Without a strong hobby there won't be any club.... By passers-by comming here first, they'll enjoy seeing the hundreds and hundreds of posts and all the hits those posts receive... and once they're here we hope that they'll learn that we're a fine group of folks who have a well-organized club. I read here year after year; the new collector who at first may just lurk; then jump in announcing who they are -- and then comes the big one: "I'm a new member...!" It's been like that since Day-1... This is the social gathering place where the action is... and it's up to us all to show those new visitors to TheChipBoard.com that we want them to be part of us, but let's get them in the door, first...