I try to avoid the political side of this hobby as it has generally upset me over the years. That being said, for the most part I agree with your assessment and believe that engaging someone such as Oscar would truly be beneficial. If I were at the helm of this club I would appoint him immediately to a board position. He brings a youthful intelligent approach to this hobby. He sees things differently than we do and that perspective is invaluable to this club. I have stated previously “He is the future of this club”. Figuratively of course. If not him, obviously some other young person. I urge our leadership to appoint him to our board and give him a voice. We all just may learn something. The future is not in the way we currently operate. If there is not a board position available, then create it. Advisory committees don’t work. A full board position is my suggestion, and this can happen immediately if the existing board is willing to expand. We need to put our egos aside and listen. This is not about who has the biggest collection or the rarest item or who has been collecting for fifty years. It is about survival and growth! With all of the technology at our disposal we should be a much larger group. I have always said the CCA is the organized part of this hobby, sharing information and promoting conventions. Please take it to the next level or at least try. As a disclosure, I don’t know Oscar.