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Personal Note to Mark Christian

Rafter-SRafter-S Member Posts: 2,173 ✭✭✭✭✭
edited October 2003 in General Discussion
Quote from Mark Christian: "Those long postings tend to leave me open to critical comments from a few folks here on GB who'd prefer that I shut up totally or just provide one sentence answers to all questions (impossible for me)."

Mark-- Please don't get discouraged although at times I am sure you wonder, "what's the use." I, for one, appreciate your clear, detailed explanations. Your experience is broad and up to date--your presence is a huge "plus" for this forum. Thanks for taking the time.

Rafter-S


"What is truth? No wonder jesting Pilate turned away. The truth, it has a thousand faces -- show only one of them, and the whole truth flies away! But how to show the whole? That is the question."
--Thomas Wolfe, "You Can't Go Home Again" (1934)
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  • SirVetteSirVette Member Posts: 50 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mark

    Keep doing what you have been!
    [8D]

    I don't type & normally do very short answers.
    [8D]
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  • jsergovicjsergovic Member Posts: 5,526
    edited November -1
    How can you like firearems and not dig the facts along with the esoterica he shares!

    Enough if every age produce two or three critics of
    this esoteric class, with here and there a reader to
    understand them. --De Quincey.

    Like I said once on the subject, "I'd rather have too much info. Let ME sift it out. There is always something pertaining to another, usually LARGER issue, anyway. Backround makes the foreground more clear."

    I just don't understand how he remembers all that stuff.
    I'm not sucking up to anyboby, but itIS pretty detailed stuff.

    And furthermore, I JUST LOVE THIS STUFF
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  • bigdaddyjuniorbigdaddyjunior Member Posts: 11,233
    edited November -1
    You don't need to write a book. You are a book. A huge tome of firearms history and general gun information aa well as first hand bibliographical accounts of the principals of the modern gun industry. Without access to your knowledge and advice I would have frittered away the one true historically significant piece in my collection. Ofcourse if you deny access to this information via this forum you are morally obligated to write a book or three to save us ignorants from our future folly.
    PS You're not long winded ,you are detail oriented.


    Bigdaddy[who can never learn enough]jr.
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  • woodshermitwoodshermit Member Posts: 2,589
    edited November -1
    What they said!!!!
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  • wundudneewundudnee Member Posts: 6,108 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mark,
    Keep doing what you are doing, you do it well. It impresses me how polite you are with the uninformed. I find that if the subject is on something in my interest, it can't get to lengthy. I hunt all over for information and if I can find an expert, I'll take all the knowledge I can get.

    Now, about that diesel powered key board.[:p]

    ....................
    Old? First you forget names; then you forget faces; then you forget to pull your zipper up; then you forget to pull your zipper down.
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  • Gibbs505Gibbs505 Member Posts: 3,175
    edited November -1
    I agree completly
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  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    Mark, seems like everything I see you post is either from first hand knowledge or from credible sources, don't worry about what a few may like or dislike. I believe the majority appreciate what you do.

    "Neca eos omnes. Deus suos agnoscet."
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  • woodshermitwoodshermit Member Posts: 2,589
    edited November -1
    Mark's detailed answers have led me to dig deeper into some subjects that I might have overlooked. A current thread on cartridges has me studying my NRA Fact Book. A good thing.
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Yep, I'd be lost without Josey's news and Mark's information. I think maybe they are brothers and dont know it.[;)] You know how those babys get stolen from the hospital sometimes, twins are born and the mother doesnt know it, that kind of thing.[:D]

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    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
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  • Travis HallamTravis Hallam Member Posts: 1,044 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    As I said in your last post. If they don't like your responses they do not have to read them and can skip to the next one. Your information is detailed and that is far better than not detailed enough. Thanks.

    Mad Dog
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  • DancesWithSheepDancesWithSheep Member Posts: 12,938 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I am weary of Mark's constant, frantic emails, begging me for information so he can reply to forum posts. I get no credit whatsoever, although plenty is promised with each whiny plea, along with a bag of Little Debbie cookies. Posters are unaware of the "cheat sheets" I create for him on a daily basis for a modest fee, broken down by weapon type, inventor name and legal issue. The man is really a Payless shoe salesman; I am the valiant vocals behind his Milli Vanilli persona.
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  • jujujuju Member Posts: 6,321 ✭
    edited November -1
    COOKIES? HE SENDS YOU COOKIES?

    I have been getting ripped off[;)]


    JuJu (he never sends me cookies[:(])
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  • woodshermitwoodshermit Member Posts: 2,589
    edited November -1
    Dances, Wow, I had no idea. Now, I don't know who to believe. Can it be that people may not be who they seem to be? I am shocked.
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  • Matt45Matt45 Member Posts: 3,185
    edited November -1
    DWS- Actually, that explains alot..........[}:)][:D]

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    Reserving my Right to Arm Bears!!!!

    People
    Eating
    Tasty
    Animals
    Handgun Control, Inc. says they want to "Keep guns out of the wrong hands."
    Guess what?
    You have the wrong hands.
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  • DancesWithSheepDancesWithSheep Member Posts: 12,938 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Matt: Didn't you get my email?
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  • Matt45Matt45 Member Posts: 3,185
    edited November -1
    Not as of last night, I'll check now.....BTW- I'm sure glad I read this personal note to Mark. Wonder when Rosie's gonna swing in?[:p]

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    Reserving my Right to Arm Bears!!!!

    People
    Eating
    Tasty
    Animals
    Handgun Control, Inc. says they want to "Keep guns out of the wrong hands."
    Guess what?
    You have the wrong hands.
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  • intercessorintercessor Member Posts: 437 ✭
    edited November -1
    I agree with the above posts. When Mark speaks, my ears perk up, I shut and liston! No bull, no fluff, just good solid information that I can count on. If I have a question I can't find out about on my own, Mark is my first thought. Thanks Mark, I appreciate all you do!
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  • IAMACLONE_2IAMACLONE_2 Member Posts: 4,725
    edited November -1
    What alot of pople dont know is that some of the questions take more than one sentence to answer. Especialy when dealing with the BATF rules & regs.
    I for sure have not read & re-read the yellow book (BATF Reg) in the past 2 years. One thing for sure is that, you have answered all of my questions to the T and correctly.
    We cant thank you enough for your patience with us dummies.
    Thanks!
    Walte
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  • spinyspiny Member Posts: 3,117
    edited November -1
    Anytime I see a posting by Mark, I read it, generally before any other stuff waiting to be read.
    Anybody that has a problem with Marks' posts, can keep quiet or take a hike.[:(!][:(!][:(!]
    Mark, I wish you would write more, more often.

    spiny
    'not all who wander are lost'
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  • bambihunterbambihunter Member Posts: 10,778 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I second Rafter... I love your posts Mark, only rarely do you stray from gun facts to get into personal preferences, and even those are ok since you base them on your own experiences. I sent you an email a while back telling you this (basically).
    Keep on postin' and I'll keep on reading them! [:)]
    Even for being a CA resident I think you're alright. [;)]
    Fanatic collector of the 10mm auto.
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  • whiteclouderwhiteclouder Member Posts: 10,574 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Who's Mark?

    Clouder..
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  • ATFATF Member Posts: 11,683 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mark,KEEP UP the good work.

    [:p] [^] [:p] [^] [:p] [^]

    ATF
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  • Night StalkerNight Stalker Member Posts: 11,967
    edited November -1
    Mark, please keep up the great work. It allows un minions to remain fat, dumb and lazy. Which is really not a bad way to go through life. Much less stress.

    NSDQ!

    "To every man, there comes in his lifetime, that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered a chance to do a very special thing, unique to him and fitted to his talents;What a tragedy if that moment should find him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour." --Sir Winston Churchill--
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  • Night StalkerNight Stalker Member Posts: 11,967
    edited November -1
    Mark,

    Keep up the great work. Through your valiant efforts, you allow the minoins to remain fat, dumb, and lazy [B)]. Which is really not a bad way to go through life. Certainly much less stressful.[8D]

    NSDQ!

    "To every man, there comes in his lifetime, that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered a chance to do a very special thing, unique to him and fitted to his talents;What a tragedy if that moment should find him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour." --Sir Winston Churchill--
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  • whiteclouderwhiteclouder Member Posts: 10,574 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Stalker:

    You can say that again.

    Clouder..
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  • pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    If we are voting someone off the island, it ain't gonna be Mark.

    The gene pool needs chlorine.
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  • ohioghogohioghog Member Posts: 1,075 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    havnt had the pleasure of talking with mark however i read his postings and informative answers with keen interest, especially regarding ar-15 rifles. i am a sponge when it comes to learning new things and mark is always on target. [:p]
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  • He DogHe Dog Member Posts: 51,593 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Jeeze DWS, Now you are taking all the credit for the stuff I send you to send Mark? Sheesh![:(!]

    Keep it up Mark, I will read it all![^]

    My heros have always killed cowboys.
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  • whiteclouderwhiteclouder Member Posts: 10,574 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    DWS:

    That was quick.

    Clouder..
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  • DancesWithSheepDancesWithSheep Member Posts: 12,938 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by whiteclouder

    That was quick.

    The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was to convince man that he doesn't exist.
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  • FrancFFrancF Member Posts: 35,279 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Like the others have said, I will say it to Mark C is a wealth of knowledge, he is one of the few people that can make Calif. firearms laws clear to me. That alone is a feat in it's self.

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    "If I can't keep an open mind, learn to think out of the box, What good is it being here?"

    California state Motto: By 30, Our Women Have More Plastic Than Your Honda
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  • HangfireHangfire Member Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Mark-Don't ever stop!!!

    Who's DWS????Acyman wannabe??

    Gun control is a steady hand
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  • DancesWithSheepDancesWithSheep Member Posts: 12,938 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Hangfire

    Who's DWS????Acyman wannabe??

    Bob, I understand your venom. I feel your pain: Shattered myths, broken pedestals; Bert and Ernie revealed as puppets. Get over it. Think of Mark as Shepard Smith reading-- but not writing--the news. And, by all means, if you need something unusual in an opera pump, visit Mark at the Payless on Sepulveda in Van Nuys.
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  • ChadfromCanadaChadfromCanada Member Posts: 270 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    i have been meaning to say something like this, because it seems everytime i have a question, mark is there, and unless im in a hurry, i will read his post and learn alot from it

    CZ 750 S M1. Drool.
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  • HangfireHangfire Member Posts: 3,010 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bert and Ernie are puppets???? Oh Lord!!!What is the world comming to??I only hope I can sort things out,with your help,before I actually have to go to Van Nuys-Bob[Hope you enjoy your Deck]

    Gun control is a steady hand
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Chad,


    quote:because it seems everytime i have a question, mark is there,

    Now we know that just aint possible Chad, cause if it were, Mark would be out of business, and have a serious case of carpal tunnel syndrome.

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    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
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  • tr foxtr fox Member Posts: 13,856
    edited November -1
    When Mark C. talks I listen. Can't pay him a higher compliment than that.

    When guns were invented everything changed. For the first time in the history of the world a frail woman had a chance to sucessfully defend herself and home. My dream is that one of the anti-gun nuts will need a gun for defense and be unable to have one because of their own actions.
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  • jsergovicjsergovic Member Posts: 5,526
    edited November -1
    Well, every body ... snif...sniff.. ummm... gotta wipe a tear of pride ...now for the truth ...
    Mark is My Dad !
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  • mark christianmark christian Member Posts: 24,443 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    WOW! You guys are way too kind. There is so much information available for the asking here on Gun Broker that it just amazes me how generous folks here are with their time and knowledge. I also learn a lot here because we have experts in nearly every technical field and lots of life experience that no books can ever teach. I do my very best to provide an honest answer to every question I respond to and if my information helps someone stay out of trouble with the law, learn some firearms history, or make a more informed purchase of a firearm then I am happy to have helped out in some small way. Frankly, GB the ONLY place I've found where anyone is even slightly interested in the stuff I like to talk about! Sheepman, when I come up to visit you next month I will bring along the balance of the Little Debbie snacks I owe you for this years firearms Crib Notes. I do however feel that this is extortion because last year all I had to do was agree to purchase your remaining inventory of diesel powered typewriters, now I have to provide you with snack foods in addition.

    Mark T. Christian
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  • DancesWithSheepDancesWithSheep Member Posts: 12,938 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by mark christian

    Sheepman, when I come up to visit you next month I will bring along the balance of the Little Debbie snacks...

    Excellent. We can enjoy them on my new deck, the cost of which now exceeds the Gross National Product of Ecuador.
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