ORIGINAL: FHHuber
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And... I probably do know at least 3 Leader Members... (I'd be very suprised if at least 4 people I know were not LM's... They definitely meet the requirements...) I haven't gone looking at thier cards to verify... because it just doesn't matter to me.
Now this is strange.
You opinion seems to be out of step with reality and somewhat inconsistent with the purpose of the exercize.
Look at some simple numbers and facts. The AMA has about 150,000 members (for a good conservative round number) and our turnover seems to be around 30% so in keeping with our first classification let us use 1/3. That means there should be something around 50,000 modelers who are QUALIFIED to be Leader Members. That seems to indicate that by the second term ALL club presidents (or all club officers) would qualify under the current rules AND have demonstrated a willingness to contribute to the community.
We WANT folks interested in the long term health of the hobby as Leader Members and yet you want to discriminate against those who have demonstrated a willingness to contribute - even the chair warmers do that. Any particular reason to keep the control to a chosen few who chose their replacements and select those that may even be in the pool?