I'm expecting the AUK solution to provide some administrative benefits for organisers
There's a benefit for AUK as well, way down the line, in that there is now a simple connection between a person (member or not) entering online, and that person being listed in the results without anyone anywhere having to re-enter any of the information.
As online entry becomes more commonly used, it should be possible to establish a connection with the card ordering process - at the very least, Pam would be able to have an idea of what sort of entry levels up-coming events are getting, even before the Organiser confirms his order.
That said, there's absolutely no problem with robgul continuing with his own setup if that works better for him.