Reply To: One forum to rule them all
I’m not interested in stockpiling junk for the cruise, but do like the infectious, year-round enthusiasm that regular group events engender. What’s happening here happens in many communities. The larger the number of people who attend a regular event — such as a yearly convention — and develop ongoing relationships, the more enthusiasm is fed back into the group.
Maybe it’s because this particular event is expensive and logistically hard to attend that some folks cannot come, feel excluded, and therefore resent the chatter. They feel permanently left out.