Originally Posted by
aymodeler
On one hand, there is criticism that the AMA was not doing enough to enforce compliance with rules. On the other hand, there is criticism that that the AMA telling new entrants that they MUST follow the rules was a turn off. Seems like a damned if you damned if you don't situation to me.
My point was not that the rules shouldn't be followed. It was that (in my experience) those rules were presented in a manner that discouraged participation, rather than promoting them in a way that the potential new members understood their importance and garner respect for them. There are many AMA members who simply join the AMA for "the insurance" or because they, "have to join to fly" and I believe this breeds an apathetic, unengaged membership who passively let the few rule with the, "Good Ole Boy" approach.
Astro