I didn't follow that too closely, because I have been enjoying this new rum that I found today, but I think that what what Das was saying still focuses around a point which is the whole point of having a separate Hudson V. / Albany section on the boards, which is this:
There is little or no chance that the average hobbyist, or provider, who resides in WNY will travel to Albany, or vice-versa, except on tour or whatever. Why do we not haunt the NYC boards here? b/c NYC is
five hours away (not to mention hella more expensive :P)
The fact is that Rochester is the nexus as it were of the Upstate community. While Syr and Buff are within driving distance for the dedicated, Albany is sort of the next plantation over. So why not give those guys their own board? Surely it would be pretty much unpopulated to begin with, but after all what is here for our Albanian (?
) friends to do here? It would be as reasonable for someone from upstate to participate in a discussion of Poughkeepsie.