ORIGINAL: Stickbuilder
There is no difference in where they decided to hold the event. There needs to be some interaction with all the membership. You have the Nats in your part of the world. There is also the meeting that is held annually at the Joe Nall. Don't you consider it fair for the AMA to hold something on the West Coast for the membership who live so far away from Muncie? Do you want it all for yourself?
You're right. There is no difference in where the event is being held. That was my point. Others, (not you) seem to feel that since the name has been changed, and since the event has moved 35 miles, that the AMA may as well move half way across the country. I don't see much logic in that.
You do seem to have missed something in the translation, though. I have no issue with AMA holding their expo on the left coast. I think it's fine just where it is, and am not sure why you think otherwise. As others have said, there are a number of events in this half of the country, including the Toledo show and those that you've mentioned.
Before last April, you didn't know or have a clue as to what the AMA was doing, or had done. Why is it that now you are the expert on what the AMA should be doing? My Cow! You have been a member for 9 whole months now. Give it a rest already.
Bill, AMA 4720
Bill, as I've already said this morning, I've never claimed to be an expert, and I'm not sure why you continue to make that claim. I do have opinions, though, and message boards such as this are set up for individuals to express those opinions. It's their very reason for existance. My opinion is that the show is just fine where it is, and I'm not sure why KE chose to make it an issue, for the very reasons you pointed out above. I also don't see any logic in the belief that the length of one's AMA membership is pertinent to an opinion on
this particular topic.
Now, if you don't want to read my opinions then you can easily skip over what I've posted, or you can even block my messages. Either way it's no skin off my nose. If you want to continue to discuss the original issue, then fine....although I think our opinions on that already match. If instead you want to continue to make an issue of whether I should be expressing an opinion to begin with, this particular thread really isn't the place to do that.