I'm an Outpost Club member, for many of the same reasons I am a fan and supporter of GCA.com. I know all of the founders of the OC as well, and if Mr. Kavanaugh or anyone else were to experience a situation where an OC member was "obnoxious" or was "bullying" his or her way around a club, the founders would be mortified and that person would likely lose his or her membership in the OC.
The vast majority of OC members are members of local private clubs as well. Many OC members are members of the clubs in our network, which in some cases is how their clubs got in the OC network in the first place. Our playing privileges at the clubs in the OC network are extremely limited, and even more limited if you live within a certain distance from the club. Therefore, I don't buy the notion that a private club membership is "discounted" or otherwise sullied by a relative handful of rounds a year from OC members or other unaccompanied guests.
My most recent round at an OC network club was on a relatively chilly mid-week day when there were perhaps 10 to 15 rounds being played that day in total. My friend and I played 36 holes, had lunch, bought a couple of items in the pro shop, supported the caddie program with our business, were unfailingly polite, and left the club in the same or better condition than we found it. No one was harmed in the process.