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I doubt you were admonished. What you charge for something is none of our business. Perhaps someone suggested an item was worth more than your asking price. He/she probably thought they were being helpful. HTH
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How much you charge is entirely up to you. We ask only that members not place for sale ads outside the buy/sell boards and, when an item is offered for sale, it includes a price. HTH
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Nice title 😄
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I should first say I wasn't there at the very beginning. In 2004, Ant wanted a convenient place where he and Russ could chat and share images, so he started a Yahoo group called Backyard Astronomy. Over time, others liked what they saw and joined. When membership reached around 100, they moved the group from Yahoo to a PHP-style forum and renamed it Stargazerslounge. I think Ant came up with the name. The forum then went through a significant change following the arrival of Grant with his knowledge of PHP, website design and astronomy. As the forum grew and costs increased, FLO became the forum sponsor. FLO continues to cover all of SGL's costs. The ADMIN team has changed over the years. Ant has moved on but still logs in occasionally as a regular member. I think Russ does too. Grant, Daz, and I continue as ADMIN. The mod team also changed over time. The current mod team have several years of experience and all were long-standing members before becoming mods. But Spock is right. SGL is, first and foremost, a community of astronomy enthusiasts. The forum is you. Without you, SGL would cease to exist. I think next year is SGL’s twentieth anniversary. I’ll ask Ant. He and I are overdue for another get-together. HTH
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Hi Ron. Hope you are well 🙂
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Being a specialist astronomy forum, StargazersLounge avoids many of the problems and shenanigans associated with larger social media platforms. But it is not immune. Recently, someone joined, claimed to be a young lady, and began messaging members directly. The conversations became inappropriate, so the user was reported to us. He (almost certainly a 'he') is now banned from using the forum. But he might return with a different username, so we ask you to be vigilant. Please don't assume someone messaging you is who they claim to be. Please be especially wary if you are asked to share personal information or are invited to send/receive messages via other platforms. Please report suspicious posts or inappropriate communications to us. We will then investigate and take appropriate action.
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Pentax XW 16.5mm and 23mm 85 degree eyepieces
Steve replied to John's topic in Discussions - Eyepieces
Don, @John is a moderator for Cloudy Nights, so he is familiar with your posts there 🙂 I think John is looking for opinions from UK/SGL owners. -
Well done, that man 🙂 We don't have theological arguments at SGL.
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We noticed he wasn’t posting so, fearing the worse, tried to reach him a number of times. We are sorry to hear our fears confirmed. John was a good man who will be missed by many.
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Gentlemen, the OP appears to live in Bolton UK (not Bolton Massachusetts or Bolton Canada) and is looking for eyepiece recommendations. Please stay on topic 🙂
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I started my astronomy hobby with a number of made in Japan Series 3000 Plossl eyepieces. They were very nice. Cheap too! Manufacturing later moved to China. I hear Chinese-made versions were not quite as good as Japanese-made but I never had an opportunity to compare so cannot confirm. Mine had rubber grips. HTH
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SW Evolux ED or WO Zenithstar 61 Apo
Steve replied to bomberbaz's topic in Discussions - Scopes / Whole setups
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There is not. Even if you were to find a username the same that does not necessarily mean it is the same person. It is best you discuss this with the Facebook group. I can imagine how frustrating this is for you but please do not use SGL for naming / shaming someone on Facebook.