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() Why would you think that just because someone hasn't been involved in the past, they wouldn't have any worthwhile ideas? That would mean that initially when any group is formed it would be doomed to failure because no one would have any worthwhile ideas since they hadn't been involved in that group in the past! Ideas are ideas. They can come from someone who just joined the group yesterday or someone who has been a member since its formation. I was not suggesting, and I don't think Steve was either, that "old timers" or "middle timers" couldn't be on the planning committee. My view is that anyone who is interested enough to want to spend the time discussing issues that the club faces, trying to find solutions for problems that exist, or coming up with ideas about how to make the club better would be welcome.
So what if something has been discussed before? Perhaps the fact that the idea has come up again is proof enough that there is merit to it. Perhaps there will be new reasons explored this time that weren't thought of before. I don't think it should make any difference at all if something was discussed before. Who cares?
I also disagree with you about one having nothing to say about the convention if he/she has never been to one. I haven't been to a convention, but I have several questions that I would ask about how things are run, as I understand them from the discussions I've read, and I also have some suggestions for changes. I would be willing to raise those issues as part of a committee such as what Steve has proposed because my understanding is that the people who would be on that committee are people who are trying to make things better, rather than those who are just arguing to maintain the status quo. Of course feathers will be ruffled, but if it comes from a committee that I'm part of, at least I won't be attacked personally, or at least I hope I won't! :-)
Carl
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