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I was a member in the early 90s but was a bit put out with the periodic newsletter that seemed to air more about the personality struggles within the organization than hobby related topics. I don't feel that I gained much from the organization but on the other hand I felt I was being forced into paying dues at the local and regional level. As far as the NMRA coordinating the industry into hobby standards, I'm sure the industry would have done that themselves. The cost of standardizing is passed along to the hobby anyways. I don't have an interest in the MMR awards, but I don't discount the program as a means of recognizing people who achieve a level of expertise that is hopefully shared with others. I haven't looked back at the NMRA because I enjoy my level of activity with the local modular club. My layout has grown to a full basement, DCC layout, employing most the tricks and techniques of the hobby, without being a member of the NMRA. <br />Looking at the membership level in the headline poll of this thread, I am under the impression that the NMRA needs to take a hard look at what they aren't doing right. I really don't know what it would take to draw me back into membership in the NMRA, but then there are a lot of other organizations relevant to what I do that I wouldn't find an interest in joining either.
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