Snail, if you have not said so specifically then you certainly seem to have implied it, if not in this particular thread then in others. Certainly in your post of 08 Feb 10 - 11:43 AM you said in reply to my comment "Perhaps you are fortunate enough to have a strong enough body of singers for that to work" (ie for your policy to allow a high standard)

Fortunate? Or could it be a consequence of our policy?

I'm not going to search through the other threads about standards in folk clubs. My impression is that when the question comes up, you appear to say that your club does not impose standards but nevertheless achieves high standards. You also appear to suggest that this demonstrates that other clubs don't need to exercise quality control over their singers. I have always taken that to mean you see a connection between your door policy and the standard your club achieves. Or have I misunderstood you?