You see the point is there is no point at all to trying to recruit new members if you don't treat your existing members right - it's like the bank advert where all the good offers are for new customers only - people get disaffectd and go elsewhere. Boosting membership and participation starts by not losing what you've already got - like when you are at a score event or the first law of being a good doctor "first - do no harm!!". I'm afraid i've never been conviced that BOF are much good at customer relations - for instance at the NGOC New Years' Day event, all the proceeds were donated to the Tsunami Appeal, the region aived it's levy but BO(F wouldn't budge and insisted on collecting its £14 or whatever - the chairman was, alledgedly, very cross - what poor public relations for the sake of a few quid.
