[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by JoelJohnson

Bonny (et el)

The rules are that if the club is "open" and there is room (there was) anyone with the proper skill level (she did) must be allowed to play. It is up to the club coordinator to make accommodations. There is NO COST to an open club.

If the club is a "closed" club, then they are to PAY for the room.

To avoid paying for the room by calling it an open club but not allowing someone to join is deceptive.

Again, that is simply not true. A club may require people to join and may also charge dues or a meeting fee. A club may be open only to members. As long as all of the members who belong to the club and attend the meetings are Villagers, there is no charge for the room.

Payment for the rooms only has to do with whether the club is open to non Villagers. If the club is open only to Villagers, in other words, only Villagers can join, then the room is free.

Some clubs have dues or require people to buy tickets in order to attend a meeting or both. These meetings are not open in the sense that anyone can just walk into a meeting. A club can establish a maximum number of members based on the room size or whatever the club leader decides. That means once the club is full, it does not have to take any additional members.