Totally agree Dave, we are "celebrating" quality music that was never appreciated/or heard beyond a local level (if then!) at the time.
As for example the Isleys This old heart of mine, it's fantastic & one of my all time favourite records, but definately don't want to hear it out tho'. I can play it at home, when I go out I want to hear things that I haven't got at home
As for succesful promoters, for me it's how they go about things. They could run the biggest & best soul night/allnighter in the world but if they're obnoxious individuals who tried to use every post on any subject as a vehicle to promote this imaginary club I don't think I'd feel like helping to line their pockets.
If they advertised their club in the events forum & didn't try ramming it down peoples throats who could possibly have a problem with that? Whether their night was to your taste or not would be immaterial, you'd either attend or not,support or ignore