I'm reading a lot of uncalled-for criticism here.
First, supporting JDW's comment, there is a question about IRS status when it comes to actively selling guns on a not-for profit site, resulting in deletion of veiled posts regarding values. To date, this issue is sidestepped by being an active member and advertising in the quarterly journal at no charge (which,BTW contains a wealth of information in each issue). Of note, the other vintage gun forums either use this feature or are even more restrictive.
Second, as to being "dead in the water"--- it is rare when a question goes unanswered for any length of time, usually as the result of a poorly-worded question or, more likely, the fact that the question has been addressed in a recent post. The site has a search function that is quite effective, underutilized by many infrequent posters.
Finally, there are several members who go out of their way to answer questions posted on the forum, and, most likely, haven't responded because they don't know the answer!
