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Re: Promoting our hobby (through greater online presence)
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 8 Nov 2002 03:19:50 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Harvey Henkelman writes:
> We all know how our trains are scene stealers at shows such as GATS and all.
> Important as it is in spreading the news of our great hobby, we must also
> reach out to our model railroad friends online as well.
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> I have taken my mediocre site and joined a handful of rail-orientated
> webrings, generating a fair amount of interest from people (the hit counter
> doesn't lie) who used to think that 'HO scale' was the only acceptable way
> to model trains. As I visit other websites, I sign their guestbook with my
> site URL and have gotten my share of positive responses.
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> Perhaps at this grass-roots level, we can broaden the horizons of
> awareness...we may yet see wider radius curves and switches in the 9V track
> line someday.
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> Will anyone care to debate on this issue? (so I don't feel like I'm talking
> to a brick wall)
I don't think there's anything to debate! Although it's sort of chicken/egg
if the market grows, we'll eventually get better track from somewhere.
(LEGO(r), or someone else)
As to your idea of ringing in to other rail oriented rings, sounds like its
working better than some of my earlier crossover attempts did.
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