To be honest I can see different habits and cultures developing at a field largely dependent on how well the members know one another, how many members it has and what other R/C fields are available.

As a kid a buddy and I spent many days at an open park at the end of our street with .049 C/L planes. No benches nor flight boxes then; just a shoe box or cigar box with "stuff" in it, a starting battery and a jug of fuel. It was always a 2-man proposition and the length of your control lines established "your space".

In Houston, TX at Jetero where I really started R/C we had many members, limited usable weekends due to weather and crowding was a problem. But demanding inconsiderate types were soon told to fly elsewhere and the rest of the folks were considerate, thoughtful and to me generous and helpful. It was a great indoctination and probably why I still am drawn to the hobby.

Who wants to surround themselves with inconsiderate folks?

If a club has officers that aren't willing to aggressively confront and eliminate undesirables you best seek another place to fly because bickering clicks are soon to destroy any harmonious activity.

A "starting bench war" would be symptomatic of a greater problem.

My thoughts,

Clay