Associate Member under Steve's new definition? I suggested the new category simply because someone posted that they thought the amount was too little and someone else wrote that it should be limited in time. I personally have no pony in this race. I saw no reason to change the rules for the existing Associate Members, so I suggested a new category. Remember, these would be people who don't have to live with the club member, nor be all that close to them, actually. So, what benefits do those Associate Members get? I don't know. Ask Steve, it's his idea.

I think this is a good train of thought for the club and the hobby. I don't think, however, the final version has to be exactly what the original version was, if there are concerns about the original proposal. I know the board has the best interests of the hobby and club in mind. I really wasn't intending to question anyone.

Michael Siskin