On Saturday, Jul 5, 2003, at 12:54 US/Pacific, Hugh Barber wrote:
> I might suggest that since humans get old and die, you always need to
> attract new members (to replace the ones "leaving") otherwise
> eventually the
> sport will die.
Moot point, drawing new members is not an issue, as I pointed out.
Retention rates are the issue. If you REALLY want to increase the core
membership, keep the entrance bar where it is and advertise. That
would INCREASE retention rates by filtering a greater number of
candidates through, against the true criteria of sustained competition.
Lowering the bar and spending more time/effort attracting candidates
that will become frustrated in a year when they realize they don't have
the resources to sustain competition don't do ANYTHING to increase your
core membership.
> Autocross/SoloII has experienced attendance highs and lows
> over the years. Just because currently its in a "high" does not mean
> it
> will stay that way forever.
Autocross attendance is 90% related to site availability, and will
continue to be so for the forseeable future.
> If we take your suggestions to the max, we will
> go back to SCCA at its roots - an elitist club for rich white men.
a. Taking any suggestions to extremes results in absurdities.
b. Thanks for stopping just this side of calling me a racist. Fuck
you. And if you object to the language, don't start it.
> probably weren't aware that in the late 50's/early 60's you have to
> have
> someone recommend you for membership in SCCA (whoops I'm showing my
> age).
> Following you lead, we get "SCCA - by the current members, for the
> current
> members, to hell with anybody else - we don't need no stinking new
> blood!"
Nonsense. I said nothing of the sort. Probably you weren't aware that
I was one of the charter members of the ST development group a few
years back.
KeS
/// unsubscribe/change address requests to majordomo@autox.team.net or try
/// http://www.team.net/mailman/listinfo
/// Partial archives at http://www.team.net/archive
|