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From: Bob Werre
I have suggested before that we change our termonology somewhat and rid
ourselves of the AF catagory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
> > > > > > > > > > > >
I absolutely agree - but before we go charging off, what are we changing? I
just ran the NASG constitution & by-laws thru a word search in my word
processor, and neither the word American nor Flyer occur in either document.
Where you do find the term "American Flyer" is on the cover of the Dispatch.
But anyone who says S Gauge have a scale versus highrail (includes AF)
conflict has not given the matter much thought. We are a "house divided,"
but the real cleft is between railroad modelling and toy train collecting,
not differing track & wheel standards. In other words, if my prototype is
the 2013 Norfolk Southern and his prototype is the 1950 American Flyer
catalog, we are not going to have much in common.
We all need to be a little nicer to each other these days, in many ways.
And we can try to accommodate each other in our organizations. But denying
the existence of differences, or misidentifying them, will get us no where.
Tom Hawley -- Lansing Michigan
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