Though it's obvious that I believe any casino collector club is the best thing since sliced bread, I do not believe that we should be coaxing any collector, anywhere, into joining any of our fine clubs if they wish not to... especially when they explain why they feel membership in any of the clubs does not suit them... Yes, we can invite them to join, but to go to certain extents explaining that they will not benefit by reading our fine club magazine or have access to printed matter from our club library just doesn't cut it since both our magazine and most matter laid in our library is well circulated....

We can be polite; invite them to join... but that's as far as it should go on this BBS, in my opinion. There's no need to ask in public: are you a member; what's your membership number... and why do you not include it with your posts...? That can be done in private.

JB