gnome-I'm sure TheCoinfest works hard, but responding to posts on a website is really a waste of a promoter's valuable time. One post about it is really all that is necessary. If someone doesn't like the show, or doesn't want to come, then a promoter's 'facts' are what we would call 'spin.' Maybe that's his job, but I feel it would be better if he bought an ad on the website rather than responding to posts that raise criticisms, whether he finds them legit or not.
No shows are 'all for the collectors,' otherwise dealers wouldn't show up. If I, as a member of the CCF family were working on a show, I would try to make my posts a bit less like cheerleading and a bit more understanding that no show is perfect, and there might be reasons not to attend or to attend another show.