Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/07/28

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Subject: Re: [Leica] LHSA Annual Meeting; half-price membership for new LUG members! L...
From: Marc James Small <msmall@infi.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2002 19:06:01 -0400

At 03:28 PM 7/28/02 EDT, SthRosner@aol.com wrote:
>> a)  Why should existing LHSA members, without consultation, be penalized
>>  for paying their full dues?
>
>Existing LHSA members are not penalized at all. They continue to get all of 
>the benefits of membership they always have. The reduced membership rate for 
>new members is to attract our friends on the LUG, folks who clearly have a 
>shared interest with other LHSA members, expose for them the benefits of 
>membership and make LHSA a stronger, broader-based and better organization. 
>The "without consultation" phrase is a nonsense throw-away. What would you 
>propose, submitting it to a referendum?

If existing members pay 100% and new members pay 50%, then, yes, the
existing members are being penalized.  If your next Rolls costs you
$128,000, and then, a week later, Rolls Royce cuts the price to $64,000 for
the same car, you would reasonably feel a bit miffed.  Why should those who
have been supporting the society for years pay twice as much for the same
benefits as those who join today?  

And, yes, this should have been discussed among the membership.  LHSA used
to operate that way, major membership issues being raised before
implementation, but that has not been the practice in recent years.  The
other organizations in which I am active DO continue to operate in a more
member-friendly manner.

Marc

msmall@infi.net  FAX:  +276/343-7315
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