Matt,
I think I just have a little more tolerance for whining than you do, and don't mind letting people vent, even when it could be annoying (otherwise, how could I justify my own vents?). Rather than a violent disagreement, I think we generally agree on the generalities and the specifics of this case.
But lets be honest about the location - I could imagine a permanent national-meet facility in someplace like Cleveland, or St. Louis, or Colorado Springs, because these locations are relatively centrally located. I could not imagine one in Hawaii, just because it is not centrally located. We are trading convenience of location for a pretty location and the desire to spread the location around the country from year to year. That way everyone is convenienced one year or the other, and the rest get to see new places. But it is fair for people to judge the pluses/minuses differently.
I believe it was Plato that said it first, at least. I once put that phrase ('only an examined life is worth living') in the introduction to the Physics Department in a college catalog. It really was not out of context with the rest of the text, and the Philosophy Department appreciated it. It was *not* appreciated by the students, however (what do physics students fear most? the exam!) :( :rolleyes:
Matt,
I think I just have a little more tolerance for whining than you do, and don't mind letting people vent, even when it could be annoying (otherwise, how could I justify my own vents?). Rather than a violent disagreement, I think we generally agree on the generalities and the specifics of this case.
But lets be honest about the location - I could imagine a permanent national-meet facility in someplace like Cleveland, or St. Louis, or Colorado Springs, because these locations are relatively centrally located. I could not imagine one in Hawaii, just because it is not centrally located. We are trading convenience of location for a pretty location and the desire to spread the location around the country from year to year. That way everyone is convenienced one year or the other, and the rest get to see new places. But it is fair for people to judge the pluses/minuses differently.
I believe it was Plato that said it first, at least. I once put that phrase ('only an examined life is worth living') in the introduction to the Physics Department in a college catalog. It really was not out of context with the rest of the text, and the Philosophy Department appreciated it. It was *not* appreciated by the students, however (what do physics students fear most? the exam!) :( :rolleyes:
