I've been seeing a few similar threads up lately or maybe just noticed them as I recently joined the APA. My .02cents, it's not perfect, probably geared a little more towards introducing people to the game and having fun. When it started in our area I had friends that joined and I passed. Recently we've lost all the weekly tournaments in our area so there is not much around. For myself I figured I would give it a shot and at minimal it would keep me hitting some balls around 1-2 times a week. It has actually been more fun than I expected. From what I've seen with different level of players, attitudes, etiquette etc I'd say the good so far out weighs the bad. I've enjoyed it, if I wasn't doing the APA my cues would probably sit for months at a time.