I ran a couple of Montreal GI Joe Meets about five years ago, and although they were fun, I think I had larger scale expectations. I would love to attend another one, but I think we need to keep in mind that this kind of thing needs to start small and grow. Start with a meet, maybe in a store like Legends or Toys on Fire, and see where it goes from there.
That is very good imput for us to reflect on. Interesting enough, Oreobuilder who also never went to a Meet before, shares a similar opinion to what Scramble is telling us.
Probably one of my first instances when I think of "Meet" is it is not a Convention at its very fundament. The Meet should be no more than a gathering of friends, old and new, who just love Gi joe. Anything else might defy the purpose of it. Casting aside everything that makes it as complex as a convention (heavy organization, rent of space, dealers, even convention exclusives, door prizes, guests, you name it), you can still have a Meet.
By the way, the questions I posted up there are meant to generate some reflexion. They are not part of some kind of question form, as I didn't mean it to be that way. This is a brainstorming thread. So please, do not hesitate to think on what can be outside of the box for a minute. Any idea counts, even the ones we might think lame. So don't be afraid to let your mind speak for itself! :wink:
