Yes, there are some annoying characters attracted to the club environment but, I think often the bad experience stems from failure to acknowledge the "sandbox rules" we all suuposedly learned in public school. Sometimes we are inflexible about adapting our familiar approach to things we have always done the same way, to accomodate the different needs of others.
I know I can admit to some guilt in this area. [&o]
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Park flying is fun, for me it's even more fun when I invite friends to share in that fun ... it's been my experience that as these outings grow, they eventually grow into a club out of sheer necessity to address the needs of the many different personalities involved (especially when the inevitable cliques form and "sandbox rules" get violated). When you experience this, you have witnessed the birth of a new club... [
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