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For my motivational reasons, I am going to stop volunteering.

I'm just going to concentrate on my collection.

I will also stop with the network, outside catawiki and the support of volunteers.

I thank the volunteers for the cooperation.

We will also meet again with the collections, buying and exchanging.

Best regards

Michael Rooseboom

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April 19, 2018 16:18

Micho, what are you doing now? You can't do this anyway, there's still so much work to do.

you don't let things down here, you have to work, we will continue, you once said.

it's trial and error here, and a little criticism should be allowed, you can assume that everyone makes mistakes sometimes.

but to allow yourself to be knocked out of the field by this is a bit weak.

head up and shoulders underneath otherwise you will become a wallflower.

and we don't want that.

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April 19, 2018 19:08

Aartinge and Micho: I don't know about stamps, but I do know that it is one of the categories where the catalog is maintained with great passion. I did follow that Micho is apparently under attack. But when we talk about much needed hardworking administrators / caretakers for the catalog for charity and waste paper, I wonder why this should take place publicly on the Forum. This belongs in a mutual management consultation with a mediator moderator or say the person who is responsible for the ups and downs of the catalog. And perhaps well meant because you know each other well and I read it completely wrong, but I wouldn't want to be addressed in the way Aartinge should have Micho stay in the Catawiki house. I would run even faster and not look back.

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Dear Micho
It is always a shame when good volunteers drop out. I think you saw the enormous potential of Catawiki. But you also saw the mediocre and deteriorating quality of the stamp section. Your drive to improve quality was commendable. You went far in that and sometimes maybe a little too far. But I could understand and appreciate that, because babbling on in the current way was not an option to arrive at a structural solution. The management collective also did not offer any pointers on how to achieve structural improvement.
Collecting stamps is a hobby and should remain fun. Catawiki is just one of the many roads you will encounter along the way. A promising road that narrows for some and sometimes leads to a dead end. Apparently it's time for you to take a different path and find the joy in your hobby again. I thank you for your dedication and the hard work you have done. As for Catawiki: Use it where you can use it. Don't worry and just be amazed.
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Bye Micho,

I understand your step. Thanks for all your work. Partly because of you, Catawiki's shareholders have a great asset in their hands. And we as hobbyists have a nice catalog.

Greetings

Miris

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We just received the sad news that MICHO passed away on June 11th, he was 72 years old.
Micho was an enthusiastic philatelist who always spoke his mind.
From 2010 he helped to improve the Stamp section in particular. Sometimes in such a wayward way that it made others desperate.... But always with the best and honest intentions.

We wish his family and loved ones a lot of strength with this loss.

Farewell Micho Rooseboom , a collector.
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My sincere condolences to Micho's family and friends.

Micho has put a lot of time and energy into the stamp section. With heart and soul. He very quickly saw things that were good or less good. He corrected the less good things as much as possible. Without much fanfare, just 'do it'.
Confirming the good things regularly was also a strong point.
After a few weeks on LD I got a message 'Good job!' due to an added item. And that it was worth it.

A genuine collector and a great guy. Inspirational and motivating.
And, among other things, inventor of the term (function?) 'Gatekeeper'.
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It's a pity, you're doing well Micho.
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I'm quiet about this for a while.
A silent force less. Mike thanks for everything.
I wish family and friends a lot of strength with this loss.
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The loss of this man is great, my sincere condolences to family and friends

"rest in peace"
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What a news…

Micho, thank you for your wonderful contribution to the catalog all along, including all those children's thank you cards. Rest in peace and hopefully there is still something to collect up there.

Many condolences to the bereaved family.
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My sincere condolences to Micho's family and friends.

Partly due to all the work of Micho, we have the best wiki catalog for stamps. More and more people, all over the world, make grateful use of it every day. A nice legacy for the collectors.
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I only know Micho through the forum. He signed all his forum posts with Micho Roosenboom, a collector.

A passionate and inspired collector is no longer...
Condolences to all Micho's family, friends and acquaintances
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A collector passes away, but his legacy on LD lives on.
Good luck to the family.
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Farewell Micho, thank you for your knowledge and passion, much strength and comfort to the family.
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What sad news. You could indeed disagree with Micho, but the contribution he made to the catalog is enormous. How often do I come across one or more justified adjustments by him in administrative work...
Rest in peace, collector.
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So nice to read here, that Micho, for everything he did for the catalog - but especially from his sharp vision ... for and for the benefit of the collectors. Slowly I saw what happened and I know that he wanted me to carry it in silence. I fulfill that wish, but not without it
to express my broken heart. A true friend of mine passed away:

"The only kind of postage stamp that has never appealed to me
graced a fleeting message of the wrong kind.
This hit me hard and I gave in with pain,
cherishing the friendship that started long ago
will continue until I see you again…"


Micho, my friend, take your rest now.
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Nicely written Corrason

So sorry for this great loss.
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On behalf of Micho's family, I thank you for all the nice words. Attached is the picture that was handed out after the farewell service and shows his connection with his greatest hobby of stamps.
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Daendels
Very nice print, completely in the style of Micho.
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He would have loved this stamp print!
Well done Daendels

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I only know him from the forum
But he was certainly passionate
This is how we notice that we are getting older every time
I think it was certainly important for “his” column
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