Endings And New Beginnings

[Steve Herschbach]

3 hours ago, Mark Gillespie said:

I hope this site doesn't end up like some of the others.

Not going to happen!

Thanks everyone. I certainly will not abandon the forum - it is a labor of love and took too much effort to build to let it go. It's just like you all figure - I am really looking forward to being able to actually use the Equinox and think about nothing other than finding stuff!

I know this has been a long haul for some, but I want to assure everyone I think it's worth the wait. I have never believed I could ever be happy with just a single metal detector, but if I had to choose just one and ditch the rest, Equinox is the one for me.

[Scanman]

Thanks Steve, I have really enjoyed learning on this great site you built.  

Cheers!

[fredmason]

"but if I had to choose just one and ditch the rest, Equinox is the one for me." 

Such exuberance!  Would that include your gpz or are you speaking vlf detectors...

thanks for all you do, Steve!

fred

[martygene]

Too bad Minelab didn't do a better job of this roll out as it must have been and still is a PITA for you in many ways. You must have the patience of a saint. Thanks for all the info that were able to provide to us and I look forward to all that you do share after it's released.   

[Northeast]

40 minutes ago, NOXaholic said:

This is the place one could always come for real answers, and never felt put down by the " experts"

I think this is a great statement.  I feel the same way and have never been afraid to ask a question for fear of being made to look a fool - by Steve or any contributor. 

You have every reason to feel a 'warm glow' for the praise you are receiving Steve  

[Skate]

Geez I'm away for 8 hours at school (our school server blocks this site smh) and I read Steve is taking a step back! I completely get it and I've got to say you are one of the most patient and smart detecting/detector expert I've had the pleasure to come across. You're always polite, quick to provide help or where to go get it and on top of that you're the king of the Equinox!

It's on us to make sure this place doesn't become the trash heap that so many other MD forums are or becoming. It's so easy with forums for people to misconstrue what you say or is said because unlike normal conversation people can't hear you speak as you type so sometimes meaning gets misplaced. 

Steve you've really got a great thing going here and I really appreciate being able to come here everyday and learn something new. Thanks again for all you do.

Skate 

[StevenB]

I've been reading this site for a while now but this is my first post.  I really appreciate all the information that's been shared and I feel I have a great head start on using my Equinox when it finally arrives.  Thanks Steve for running an excellent site and passing along your knowledge and experience.

[Steve Herschbach]

Again, thanks everyone. I did not expect quite that reaction to my post. Part of it is very much just what it says, but there is a subtle second message for those who can read between the lines.

That includes the GPZ Fred. Of course the Equinox is not a GPZ by a long shot. If I was nothing but a gold prospector it would be the GPZ that would win the crown. I do like to coin and jewelry hunt however, and I expect to be doing that more and prospecting less as time goes on. So for me overall if I had to have just one detector Equinox is a better fit. Everyone has their own equation to solve in that regard.

Anyway, enough of that and back to our regularly scheduled programming. I still have more stuff I am sitting on to post about over the next couple weeks as the Equinox finds its way around the planet to everyone. The floodgates are ready to open in more ways than one and I am not ready to fade into the background quite yet!

[NSC]

Thanks for sharing with us Steve

I hope Minelab appreciates the great work you are doing and have done.

You are a great ambassador for metal detecting.