# Chase a proposer

> Ask a proposer or seconder again, find the member when the one named could not be matched, or record their answer yourself when you have it another way.

Who this is for: Anyone with “Membership applications” (by default: Administrator).
Last checked in release 2026.10.23, on 23 October 2026.
Source: https://sportsclubos.net/help/applications/chase-a-proposer/

An application waits at **Waiting for proposer** until the member who proposed the applicant says yes. If they have not answered, could not be found, or gave their answer on paper, chase it from the application's page.

## Before you start

Recording decisions and chasing proposers is for the Administrator.

## Open the application

Open Club > Members > Applications and press the application. Under **Proposer and seconder**, each one shows its state: **Not asked**, **Asked**, **Said yes**, **Said no**, **Not found** or **None**.

## Ask them again

When the proposer was asked and has not answered, press **Ask them again**. They are emailed a fresh link. A message says **Asked again**, and **What has happened** records it.

The button is there only for a member the club has an email address for. A member with none shows **who has no email address on file**: record their answer yourself, below.

## Find the member

If the person the applicant named could not be matched, the application says **The proposer named could not be matched to a member. Find the member below, or record the committee's decision anyway.** This happens when the number or email address given matches no current member, or matches more than one.

1. Press **Find the member**.
2. Type their **Membership number**.
3. Press **Email them the question** to ask them by email, at the address the club holds.

The same box adds a seconder when none was named.

## Record their answer yourself

When you have the proposer's word another way, such as a signed form or a conversation:

1. Press **Record their answer for them** (or **Find the member**, if they were not matched).
2. Type their **Membership number** and **How long they have known the applicant**.
3. Press **They have said yes: record it**.

A message says, for example, **Caroline Anand recorded as proposer**, and the application moves to **Ready for committee**. The answer shows as recorded by you, with the time.

## If something goes wrong

- **"No member has the number …"**: check the number on the member list.
- **"Say how long they have known the applicant."**: fill in that box before recording a yes.
- **The proposer said no.** The application stays at **Waiting for proposer** and says **The proposer said they do not support the application.** The committee can still decide it.