As has been said many times, in much of the country, houses don't have basements, or folks live in apartments or townhouses, etc., or for whatever reason they don't have the space or resources or time available to build large layouts. I'd say the vast majority of operators fall into this group. Looking at much of the writing about O gauge (including this Forum oftentimes), some people seem to forget this reality.
I have long felt that this emphasis on big is detrimental to "growing the hobby". Interested folks pick up a magazine, and/or read the discussions, and come away thinking that they just don't have the space. (or money) to build those layouts.
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