I do not comment much, but love to read. Been here a long time, check it out. I have to say this though. If you are upset with something someone has said, go after them. IN THAT THREAD. My gosh, this exact same stuff (not the word I wanted but do not wish to be spanked) is on at least three differant threads and two of your own blogs. You created a blog just to repeat yourself. OK, I get it, you are not happy with what idontknow/nosejose said.

So, where do you stand on tourism.

I would like to point out that we have many parts of the Georgia Games in town when it is in the Metro Atlanta area. I know for a fact that we host the BMX and Volksmarch segments, and I believe we have even hosted swimming. Saying that, I think we need to put more emphasis on our local sports organizations that already exist bringing in large scale events rather than creating new ones.

As for the rest of tourism, lets be honest. We are not really a destination location. While the Fred has made (IMHO unfortunately) a deal with ticketmaster, that does not create tourism to the extent of needing an authority or a welcome center or the like. Whooo Hooo, I can get Big Bad Voodoo Daddy tickets on-line for a whole lot more than the face value.

Oh well, my two cents.

Poodles

Edit, Just read idontknow/nosejose post under this and saw that it has already been commented on that this has been posted in multiple places. Sorry, didn't mean to repeat anything. So, about tourism.

Note: The blogger known as idontknow has officially gone into hiding in the hill country of Kedron Village in order to regroup from the vicious, incisive, intelligent attack of other bloggers on this site. His Mexican assistant, No Se Jose, will relay messages from idontknow during his exile.

From the desk of idontknow:
I'm a horrible person. Spear Road Guy says so, so it must be true.

Spear Road Guy cares a lot, so much so he copies and pastes the same thing in three places to make sure you'll read it. I guess his castigations should lead me to run away in fear and shame.

Oh well - let's give him what he wants. I have a life, so I'll go back to it. You kids enjoy your little patch of self importance.

Oh, but before I go - did anybody else feel as offended as Spear Road Guy regarding my comments? PTC Guy, I saw your post against it, so you don't have to chime in again.

I'll assume the reticence I will see equates to "I don't really care", kinda like I think most people will. But I guess I'm not entitled to my opinion; I'm a bully, ya know.

As of 6am Monday morning, more people want the "free cheese" than think this blog matters in public opinion. Spear Road Guy, go away. You can continue the lovefest for the former mayor until you're blue in the face, but more than two thirds of the people who came out to vote in the last election wanted the former mayor to return to his quiet life and let somebody else take a shot. How about we let these new guys take a shot at running things for a term. If you think you can do better, run for office yourself.

The commend was "Steve Brown is a passionate person." I, very easily, gave you the names of other passionate people who are no longer in power. You take my words and do what you will with them, as you are entitled to your opinion. If you wanted to call me Osama bin Laden, or Satan himself, fire away.

Someone takes themselves far too seriously.

Vote Republican on that, wouldya?

BTW, what issues am I dodging that require facts, anyway?

idon'tknow/nosejose....I never read spear guy's epistles. He should send those in as a "letter to the editor." He, and a few other bloggers, I find rather boring. I skim their efforts, at best. I want news, witty comments, and SUCCINCT opinions. Not epistles.

Being a meeting/event planner for several years now, I've had the opportunity to look at several other tourism as well as CVB websites (both here in Georgia as well as other states) and I don't think it is as bad as you make it out. In deed, there are a lot worse out there. (Look at the Milledgeville CVB website if you want to see a really bad one.)

It appears the PCTA website is geared toward meeting planners and the information on here answers most questions a planner might have when considering hosting a meeting in PTC.

Some questions I have about your post....

What exactly do you mean by "I do mean this on the portion that would be doing the daily work to attract what was need"?

Where is the "high brow garbage" you reference on the website?

You say the website "lacks some very inportant (sic) features". What are they?

Also, what basic Internet test are you referring to?

Not trying to be argumentative, just curious.

No problem on no argument.

It is indeed planned exclusively toward meetings. Which is the mistake.

That is such a minute portion of what is out there.

Large groups, and such, are going to be drawn more to Stone Mountain and a couple of other such area facilities than here, for meetings.

The Tennis Center and Brown are absolutely 'yawn' issues as main attractions. One has to plan around the Brown's schedule. Tennis can be played on about any facilities property.

High Brow means it is geared to special classes and not the masses. And that is way too limited.

As for what lacks, if they don't have someone there who sees it then there is no use saying it.

Not being a jerk about it. But it is simply true that the tone and vision of a site is set by the one designing and admining it.

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Keeping it real and to the core of the issue, not the peripherals.