>>>Come on people, if this is SO bad for the hobby, allowing the slabbing companies to give their side should have no affect on collectors at all.

Education is more important than dictatorship.

Jim,
You cannot compromise on issues that will destroy the very foundation upon which our hobby was founded. Slabbing has destroyed other hobbies. Now, YOU want to allow these people to come into our hobby under the blanket of education. Sorry! I fell for that "crap" once before many years ago. I have become older and wiser since. Keep them out. Let them "educate" by spending their money for a forum. Do not allow them to use our facilities to carry their message of greed. Let them "educate" from their bourse table. Let's use our seminars for real education not "free advertising" for a bunch of individuals who could care less about our hobby. Best, Jim