OGR Webmaster posted:bigo426 posted:My advice to the Eastern Division decision makers is what it has always been. Stop listening to jealous hateful people. Period. To them you can add those who work in corporate greed. The secret handshake imaginers, the camera people, the cell phone anglers, and the public meet demanders all got their way and to what end? They sent the TCA and ED down one rabbit hole after another so they could get their jollies off of the anguish of others. Now the new demand is for more publicity. Let every corporate entity in the Orange Hall join together and create a fund to pay for the advertising. How they respond will show us what they really think it's worth.
Nonsense. What you have said here is absolutely ridiculous. All your post does is stir up emotions where level-headed analysis is what's needed....
In context with my previous comments on this matter I don’t believe my post was nonsense. The analysis is that in comparison, the Allentown show is an example of the best you can get as far as a train show in Pennsylvania. Many of the attendees at Allentown are already TCA members. Some non TCA attendees at Allentown are parents that are trying to keep the kids distracted. With that group, there’s not enough potential for worthwhile repeat business. Bottom line, Allentown is the example that illustrates the region is wrung dry - maxed out - and there is nothing more to be squeezed out of the proverbial stone. I think it is nonsense that corporations with a national perspective would consider descending on a locality such as York in Pennsylvania and expect to find a magic solution to the overall problem of declining interest in their industry. Perhaps with a New England style event in every state there could be a chance for a spark of a resurgence. TCA ED is not a promoter of a "for profit" event. If the "for profit" companies want to pitch in financially and create a better income stream at York, then they ought to take the responsibility of promoting that end of the situation.
