[Lowfer] Reflector and forum

[Ed Phillips]

I follow Alberto's thinking and I am sure it would work in a perfect world.
I believe some of the initial resistance to invoking new "meeting places"
was that there was more than a smell of an ego-trip by those "organising and
touting them", when these facilities became generally available.  This is
not the case in this event. The LWCA membership is mature and fairly stable.
However the other effect has been in many cases that both do not survive the
forum starts to carry mail, and the reflector becomes moribund."

	I've been following this discussion from the beginning and finally had to jump in with a few comments of my own, triggered by Alan's use of "moribund".  Very appropriate in my opinion.  I've been members of many hobby clubs and groups [radio, electronics, shooting, flying, astronomy, etc.] over the past 60+ years and I've observed something which seems all to common.  Some members of a group [often but not necessarily newcomers with a great deal of enthusiasm] become dissatisfied with the status quo operation and work to make radical changes.  Having made those changes which often alienate the original members, they then lose interest and move on, leaving a potentially moribund activity.  Today's enthusiasts may not be tomorrow's.

	The message here, if any, is that things are going pretty well and don't change them for change's shape.
Ed