The basics of keris understanding?

[David]

Originally Posted by A. G. Maisey

I bow to the wisdom and wishes of the majority.

I don't know Alan, i think perhaps you are being a little too harsh. The general silence does not necessarily speak to the wishes of the majority. It might be that for many the questions are a bit too intimidating or perhaps they just don't know what questions to ask. I would hope that in a situation like this that those among us with more experience like yourself might be willing to take the lead, as it were, and conduct this conversation towards the right direction instead of just throwing up ones arms without pushing the subject or digging deeper. I don't think that there is anyone among us who would not like to see this topic just a little bit clearer, but i don't think many of us even know where to start. While i certainly agree with you that everyone's opinion bears equal weight and consideration in this forum i think that youself and perhaps a few others on this forum actually have the accumulated knowledge necessary to get the ball truly rolling here.