Mark,

I believe it was more widespread than just one small group of people. I believe it was any Lighthouse Collectors group but not all got the message in time. It was a bit on the QT.I want to emphasize though that the aspect that bothered me (and some others) the most was the statement made publicly that the registration was strictly on a first come first serve basis and then pre-registration was arranged for members of some collectors clubs.

I'm not in favor of preferential treatment but I am even less in favor of misleading and false statements.

I was involved in a lighthouse activity that day- roaming around the state of NJ during the first NJ Lighthouse Challenge. I just kept dialing that cellphone until I got through- as soon as I did I had Esther pull over so I didn't lose the signal.

I know there are several threads roaming around here on the Forums about this specific topic that caused great discussion and debate at the time.

Dennis