I guess I must be in the Clique since I believe negativity on the boards helps no one and does nothing but harm.

That doesn't mean suggestions are not acceptable either on the boards or by personal email.
It mearly means that if someone has a beef, it would benefit everyone if they would take it up privately with the person they have a problem with or with a club official.

You do say a few things that I don't agree with. Your suggestion of telling people to shut up and not talk about the banquet food I don't believe ever happened.
If your talking about someone attempting to discourage people from attending a banquet because they had a bad experience many years earlier, that probably did happen.

It is a little discouraging to hear people suggest to others publically that thier suggestions or criticisms are not listened to. As you and I both know that's not really true. For years I personally wrote down every single suggestion made on both boards and by email and put those topics on the agenda for discussion twice a year.

If disagreeing with you means that I am in a clique, then so be it.

You are correct in the fact that some time ago the banquet food was not very good but lets face it, no food at the Riviera was really "Good". Even the first few years at the South Point were questionable.

However the food over the past several years has been quite tasty. Since we moved to a sit down banquet, the entire experience has become a whole lot better. I realize you are not aware of that as you have not attended the banquet in many years.

Are there still people unhappy with the food? I am sure there are. But I can tell you I talk with over 50 people who attend the banquet every year and rarely get a bad review.

The banquet totals have remained pretty consistent over the past 5 years which is great.

No, it's not a gourmet meal, but we try and offer the best experience we can while remaining affordable year after year. A lot of people work long and hard to make it that way.

I am sorry to see you no longer attending as I believe even you would see the changes.

So, I guess my question is, do you really feel negativity on the boards if a good thing and those that want to see less of it are bad people?

I don't expect an answer but if you are so inclined, I would love to get an answer to my last few posts to you also asking questions that went unanswered.