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<p>I want to be clear. I DO NOT think the age should be changed.
We need to encourage young people in this hobby and knowing a lot
about trains is not a prerequisite for joining this club. This is
their chance to learn. Behavior issues can be handled on a case
by case basis and expectations need to be set with the parents so
they don't just drop the kid off with us. We have adult members
who knew very little when they first joined and learned as they
went and have been great contributors. <br>
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<p>Larry Brickell<br>
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Subject of Changing the Rules about Junior Members I am with
AGREEMENT the age Should be changed from 12 to 14. Kids don't
know much about trains at that young of a age. Gary B <br>
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This document is very good. We have nothing like this on
the O scale side. We tend to operate by consensus and are
an older group of people, no kids right now so we never
developed anything like this. The only “kid” was Sean
Daniels and he was easy to coach so we really didn’t have
to lay down rules just provide guidance. He was always
had good intentions. I am concerned about raising age
limits. As Jim said our hobby is shrinking and we need to
encourage young people. I think behavior issues can be
handled on a case by case basis. The kid in question was
clearly in over his head socially and maturity wise so his
behavior shouldn’t impact all young members. Maybe he
just needs some guidance and a conversation really needs
to happen with his parents as to expectations. Also it
was brought up that kids that young maybe should not
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We have a new adult member, Dan, who knows nothing about
trains but is a good electrician, willing, and a good
personality to work with. The part of the HO document
about equipment and eras and matching trains to eras would
be great for him. Also mechanical standards are helpful.
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