(busily making themselves nametags - which stated "exclusive singaround") staunchly believed that exclusivity

I believe what we were trying was an attempt at a type of humour which is called 'irony'. It's the others who call us exclusive and if that really was the case how come people like Lynn and Pat just wandered into this 'exclusive club'. They came along 'unknown' and sang their hearts out.
Yeah I know I started this thread but I'll maybe finish by re-iterating the following. The T & S room is a small room, it is not designed for those who want to dip in sing their song and then dip out to sing that same song at another pub. The door is kept closed in order to have order, so that the room doen't get uncomfortable the management post either a member of staff or even the landlady herself.
In the main the people who arrive at 8 stay there till closing time so the landlady looks after those people who spend time (and money) in her pub. It has welcomed many new singers over the years and will continue to do so in the future. Just like a television has an on/off switch the following applies IF YOU DON'T LIKE THAT TYPE OF SESSION DON'T WHINGE ABOUT IT AND TRY TO CHANGE IT INTO SOMETHING IT CAN'T BE BUGGER OFF TO A SESSION THAT SUITS YOUR NEEDS AND LEAVE US IN PEACE