Re: [Callers] Request about requests

The Board's feelings are totally speculative, and likely ineffective, although innocuous.  Has the board set up some mechanism to very the efficacy of their decree? Michael Fuerst      802 N Broadway      Urbana IL 61801       217-239-5844 --- On Fri, 3/2/12, Brian Hamshar <bhamshar(a)yahoo.com> wrote: From: Brian Hamshar <bhamshar(a)yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [Callers] Request about requests To: "Caller's discussion list" <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Date: Friday, March 2, 2012, 11:44 PM Reportedly it was the feeling of the board that mixers are the best way to integrate beginners and thereby improve retention. Thus they feel it's a good enough tool for potentially increasing attendance over time that they felt they should codify it. I've never heard of a requirement like this being enacted, although I understand that certain New England communities tend to have one or more mixers at every dance. I'm afraid it'll rub a lot of callers the wrong way. I'm rather certain it'll exacerbate the ongoing problem here of experienced dancers showing up a half hour or more after the dance begins (they're not popular with the regular dancers). What do others think? Brian Hamshar ________________________________ From: Michael Fuerst <mjerryfuerst(a)yahoo.com> To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> Sent: Friday, March 2, 2012 7:16 PM Subject: Re: [Callers] Request about requests "...  new policy requiring callers to program a mixer "    What was the reasoning for this ? Michael Fuerst      802 N Broadway      Urbana IL 61801       217-239-5844 _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers