No Lizzie - Folk club manners SHOULD be the same as everyday manners but while people insist on coming in and out when artists are performing, being noisy, ignoring other peoples feelings and torturing well loved songs, as well as ear drums, there will be a need for these 'rules an regulations' you are suggesting are so abhorrent. Maybe it is th decline in everyday manners that is causing people to not go in folk clubs? When people in the folk club becomes as rude and ignorant as some you see outside I, for one, will call it a day. Hope this helps.

DeG