... which leads me to believe that I either did not make myself clear, or you failed to grasp my point.. I have not referred to "non-club members" solely, but rather to club members of other chip clubs who are not CCGTCC members... I know (as an AC Club member, as I) you have the same respect and trust for those members who are not CCGTCC members. I'm only asking why others do not include them as part of a community... a chip/token community, here, on this message board. Responses such as "if you don't like it, lump it" serve no purpose in my opinion... "to push them to join the CCGTCC" doesn't even come close, especially when I mentioned that it has been made quite clear to us that there are chip collecors out there that either can not afford the additional dues or that their interest in chips is limited to local gaming jurisdictions but still wish to join in on the fun.. and I do find lots of the questions/contests a lot of fun....

JB