Like you I'm just a member - though the letter says in response to MY request, I did not actually make any such request but left it to Nigel to raise the matter, as can be seen from the previous postings in this thread (no other communication on this subject other than that through this board has been made, either by me or any member of the committee)- the secretary goes on to say that 'membership of the Societies [I presume she means other FHS's] is decreasing, but ours has increased tremendously over the past two years and we do not wish to jeopardize this in any shape or form' - possibly the point will be addressed in the next issue of the journal