Where the heck does anything you said here have anything to do with what you quoted?
There's somethig wrong with my opinion because I KNOW for certain that 2 people Iknow are LMs with cards (because thier names apper in Model aviation in a position that would need that qualification..) and AT LEAST 2 more SHOULD be LM's? (because they easilly exceed the requirements... but I'm not sure they sent in the form...) Does knowing people that meet the current LM requirements invalidate my opinions for some reason?
What a crock.
What is the purpose of this exercise?..... Comming up with ideas on some alternatives that could be workable? Or just slashing and burning the system simply because it is the system?
If its the former... then work toward formulating good ideas.
If its the latter... then this thread is 100% without any merit.
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You want it blunt? It'll upset some local club members.... Because they won't like part of what it says about our club at this time.
Our current club president has been an AMA member for 11 months at this date. (and he was elected in Dec... that means he was elected when he'd been in the AMA, and the club for under 9 months!) He was simply the only guy WILLING to be on the ballot. The person who had served as club president for a few years got worn out... another stepped up for a couple of years, but he'd served other offices and was already worn out.
As I've posted... it would be a bad idea for ME to be in a club office... (If you haven't figured out why... you're not ignorant... you're stupid.)
ORIGINAL: Jim Branaum
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?