principalities

[Gunnora Hallakarva]

Heilsa, Larkin

You said:
>Which is why I hope that e-mail will be eventually treated as a valid 
>means of communication instead of a means of spreading gossip. 
<snip>
>I do not understand why HRM does not wish to treat personal e-mail as 
>official correspondence but it is his decision. I find it much faster 
>than USMAIL and much cheaper than long distance phone calls. [I 
>recall making contributions to help pay a previous kings phone bills] 
>
>I DO, however,  understand a reluctance to accept discussions on this 
>(or anyother) List as being a consensus of Kingdom opinion.  

First, how difficult is it to print off a copy of your e-mail missive before
posting, popping it into an envelope and sticking on a stamp?  The reasons
we can't use e-mail as "official correspondence" are: 

(1) how do you know who is REALLY using that e-mail address?  Sure, mine
SAYS Gunnora Hallakarva, but I live in a household with my spouse, who could
easily crank open my access and post letters pretending to be me, if she
were so inclined. My password is automated into the Eudora program that
manages my mail. Others have several people, in and out of their household,
all using one e-mail account.  The only way to be sure who the poster is
really is to have a printed copy signed by the author.  If in doubt,
signature comparisons work.  

(2) The Kingdom files must have copies of all correspondence... this means
hardcopy.  Why should the Crown pay for paper to print your opinions?  It is
not very expensive to mail a note to TRM, or failing that, you can always
hand-carry it, or have someone else hand carry it to an event and give it to
TRM in person.

(3) Equality Problems.  Not everyone has e-mail.  Some people would always
bitch that the Crown paid more (or less) attention to e-mail vs. regular
mail.  By making everyone do it the same way, you remove that perception.
This is a situation similar to filling Christmas Stockings for two or more
children... if you've ever done this, you know you must have EXACTLY the
same number of green candies in each stocking, the same number of Hershey's
kisses, the same number of candy canes etc.  If you fail to do this, there
will be "Nyahm nyah, I got more ------- than you did!"  followed by
"Wahhhhhh!! Santa Claus isn't fair!"

I heartily reccomend to everyone on both sides of the Principality issue
that you take the time to carefully organize your thoughts, arguments pro
and con, and set them to paper.  Mail this, including both your mundane name
and address, plus your SCA name and local group affiliation, directly to
TRM.  They have asked that we do so.  Knee-jerk hysterics such as have flown
past my server the last few days won't help anyone.  Considered opinions,
mailed to TRM for proper consideration will help the Crown make a decision
reflective of the wishes of the majority of our fair Realm.

In service to the Kingdom and in Frith to my countrymen,

::GUNNORA::

OL, OUAB, CIM, ASTA, AoA





Gunnora Hallakarva
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