Charter Rough Draft #1

[Pug]

Good Morning,

  Well here is rough draft #1 of the charter. This charter is taken from
  the newsgroup austin.org.sca and modified slightly to fit into a
  mailing list instead. It'll need quite a bit of work still, but I
  thought I'd get everyone thinking about it. Please send comments on it
  to the mailing list so they can be discussed and hammered out. After
  changes are made, I will post further copies of the charter. My
  appologies if you don't care about a charter, but this is something
  the members of the list have to hammer out. (Yeah, I know the SCA is a
  monarchy system, but I'm not going to take 100% responibility in this
  case.)

Ciao,

-- 
Phelim Uhtred Gervase | "I want to be called COTTONTIPS. There is something 
Barony of Bryn Gwlad  |  graceful about that lady. A young woman bursting with 
House Flaming Dog     |  vigor. She blinked at the sudden light. She writes
pug at arlut.utexas.edu  |  beautiful poems. When ever shall we meet again?"
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              Welcome to the Ansteorra mailing list.

  This list is appropriate for all messages concerning the SCA as
pertains to the Kingdom of Ansteorra (in short, the states of Texas
and Oklahoma) The discussions are to include event announcements,
local and kingdom meeting discussions, craft and guild discussions,
as well as all other aspects of the SCA.  The SCA (Society for
Creative Anachronism) is a non-profit, educational organization of
individuals that study the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and recreate
those parts they find most interesting.

---   Contents   ---

o Introduction/Charter
o Guidelines for discussions
o How do I join the SCA?
o Pointer to other useful material

---   Introduction/Charter   ---

              Welcome to the Ansteorra mailing list.

  This list is appropriate for all messages concerning the SCA as
pertains to the Kingdom of Ansteorra (in short, the states of Texas
and Oklahoma) The discussions are to include event announcements,
local and kingdom meeting discussions, craft and guild discussions,
as well as all other aspects of the SCA.  The SCA (Society for
Creative Anachronism) is a non-profit, educational organization of
individuals that study the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and recreate
those parts they find most interesting.

This message contains the charter and guidelines for Ansteorra at eden.com.
These guidelines were developed as a consensus among the members of the
original mailing list.  This charter is able to be changed to compensate
for the changing environment in the SCA as well as the Internet.  Please
honor the desires of that community:  read this message carefully
*before* sending your message to Ansteorra at eden.com.

---   Guidelines for discussions   ---

The Internet community, especialy the members of the SCA in the Kingdom
of Ansteorra - Texas and Oklahoma, has adopted a number of guidelines
to help keep the Ansteorra mailing list a useful resource.  If you wish
to partake in discussions in this list, please ensure your message
meets the guidelines listed below.  Remember: we, the Texas and
Oklahoma members, are the ones who foot the bill to circulate and
maintais this list.  Please be courteous on the list and use the list
appropriately.  Further, these guidelines will help keep the Ansteorra
mailing list a good resource for the SCA populace of Ansteorra.  Our
goal is to prevent the Ansteorra mailing list from becoming a dumping
ground for inappropriate messages and discussions.

o This mailing list is for discussion of the SCA as pertains to the
  Kingdom of Ansteorra.  This includes the states of Texas and
  Oklahoma.  If your message does not pertain to the SCA, then it is
  inappropriate for this list.  Discussion of other Kingdoms in the SCA
  should not be discussed here, except their impact on the Kingdom of
  Ansteorra or with respect to events as discussed below.  For more
  complete introductions to the SCA, see the recurring postings "Come
  on in -- the water's fine" (by Hal Ravn [whheydt at pacbell.com]) and
  "Life in the Current Middle Ages." (by Arval Benicour
  [mittle at panix.com]) in the Usenet newsgroup rec.org.sca.

o This mailing list is inappropriate to discuss aspects of other groups
  such as High Fantasy Society (HFS), International Fantasy Gaming
  Society (IFGS), Brigadoon and other groups that are fantasy or
  historically related that are not the SCA. Please note, this does not
  restrict them or anyone else from partaking in discussions, just that
  the material is to be confined to SCA related items.

o The period (and place) of interest to the SCA, as defined in Corpora
  and the By-Laws, is Western Europe and cultures that had contact with
  Western Europe before the 17th Century.

o This mailing list is appropriate for the announcement and discussion
  of Baronial, Shire, College, Kingdom, and Knowne World events.  This
  includes asking if other members of the populace are going to be
  attending, able to provide transportation, and for assistance at
  upcoming events such as kitchen help, servers, etc.  Please try to
  keep the discussion of events that will not be attended by the
  populace of this list to a minimum, since apparently it's not
  relevant enough.  Please do not respond publicly on the list to a
  request if it is only appropriate for the original author.

o This mailing list is appropriate for the announcement and discussion
  of Kingdom, Baronial, Shire and College guilds.  This includes the
  discussion of the crafts that the guilds have been formed for, as
  well as any crafts that do not currently have a guild associated with
  them.  The discussion should be kept to these crafts as they pertain
  to the SCA in general.  (ie. The discussion about mundane sewing is
  inappropriate.)

---   How do I join the SCA?   ---

The following are good local contacts to get information from:

Bryn Gwlad Hospitaler -
     Ysabeau S Prahy (Lisa Cochran) 512/444-2940
Ffynnon Gath Hospitaler -
     H.L. Elein Janais L'Orfevrerie (Jan Van Zandt) 512/392-8141
       or (Cory Van Zandt) 512/396-7628 
       [Note: Both numbers reach Jan]
[ More needed to fill in here after consulting Hospitalers ]

[ As taken from the rec.org.sca FAQ ]

   Find your local group and show up.  To attend an event, you must
wear some attempt at pre-17th century clothing.  If you like it, you
may want to become a registered member, which among other things gets
you newsletters.  The Office of the Registry will provide basic
introductory material, including a copy of your kingdom newsletter, on
request.  They also have packets of material available for teachers.

	The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.
	Office of the Registry
	P.O. Box 360743
	Milpitas, CA   95036-0743
	USA
	408-263-9305
	408-263-0641 fax

---   Pointer to other useful material   ---

Other useful material can be found in the the rec.org.sca FAQ.  It can
be found online posted monthly.  As well the FAQ can be found via ftp at
rtfm.mit.edu in the directory /pub/usenet/rec.org.sca.