Originally Posted by
chaadster
Oh, not scolding! I was hoping to embolden you to carry on!
As for the rules part, I'd expect that a typical club's ground rules would be first-and-foremost to obey rules of the road, so a pre-ride reminder that you expect the rules to be followed, including of the club, local, state, and federal authorities, would seem perfectly legit to me.
By all means, though, do check and see what you can do. I wouldn't bother trying to police it, but a friendly pre-ride would set the tone, and perhaps be beneficial in the short and long term.
I take scoldings in stride if meant well. I know you weren't really scolding but you were "just a wee bit". I like it and I like people who do it in context. I'll speak to the "people in charge" as I don't want to be the new guy trying to cause waves. I'm happy with just organizing rides on meetup.com.