Serial number dates

[phil441]

Years ago, I moderated or co-owned several boards pertaining to classic or antique Motorcycles.
Never in the years of those projects was a member advised to join a "pay to use" group to obtain additional information. Nor was a member ever chided to "research it" further.
If anyone had the information, they provided it. If the reply would have required too much retyping, the advice would be to visit a http://www.Wxyz site to get the whole answer.
Are Carbine owners such an Elitist bunch?

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[Ramboueille]

Years ago, I moderated or co-owned several boards pertaining to classic or antique Motorcycles.
Never in the years of those projects was a member advised to join a "pay to use" group to obtain additional information. Nor was a member ever chided to "research it" further.
If anyone had the information, they provided it. If the reply would have required too much retyping, the advice would be to visit a http://www.Wxyz site to get the whole answer.
Are Carbine owners such an Elitist bunch?

Phil,

The Carbine Club just published the most exhaustive and extensive serial number list to date:

The Carbine Club - A CMP Affiliated Organization

There was obviously much time and expense incurred collectively to do this. Their membership is $18 per year for 6 issues. Is that too much to spend? I don't understand why this information always needs to be given away gratis to those who don't feel like doing their own research. Is $3 per issue too much to pay for the most concise carbine serial number list ever published? This doesn't even pay for out-of-pocket costs incurred, the cost of publishing, and does not even consider the time involved. This is considered "elitist?"

Do you expect those who publish hard bound books on the subject, or any subject, to send you one gratis? Are they all "elitists" because they won't? I don't see the difference. Most who complain about this have never done any hard research or have nothing to contribute so their excuse about lack of gratuitous information is always met with "elitism."