Originally Posted by Charlienassau:
It's all about power and control. NO where does a simular rule exsit. In any show do we have such rules. I find it insane that the TCA who wants to promote the hobby has all these rules to hand cuff it!
Change is not all bad folks, its time to end it!
First, let me clarify myself by saying it doesn't matter to me either way if cell phones are permitted in the halls at York or not. It won't affect my enjoyment of the Meet either way. Although the TCA and all of their divisions aspire to promote the hobby, it is up to all of us, TCA members and non-members, to promote the hobby also. To think a division meet's rules are made to prevent or have any detrimental effect growing the hobby is just silly.
And the rules certainly don't "hand cuff" anyone from buying, selling, collecting or running trains or having fun at the York Meet. If they do there are probably other issues at stake. They certainly haven't stopped me from buying items at your table in the past! If the ED wants to change the rule or if they don't, the decision would be invisible to my enjoyment of the York Meet.
Originally Posted by ogaugeguy:
Why is the Eastern Division so disproportionately larger than its neighboring divisions? When the Atlantic Division was formed, Why didn't TCA move more of the Eastern Division territory into that new Atlantic Division? Seems like it would have made more sense since some of the metropolitan areas that the Eastern Division kept are both geographically and demographically more likely aligned with the more urban Atlantic Division than the rural Eastern Division.
BTW, Traindiesel, given the geographic area listed in your profile, is your current TCA membership with the Eastern Division?
Kenn, I agree there's no rhyme or reason to the TCA geographical locations in the east. My guess is they just evolved that way over time. It really doesn't matter as it's probably just a way to group members in a location. It's not like the National Hockey League where they need to align teams for traveling and rivalry purposes.
Even though I'm only a little over an hour's drive from the York Meet, I'm listed in the Atlantic Division. The Keystone Meets are more closer to me than the Atlantic Meets.