Nothing heard from Dena, so I sent this email today to Mark Haspel, titled "A message from the members of the CGC Comic forum"
I'll let you know if I get any response
Hi Mark
My name is Steve and I'm a comic collector based in the UK. I've been a member of the CGC comic forum for two years now, and I believe it is the best comic related resource out there with members from all over the world coming to share their knowledge and love of the hobby. Thank you for providing this free forum - it is a credit to your company.
Many of the forum members also share a love of the CGC grading process which has without doubt energised the industry. A slabbed book is a wonderful thing to behold and the service your company provides is appreciated and respected by the majority.
With that said, I would like to bring to your attention the feelings of many forum members in respect of the 'newton ring' issue which no doubt you will be aware of. There have been a number of discussion threads relating to the problem recently and many members feel let down by the lack of meaningful communication from CGC on the matter. Embedded below are the results of a poll in which 86 respected members voted. The results speak for themselves:
Here is the link to the forum thread should you wish to read it in full:
https://www.cgccomics.com/boards/topic/436995-are-newton-rings-normal-and-acceptable/
I hope having reviewed the poll results and the associated thread comments that you will want to respond to the members and address their concerns. We all love the product but we also rely on CGC to show integrity in respect of how issues are managed and, crucially, communicated.
Would you consider placing a message on the forum to the members please? I know they would appreciate it.
Thank you for your time and for reading this mail.
Kind regards
Steve