All this debate boils down to one point: SHA is a success, thanks in
no small part to a core group who have given a whole lot of free
effort over more than thirty years. Those of us who benefit from all
this volunteer effort should be careful about throwing stones.

I've been a member of SHA since the git-go, possibly longer than Bob
Schuyler, but I haven't lifted a finger to help SHA.  All I know is
that it works real well. The meetings always happen. The journal
arrives. The awards are always awarded.  Who am I to carp about the
folks who make all this happen?

The bottom line is that every volunteer organization depends for its
success on a core group of sparkplug individuals. Their motives are
immaterial; some probably are ego monsters, while others may be
scarred by early problems with toilet trainng. I don't care. Without
a core group of workaholics, most volunteer organizations fizzle.

Let's not tinker with our core group.