Originally Posted by Qbert

Note all the past tense in your post. You're comparing the past B2B adult shows to current adult consumer shows. I built my first adult site 20 years ago this Fall. I'm no newbie. Non consumer adult shows haven't been bastions for talent or affiliates to do much business in nearly a decade. If there was still substantial business to be done, those people would be there, and the sponsors and others throwing money (parties) at them would be as well.

You can wax nostalgic all you want, but the comparison is still flawed.