Man Oh Man, I had to go back and re-read the first post to remember what the heck this topic was about in the first place since it got so........ altered?
Anyways,
Let Me State, NO I was not at nationals, and for that matter, I have no real idea of what went on there,
However, as a member of this online community, I feel that I can help.... how?
well, by rephrasing what I believe the origional essence of this perticular thread was... and hey, if I'm wrong, then oops, I'm wasting approx 1 minute of your time by making you read this.
So then, I think if we boil this down into it's essence, This should really be a debate on wether or not large scale pokemon events are worth turning into a large investment/vaction. Was nationals held at origions worth planning a trip around? will future large scale pokemon events be worth it?
So Looking at it this way, I would considder the opinion of the origional post by pokehozer to be a big no, and his suggestion for additional compensation is his way of showing how pui could have made it worth it for him.
then there are others that found it to be a fulfilling family vacation. such as team cook.
I dont think anyone on this thread is tring to post blame, or debate exactly what went wrong at nationals, just wether or not it makes for a good vacation.
-CattDreams