and he notes -
IIMHO you are comparing apples to onions. While the world of print
photography has changed to include internet as well as other media
(not just magazines) S Gauge has not. It's still 3/16" modeling
whether Hi-Rail or scale. Changing the name from NASG to NASS would
impart the idea that the Association is for scale modelers only,
regardless of the track width. While it is true that the narrow gauge
guys are already scale modelers, the majority of 'S' standard gauge
adherents are not and a name change would only serve to obfuscate the
purpose of the Association. I mentioned a few names in an earlier
post and all of them eventually built and operated scale models. Don
Riley's layout had many kit and converted AF items but his structures
and scenery were scale.
The Association as is affords the new modeler, whether he entered the
Gauge as an AF operator or a scale enthusiast, the opportunity to see
what he CAN do S Gauge. Changing the name may only serve to
discourage new (as well as old) members to join or retain their
membership if they are not scale only modelers.
However if progress must be made, one thought occurred to me and
that's the part of the name that may be more in need of change than
the word "Gauge" and that is the first word "National". And if a name
change is feasible it should be done all at once to "The Association
Of S Scalers". This would accommodate the many foreign members in
our midst as well as placate the scale only boys. So my suggestion
would be to drop the word "National" and change "Gauge" to "Scale"
making the shortened version: "ASS." Then we can all have a piece of
it! Nyuk, nyuk!
Raleigh in nippy Maine...
At 11:41 AM 12/26/2008, Bob Werre wrote:
>I think those who critize a name change are being the "un-united" among
>us. In my opinion a name change would make no difference except to say
>we model in S scale--that includes hi-rail, standard S and narrower (or
>perhaps wider) versions of S scale. To my knowledge nobody is saying
>anything else--it's just a name change to reflect what we model--not the
>size of our track gauge. The narrow gauge guys don't model S gauge--
>they model S scale--let's include them! If your layout is using code
>172 rail, with AF couplers and is standard S gauge--you still model in S
>scale! If you hand lay #83 rail with a 4' 8 1/2" gauge--you model is S
>scale! What's the big woop?
>
>I mentioned this before Christmas (which I hope everyone had a good
>one!) that I belong to a group of photographers that started primarily
>in the New York area that did mostly magazine/journalist work just after
>WWII. They called themselves the American Society of Magazine
>Photographers. These guys were the heavy hitters of that time but were
>being taken advantage of by the big magazines of the time. Over the
>years the group grew nationwide (as New York lost it's monopoly in our
>trade), and started dealing more outside the magazine world. So we
>changed our name to American Society of Media Photographers. We didn't
>loose any of our members--we grew because we were more encompassing and
>we defined what we had become.
>
>As Rollie states the older guys he mentions started this group and I
>think they would like to see it grow by changing with the world just a
>little bit. After all if your not moving forward--your moving backward!
>
>Bob Werre
>BobWphoto.com
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