out for spam - posted once in response to a direct question and still spammed 2 years later. >>
Are you talking about Glen's retail/specials email? I get an email maybe once a month, but that's it. Nothing from anyone else. Since he owns and foots the bill for the board, I don't find that unreasonable or invasive. Furthermore, you can disable board emails by simply editing your user profile.
I would sooner tolerate one email a month than dealing with the visual spam-ridden interface that infests the Delphi forum. That crap just gets in your way every time you visit the board.
Coinpictures - I have had a board for several years and have never felt compelled to send a single email mass-mailing. I guess I have a low threshold for spam - actually would rather ignore ads than delete spam.
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There is the Virtual Stamp Chat which includes a lot about First day covers, APS politics, and misc. here
There is ebay stamp chat board which is a mixed bag of US & Foreign topics. here
There is my board which is mostly US postal history with some stamp chat
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<< <i>watch out for spam - posted once in response to a direct question and still spammed 2 years later. >>
Are you talking about Glen's retail/specials email? I get an email maybe once a month, but that's it. Nothing from anyone else. Since he owns and foots the bill for the board, I don't find that unreasonable or invasive. Furthermore, you can disable board emails by simply editing your user profile.
I would sooner tolerate one email a month than dealing with the visual spam-ridden interface that infests the Delphi forum. That crap just gets in your way every time you visit the board.
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U.S. Revenue Stamps
www.rfrajola.com