What a strange grouping of passive aggressive comments, sorry. I applaud everything you, and other guys in users groups do to "keep the dream alive", and I also understand how much work you guys put in. There's more to "the community" than shows, and A.org is the epitome of that - warts and all.
Truth is, our hobby revolves around computers that quit being made nearly 20 years ago. For many of us in this economy, there's 2 choices: go to Amiwest, or keep your kids fed and try and help the community remotely from the web if you can in any small form. This isn't '94 anymore, people have responsibilities.
It's a hobby, we all do what we can, have fun with it how we can. I just found the weird guilt laden statements awfully offputting.
I guess it's a wake up call to me in the fact I'd never want to deal with any event with attitudes like this.
Take my comments however you want to. I made them with the intention to make people think about their participation, or lack of participation in helping this community survive, or hopefully grow.
If you are already doing all you can in that regard, then I applaud you. If you are not and wish to see this community and shows, vendors, programmers survive, or grow, then think of ways you can contribute.
I am not going to apologize for my comments urging more people to attend shows like this one, but I am sorry if my choice of words has offended anyone, as that was not the intent.
I hope to see more of you at next year's AmiWest Show and also hope that the group of people discussing trying to organize an East Coast Amiga related show in the future can make it happen.
Each of us must evaluate if you are personally doing all you can, or all you want to do for this community. I am not judging any of you for not being here this year, but I do urge more of you to try to be here next year, or participate more in your own ways.
