gettysburg 150th

[m35gibson]

hello all,
has anyone heard if they are picking a new site for the 150th? im thinking the yingling farm might be to small.

kevin gibson

[redlegger1]

hello all,
has anyone heard if they are picking a new site for the 150th? im thinking the yingling farm might be to small.

kevin gibson

I really hope so; i think the topography of the site there is terrible for recreating any part of the battle. Too bad the site of the 135th is no longer available, it was very nice.

[GrumpyDave]

If you would go to the website, it's already up, you'd know.

[m35gibson]

well, i checked the main website, nothing there. i heard, they are trying to lease some farms, that would be cool.

kevin gibson

[Silas]

i heard, they are trying to lease some farms, that would be cool.

Please don't spread rumors. Posting an unverified statement which begins with, "I heard," is old fashioned rumor mongering. A rumor doesn't have to be malicious to be a rumor. Speculation and conjecture on a national forum has a tendency to take on a life of its own because others will say what they heard causing the rumor to be tweaked and tweaked. Ultimately, someone will challenge someone else to refute the rumor. When no one does, the rumor is deemed true. Unfortunately the people who could refute rumors could care less about rumors.

The Gettysburg Anniversary Committee isn't known for pimping their events on internet forums or being responsive to emailed questions from Joe Private or his valiant captain. The committee doesn't need to do such because Gettysburg is like an irresistable porch light which draws moths from all over the world. No matter how much some moths warn the others to stay away from the light, there's bound to be a bunch of dried moth parts on the door mat in the morning.

Since there will be a bumper crop of people with too much money in their pockets coming to Gettysburg on that anniversary year, the committee will do everything it can to harvest some of those dollars without risking too many of its own. It's old fashioned capitalism at work. The committee will shove as many people - reenactors and 'taters - onto its land, into its merchandise booths and sell as many dvd's of the battle as possible. If the committee can clear sufficient net profit by renting adjacent and nearby lands and without having to pay too much for additional infrastructure - or anything at all - it's the kind of thing it would do.

If there is extra land, you're going. If there isn't extra land, you're going. So, why does it really matter?

I am neither confirming nor denying what you heard. I'm saying you should not put stock in rumors. Rumor mongering reminds me of a Mark Twain saying that a lie can be half way 'round the world before the truth can get its pants on.

[m35gibson]

wow,,, ok gotcha,

kevin gibson

[redlegger1]

wow,,, ok gotcha,

kevin gibson

Don't worry, some people lack tact.

[dixieflyer]

Silas just spelled it out in the quickest possible way, and showed good manners in doing so in my opinion. He was right on every count in my book.

[m35gibson]

makes me feel like im over at the AC.=). all is good,at least he said please.lol,,

kevin gibson

[redlegger1]

Silas just spelled it out in the quickest possible way, and showed good manners in doing so in my opinion. He was right on every count in my book.

Well to me he chastises someone for what is one of the number 1 crimes on this site (starting a rumor), and then proceeds to presuppose exactly how & where the 150th Gettysburg will occur himself.

& by the way, regarding the extreme negativity towards 'rumors' I've never understood the abhorrence to them here - in a hobby where information from those in command or otherwise most in the know about things seem to be the hardest people to get ahold of & rarely take the time to publically share info at the least [with some exceptions to be sure such as Mr. Anders], I feel so called rumors have their place so long as said rumors are actually trying to convey possibly useful information & not being malicious. I likewise hate when a thread is closed that starts with a relevant question & then immediately gets closed with a statement something like "ask the event organizers or the commanders', when that is often one of the least fruitful ways of getting something answered.