[Hell Puppy]

I've actually seen less bitching and more positive response than usual. That's not to say the show is healthy and should continue as is, far from it. My reaction when I walked onto the show floor was "wow, what a joke!" But there were some positive aspects.

1) For the most part the guys who just come to party and throw around one or two signups a month from their dorm room were NOT there. They'll be in Phoenix.

2) Quantity was down, but quality was up.

The big flaw this time was there was really nothing to force everyone into the same place at the same time. There are tons of people who I know were in town that I would've like to have seen but never ran into. Nothing to keep people on the show floor, so your only chance was the hotel bar which quickly got overcrowded.

And you're right, there's nothing there to serve the niches. Amateurs have fallen by the wayside. Everything there is geared toward the big paysite owner. Nothing much there for the smaller player.

There was supposed to be a Girls of the Internet party again, but there was no visibility for it at the show itself. I have no idea if it came off, I dont remember seeing a single girl from the amateur community. I did see Kacy, but I think of her more for hosting business than her ties back to the amateur community at this point.