such a dichotomy. on the one hand i am sick of seeing people who cant mix playing.it is that line of 'just having good records doesnt make you a good dj'. i have played some trash sets when i was a kid and i wish someone would have stopped me at the time. so i think that some sort of control to assure people are going to be seeing some quality for their entrance fee seems a good idea.
on the other hand, i would be very reluctant to appease the MAN and pander to anyone elses judgements of what is good or not. there is competance and technical skill, then there is genre selection, but how far and what governing body does the imposition and verification go. i have heard atrocious sets at big clubs, then people come up to me and say 'wow wasnt that wicked!'. i have to say no it was shit!! and then people think i'm the arsehole, when i've just been robbed of a tenner to get in the place.

hmmm, a good one to ponder.