... John:

>> ... we request of our club officers that there be no
>> anti-signs, posters, pins or tactics debasing any
>> club member, dealer, exhibitor or passer-by.

While I agree that we should not "debase" any club member, dealer, exhibitor or passer-by, I would not favor a complete prohibition of signs, posters, pins or tactics just because they are "anti" anything.

I'm not even really sure what that means. If the printed material which you think is OK included an 8x10 picture of the anti-slabbed chip graphic, could I take it and pin it to my shirt, or would that be a "pin"?

Is a sign, poster or pin that says, "I support a slab-free hobby!" an "anti-slabbing" sign?

Is a sign, poster or pin that says, "I support slabbing" an "anti-slabfree chip" sign?

What "printed material" would you deem acceptable? Is a message printed on a t-shirt acceptable printed material? Or only if printed on a piece of paper? And, again, if I take the paper and pin it to my shirt, is that no longer "acceptable printed material"?

----- jim o\-S