Apoligies for the bad comparision "doorknockers" that just stuck out in my head because I've had a visit recently...I'm a fairly religious person and curtious to everyone I meet...so when I was approached at my home and they began their presentation...I took the hook thinking that they were simply trying to recrute members for their new church. My wife, a church going person, was looking for a church closer to home, so I invited them in...after briefly talking for awhile...It soon occurred to me the true meaning of their visit. Now I'm the type of person that likes to have the telemarketers repeat everything they've said while I give the phone to my 8 year old daughter, just for kicks...so I in return tried to persuade these JW people to convert to Christianity....they then proceeded to tell me what was lacking from my religion and why I should become one of them...to make a very long story short, I ended up offending them because I said their religion sounded more like a cult than anything (only letting a certain number of people into heaven...what a load of crap!)....after they left, I was completely frustrated because these people wanted to PUSH, PUSH, PUSH there views onto me and didn't care that I didn't see things their way...In their eyes, I was wrong, my religion was wrong, my beliefs, feelings, thoughts, and even actions were wrong....Even though I thought those people leaving my house were complete nut-cases and felt sorry for them...I respect their beliefs, just keep them the hell away from me!
I read this post and got the very same vibe from the preservationists trying to push their views...Hey, what you do in your backyard is your business...but this forum is everyone's backyard...I'll respect your views in return for the respect of mine...no one is right or wrong here. If you think destroying a classic is wrong...you are entitled. Opinions are like @ssholes, everyone's got one. I personally think of classic arcades as 8track tapes, cellphones that you had to carry over your shoulder, mainframe computers that take up an entire room, phones with cords on them, televisions without remotes...etc. These things will always be classics to some people...to me (any many others), they're old, tired, and for the most part...junk...that's MY opinion. I know it's different than alot of people's, but it doesn't make me wrong. And you don't see me pushing my view on others saying that anyone who doesn't trash such a cab is wrong. Historical values? Classics got us to where we are today...that's where I'm at, and that's what I'm promoting...the present and the future....you wanna live in the past, hang on to your youth...great. Just let those of us who really don't care much about visiting the past...move forward. And when someone changes their original gameplan for the approval of others...that's just sad. We do live in a very sick world lately...just never thought it would extend to arcade gaming as well.