02-27-2015, 05:56 AM
Phil - it was around a couple of years ago that poisonfrog appeared (I think?), probably partly out of frustration with these issues. I don't know the politics, nor do I care. Whether or not they have been fixed in the mean time, the problem is that it is very hard to get people to come back when you have lost them, unless there is an incentive. It's a shame, but looking at it objectively I think we might be seeing the end of DW.
Mike - I think I have been to all of the annual MAD meets (except maybe for last year? I don't recall...). I don't go to the more regular ones - life gets in the way unfortunately. I'm not at all suggesting that long term hobbyists are only in it to make money. What I meant was that most newcomers buy frogs first and then go to meetings/forums. I don't thing that more 'old timers' going to meetings will automatically translate into more people entering the hobby. When things pick up financially I'm sure we will see more participation overall. I'm an optimist ;-)
Nick
Mike - I think I have been to all of the annual MAD meets (except maybe for last year? I don't recall...). I don't go to the more regular ones - life gets in the way unfortunately. I'm not at all suggesting that long term hobbyists are only in it to make money. What I meant was that most newcomers buy frogs first and then go to meetings/forums. I don't thing that more 'old timers' going to meetings will automatically translate into more people entering the hobby. When things pick up financially I'm sure we will see more participation overall. I'm an optimist ;-)
Nick