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How in Sam's name is asking a simple question on how a corps' show and tell went "flame baiting"? MY are we sensitive around here! So....I took about 3 months off of reading this site. Remind me in another 3 months NOT to do it again. I forgot how ludicrous people on here are!

Errr...um....NO! I've said it before as have others. There is this thing called "regional touring status" that applies to both divisions. You mentioned Academy. Uhhh...did you SEE their tour schedule last year? I believe their number of performances were in the teens. MYTH BUSTER #1: Touring has NOTHING to do with what Division a corps competes in.

Great point, which is why I suggested the idea of starting up smaller community circuits to host corps that are not among the elite. I agree that there is no reason to limit the entire activity to the elite. Certainly give the kids who aspire to be in an elite World or Open class DCI drum corps a place to train. But lets limit DCI TOO the elite. Otherwise, it won't sell.

You are not providing solutions. You are providing complaints and negativity. Just being honest.

And that is the way the activity has to be if it is going to profit. It may not be attractive to you but that's the way business works. DCI needs to be exclusive to the elite in this stage of the game or DCI won't sell tickets and merch.

You need to search out the threads upon threads upon threads upon threads of why DCI WISELY made not only the consolidation of Division II/III but the name change as well.

You missed a LOT!

Uhh... no. There are still over 20 corps in World Class and if you saw who was out of semis in 07, you would realize that it's actually getting harder to make semis.

I think they would have had to anyway...even if they were comeing back for 08.

Actually, he's right. DCI is supposed to be about the elite. It can't be that if there are corps that are no more than an average high school or even in some cases Jr. High school band. That doesn't mean those corps can't exist. I think what it's time for is for some local community circuits to start up for small "little league" (so to speak) type of drum corps to compete on a fair (for them) playing field separate from DCI and let DCI be for the very best. Then, if some of those corps build their corps AND their business to an appropriate level, they can be approved for DCI.

Long Long LONG LONG LONNNNG overdue!!!!

Mmm...now THAT I'm not sure about. I think there will actually be more pressure to become "full" just to keep up with the top corps...and I kind of think that will be a good thing.

Yeah, there are already several threads on this. click to page 2 or 3 and you will see several. But yes, I'm with you. I hope it helps with all those things you just mentioned...and I believe it will!

Absolutely! But of course, the old school whinning purists will always be near by to tell us all how bad the current state of the activity is. It wouldn't be DCP (Disgruntled Complainer's Planet) if they didn't.

I hate to be rude but I'm sorry, what you have just said here is absolutely stupid. Open Class corps breaking away from DCI would be suicide. Open Class is in the process of breaking new ground in the activity with the new plans being implimented for the new division....which ARE in fact being implemented BY DCI! Obviously DCI is trying to fix the problem or they wouldn't be wasting their time making the changes. Why don't you wait and see how the changes they are making pan out before spewing your negative garbage about DCI and the demise of DCI Open Class drum corps?