TBF I think Charlie was way up there as he was both a great communicator & organizer. Usually you're one or the other, but with Charlie they basically killed 2 important cons in 1.
TPUSA was also finally starting to have a real, tangible impact outside of big hookup cons. I wouldn't say outright Kirk was less of a target than Matt. His comparative inoffensiveness made him a bigger target because he was harder to refute than someone like Walsh who says anime is Satanic and calls for the death penalty for chewing too loud in public.
TBF I think Charlie was way up there as he was both a great communicator & organizer. Usually you're one or the other, but with Charlie they basically killed 2 important cons in 1.
TPUSA was also finally starting to have a real, tangible impact outside of big hookup cons. I wouldn't say outright Kirk was less of a target than Matt. His comparative inoffensiveness made him a bigger target because he was harder to refute than someone like Walsh who says anime is Satanic and calls for the death penalty for chewing too loud in public.