I am an honorary member of a large HO club on Long Island. Before I moved to Florida I had been on the Board of Directors, and several years was the Chairman of the Board. After I moved they made me an honorary member. They've had issues with a few members being "toxic" resulting in low participation by other members, and few new members joining. Once the toxic members left participation has increased, as well as a lot of new members joining.
The club/museum I joined in Florida is smaller, with both HO and N scale layouts. There has been some issues between some members, but nothing so bad as to endanger the club. Some members, even though they only model in scale, help out on both layouts.
Stuart
