@Paul Kallus posted:Scott - your idea is the same one I had 15+ years ago. Prior to York meet, I had never heard of a "meet" or train show starting on a workday. Yet, the York meet, and other meets, almost seem a tribal thing. As for getting the public involved, that is another great idea IMO, but the tribal members may not like that, lol.
I think it's relevant to observe that the Carlisle car show, which is held at roughly the same times as York (exactly the same weekend this April) and attracts a similar type of hobbyist, runs from Wednesday to Sunday. That venue sure looked crowded when I drove past it on the turnpike on Friday - people seem to be willing to find the time to attend.
There's some truth to your "tribal" comments - ED is very slow to consider and adopt new ideas.