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Originally posted by wptw
I suppose "unscrupulous" is in the eye of the beholder.
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As all things in life are, I suppose. Isn't that--difference in perception--the root of all misunderstanding and conflict?
And you're right, it is good that we know what the playing field is--i.e., what people are saying about the efforts of the Keepers--both good and bad. You're also right that over the years we have struggled with what is the "right" way to go about our Keeping cause. As we often say in Kappa, "we strive to do our little, perfectly," but we know that sometimes we're less than perfect, like everyone.
As a result, some find our cause (and other causes like ours--which is why, as you pointed out, Kappa badges aren't the only ones for which some dealers/collectors obscure or choose not to disclose the identifying engravings) unpopular, perhaps even distasteful--hey, some probably find it unscrupulous.
Ah the old rub--is it better to be popular, or to do what you feel is right? I like what Kant said (or wrote) so many years ago: "Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them."
We will keep on Keeping, trying to "do our little perfectly," whether we have the "favor of the multitude" or not. We certainly have the "testimony of a few voices," and in my perception, their weight (which is substantial), and our continued successes at rescuing Kappa badges is favor enough.