Heraldry

[I. Marc Carlson]

<"Michael A. Chance" <mchance at crl.com>>
>Again, I think that we shouldn't force all heralds to be all things to
>all people.  I'd rather see a system that identifies people as "armorial
>design consultant", "names consultant", "field herald", "court
>herald", "research herald", etc., with the ability to be certified in
>more than one area of competence.  "Names consultants" could be
>further identified with areas of specialization, such as Anglo-Saxon,
>Norse, Russian, Italian, Spanish, Arabic, etc.

Perhaps only break things down into Scholastics (with area specialists)
and Beadles (the Loud People who make announcements) and only grant
the title of "Herald" to one who actually *does* both.  And then, only
allow Heralds to do the Court thing...

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