Ive spoken to Michael about joining the forum. His reasons for not joining ANY forum are quite clear and if i were in his shoes, id feel the same. However, this site does have his support and as Tony has pointed out, he is Mikes ears for these things.
Mikes books are his contribution to the whole of the pinball community, the offers for his books at cost price on this forum and the other are testament to his passion to the hobby and those within it.
Mikes a rare breed in this hobby, there is no other like him..the guy is STRAIGHT UP. Those that have bought machines through Mike know just how willing he is to link people up to machines they desire. The guy knows EVERYONE and if there is a machine out there - he knows who owns it and whether its for sale or not..
Tell the truth... He aint got time for a forum... he's already on about 400 emails a day!