Private Members' Clubs

atpbx said:
You do the same thing here when you ban someone, we dont like what you've said, you cant be part of our club.
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What an idiotic statement.

It's totally different being given a chance and then blowing it, as opposed to simply getting denied the chance to be part of the community from the beginning.
 
Van Hellseek said:
What an idiotic statement.

It's totally different being given a chance and then blowing it, as opposed to simply getting denied the chance to be part of the community from the beginning.
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No, its not "idiotic".

Whats "idiotic" is your need to use such terms in a conversation that up until now was free of such brain dead, slow witted and reactionary language.
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See? terms like that, completely unwarranted.

Back to the conversation, when you have people being banned because of their "views" on certain subjects, then it becomes exactly like a private members club.
 
Tefal said:
yeah but with the whole history of segregation and massive wide spread discrimination against all sorts of groups, we've kinda proved we're not grown up enough to not abuse it.
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Not quite the same, you cant compare a social club for people of a certain industry or point of view to racism or the small minded backwards repression of the rights of homosexuals.
 
Oh my god. I drove past this place the other day wondering what it was...thinking it was some sort of private bar/social. I couldn't have been more wrong. :eek:

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An acquaintance of mine is a member of a Soho based private members club, though they come under the same wing as a couple of other bars in London and New York, so you also get access to them also.

She took me and two other friends there late one weeknight.
We went in, where there is a Receptionist with a laptop who checked her membership and how many guests she had with her. The Receptionist then had to call inside to check that it was ok for her to bring in her guests and then we were allowed in. Given the check, I had expected it to be quite busy, but instead there were only two other groups of people and I think only one other group arrived in the time we were there!

Drinks were about £10ish for a Cocktail and £5 for a bottle of beer, but I figured that could have been much worse.

It was only the day after that I had a look into the details a bit more.
She said she had a five year membership, which works out to £2050. The membership application form requires you to divulge all the information about what you do for a living and where it is based, if you are under 30 you require even more background checks.

She actually acknowledged that she doesn't go to it as much as she should, so its a bit of a waste of money. I think there are two main reasons I see that they exist though:

- They get to have a very late licence, so once all the pubs are shut, you can carry on drinking until at least 3am.
- I suppose there is a bit of a showing off factor to being in a Private Members Club so you can see why it might be popular with the super rich, but I think also that its useful perhaps for celebrities and such who want to go somewhere to enjoy an evening where they won't get any hassle.

Some of the rules of the club include:

- No name-dropping, no star ***ing.
- No fighting or talk about fighting.
- No loud behaviour.
- Men aren't allowed to chat up women, but women may chat up men or ask the bartender for an introduction.
- You aren't allowed to hang around outside and must leave the area immediately.
- You are responsible for your guests and it reflects on you if they do something wrong.

No swearing - Gilly
 
Nexus said:
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I can see the appeal to all of that. Basically, it's not like some filthy old club that's open til 3am where drinks cost £15 a throw, the testosterone in the air is palpable and just looking at somebody the wrong way could get you a clobbering. Not to mention you don't get sexually abused by the chimps on the door every time you go out for a smoke.

The networking opportunities could pay for themselves, too. Go in, have a nice chat with somebody who a few months down the line could prove to be an excellent contact to have.
 
Theophany said:
I can see the appeal to all of that. Basically, it's not like some filthy old club that's open til 3am where drinks cost £15 a throw, the testosterone in the air is palpable and just looking at somebody the wrong way could get you a clobbering. Not to mention you don't get sexually abused by the chimps on the door every time you go out for a smoke.

The networking opportunities could pay for themselves, too. Go in, have a nice chat with somebody who a few months down the line could prove to be an excellent contact to have.
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Indeed.

I think there are certainly different types of members only clubs though. The one my friend is a member at has cliental that tend to work in the film/tv/music industries, so you are right that it could be good for networking.

There are a good number of private bars which are the ones that 'Footballers' tend to go to along with the rich and any z-list celeb who wants to get noticed and appear in trashy news/magazines. These are quite easy to spot though from the number of glammed up 'IT Girl model wannabes' who stand outside hoping somebody will invite them in. I actually went to one of these once for a premiere and it was an odd experience. Basically if you have a silly amount of money and like picking up pretty girls of low moral fibre, then its the place for you!

Finally of course there are what are the traditional members clubs, which likely have an astronomical membership fee, a membership of an older age and have a long history. A friend of mine actually worked at once such place in Piccadilly, she would sometimes get tips of £2000! :eek:
 
Nexus said:
Finally of course there are what are the traditional members clubs, which likely have an astronomical membership fee, a membership of an older age and have a long history. A friend of mine actually worked at once such place in Piccadilly, she would sometimes get tips of £2000! :eek:
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I'm a member of a 'traditional' club (established a few hundred years ago, older clientele mostly etc.), but the fee isn't astronomical. (went in through a student route so very reasonable actually).

They also have a policy, which I really like, no tipping allowed at all. Once a year they ask you to donate to a 'tip fund' and you can give what you like. While at the club though, no tipping at all.

Some of the other rules are like - formal attire only (suits etc.), no business talk, no cellphones (you can book conference rooms if you want to discuss business).

Don't use it anywhere nearly enough to be honest. But I think it will help years down the line.
 
Telescopi said:
What part of "I don't like this person so he can't join" is not malicious?
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Here... meet Joe "White Lightning" Chav... you don't have a choice whether he can be your friend or not - we're (gov.) going to force him on you.

It really is that simple.

Of course private members clubs should be able to decide who they let in... they should be allowed to choose/discriminate any way they see fit... it's their club.


Seems like we're trying to create this pathetic idea of a utopia in which no one ever feels rejected... that's a joke & just not how the world works.
 
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