C W Burfle posted:Who would those "other exhibitors in the dealer halls" be that you wonder about concerning why they are not "stepping up" ? Whom are you thinking of? And if you are including the cottage-industry-type of vendor, what is it you are suggesting or expecting they should be doing, specifically? I'm serious. What is it you are expecting vendors , like Mr. Bishop, or Scenic Express, for example, to be doing (and are not?) Is there a "moral obligation" or "group-dynamic" that I am missing here?
Specifically I was thinking of larger companies that likely have newsletters and/or Email lists, like Lionel and Atlas.
I wasn't thinking that cottage industry or the small hobby business folks would have the resources to help out, but if they did, that would be great.
So, what could the big guys do? ....... exactly what MTH appears to have done. Make mention of the meet being open to the public, in either their newsletter or in a email blast to their subscribers. (or both) Don't go into too many details, just provide a link to the Eastern Division's web site. That lets the Eastern Division maintain most of the control over the message.
I guess that if the smaller guys had email lists or newsletters they could do the same.
Mention on web sites and/or Facebook pages would be great, but I would not expect many outfits, large or small, to have the policies and resources to allow this.
I don't think "moral obligation" or "group dynamic" applies here.
To me it's "pitching in" rather than just telling some other group what to do.
Now that you've qualified your remarks with something that sounds more reasonable and less accusatory and sour, I find your points more pleasant and sensible toward everybody. Good to read you feel there is not a "moral obligation" or "group" responsibility for the little guys to advertise, also, which is what the tone of your generalized, original posting felt like in its original broad finger-pointing.
Of course, I find the irony of your last statement, here, to be remarkable, considering what you said originally. Yes, indeed. It's so easy to point fingers and accuse others of being derelict. The effort it takes to be more accurate with where one points publicly, especially when peoples' livelihoods and the good of the overall group can be concerned, is certainly preferable, isn't it.
