Archive for April 3, 2007

Scout Patch Auction Blog Has Returned

Posted in Scouting Blogs and Websites by John E. Pannell on April 3rd, 2007 at 5:16 am

Roy More’s Scout Patch Auction blog has returned.

He had previously maintained a blog, commenting on some of the neat finds he would make as he went through collections there.   That was until, as he put it, the blog was hacked by the Russian mafia.    It seems he was the victim of excessive comment spam and his ISP told him to take the blog down.

Now he’s back online using WordPress as his blogging software.  That’s the same program used both here and on Bill Mulrenin’s NY OA Trader blog.   We hope he can avoid those pesky Russians this time!



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Lodge 459: Unlisted Lodge Issues? NOT!

Posted in Catawba 459, SR-5 Lodges by John E. Pannell on April 3rd, 2007 at 12:08 am

This was originally going to be one of two posts I was writing about unlisted Catawba lodge patches.   I had the post written and ready to publish.  However, I have since found out that these items are not issues of Catawba lodge.   So instead I want to write a bit about the importance of healthy skepticism, and the importance of communication amongst collectors.

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