Springhead, I would also respectfully point you in the direction of the Board Policy post here:
http://www.glassmessages.com/index.php/topic,6521.0.html where it states:
Guidance for posting messages on The Glass Message Board
Please post all identification questions in the GLASS or GLASS PAPERWEIGHTS forums - the other forums are intended for more general discussions.
- in other words, for identifying any glass item other than a PAPERWEIGHT the proper place to post is in GLASS. The specialist subject forums are intended for discussion of known source items, so if something has already been ID'd as Murano or Scandi, then post about it in the Murano or Scandi forum.
Also, in the Board Policy post you will note:
For your guidance, the following are not permitted on the Glass Message Board
* Messages containing elements that are obscene, vulgar, blasphemous, racist or sexist
* Messages that are defamatory or libelous. As this is not always immediately clear, the Moderator(s) may err on the side of caution.
Possible reasons for removal of messages by the Moderator(s) would include: those which are offensive to other people, for reasons other than the content of the argument being made (if any); messages which pertain to personal disputes; messages which are threatening, intimidatory, insulting, obscene, abusive, or obnoxious; attempts to deliberately deceive other members. As this is not always immediately clear, the Moderator(s) may err on the side of caution.
Your comments above border on what some here would consider to be patronising, and to Ivo, who is a known and respected world authority on Glass, to be somewhat insulting. Please do bear in mind that this is a serious glass discussion board and that many of those who contribute have been doing so for many years and have considerable knowledge of glass at all levels, not just as dealers. We treat each other with courtesy and welcome others who do the same.