"but suppose a "prospective new member" asked what the status of the building fund was and what are the plans to utilize the monies collected?"

If that were the case, I would back you 100% in helping him.

"I was endeavoring to get an answer to enable him to move on with this particular subject"

Michael, surely you know that he will never move on with this subject. He will pick apart any reply you get for him. He will cut and paste half sentences from your reply and make fun of them.

That is his purpose in life.

He already knows the answers to any questions you ask for him. They have been answered for him a number of times on this BB and the club BB.

You have honorable intentions but he will do his best to make a fool out of you and your answers.

Take care my friend.