Maybe making it understood that some nights or parts of the night are for beginers? Perhaps we can turn even the negative to possitive - There are many instances cited of poor perfomances putting people off. Maybe if we make it quite clear to newcomers that part of the night or whatever is for people who want to improve then they can make up there own minds whether to attend the improvers sessions? I would - I sometimes have a morbid curiousity to see how bad some people can realy get:-P There may even be the odd one who thinks 'I could do better than that!' and go on to be a star:-)

How about we have the 'improvers' running from 7:30 to 8:30 before the main part of the audience arrives? Promotion to getting a floor spot after 8:30 could be a real goal for some!

Cheers

Dave