[vcf-midatlantic] Dave McMurtrie stated that Andy Finkel and Al Charpentier will be at VCF East

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On 2/5/2024 4:08 PM, Jeffrey Brace wrote:
> On Mon, Feb 5, 2024 at 2:03 PM RETRO Innovations via vcf-midatlantic 
> <vcf-midatlantic at lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
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>     On 2/5/2024 11:55 AM, Jeffrey Brace via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
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>     > You are misperceiving because they are more prominent.
>     Possibly, though perception equals reality for many folks.
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> My question is what would be expected for the organizers of the show 
> to satisfy those that misperceive reality?
> Not invite Commodore speakers any more?
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>     Jim
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It would appear my initial response to Neil's humorous comment has 
itself been misperceived.  Perhaps it's a function of my Midwest tone as 
viewed through an East Coast lens, or perhaps there's more to this topic 
to which I am not privy.

I would consider it a travesty to withhold such invitations. It's 
obvious the Commodore luminaries have outsized personalities that may 
create part of the perception, and it's not fair to hold that against 
them. Kudos that they cultivate a following and are actively engaged in 
the community and in events like VCF East.

My first thought would be to share some of this context on the 
vendor/exhibitor/presenter pages, as I think it's valuable. It could 
also be constructed as an encouragement to the various communities to 
focus efforts on increasing their community's representation in the show.

Jim

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