[CityGuard]

Hi Platinum
There are specific reasons for each of the membership criteria, and I think there is also an underling difference in how the Gambling Portal Webmasters' Association views the meaning of membership.

In contrast to CAP, WinnerOnline, CasinoMeisters, etc., the GPWA is intended to be a professional association rather than a message board. Although access to the private forums is a big part of private membership privileges, the application is for the association and not the forums. Thus, membership has an added meaning of signifying a level of professionalism and credibility that requires some assurance process.

The application form and each of the requirements speak to concerns of the members and the industry as a whole. I go through these individually in the below two posts (one for the requirements, one for the form). I tried just posting these all in one message, but the volume of text is a bit overwhelming as one item so I thought it made sense to break them out into chunks.

I don't think your message came across as grumpy -- you've raised some important questions that deserve attention. I am interested in hearing improvements to help make the application feel less like an interrogation, and I think it would be worthwhile to take a step back and ask ourselves why these requirements are the way they are, whether their serving the aims they set out to serve, and if other things can help serve these aims as well.

This message is my view of the requirements, and there are a number of other folks who I'm sure have thoughts to add here.


Steven