ANST - New E-mail List Established for Ansteorran Laurels

[Gunnora Hallakarva]

Good cousins of the Laurel, I wanted to take a moment to let you know about
a new mailing list that has just been established with the most excellent
assistance of our Kingdom Webmaster, Pug: this is ANSTEORRA-LAURELS.

The Ansteorra Laurels' List has been established as a discussion forum by
and for the Companions to the Order of the Laurel in Ansteorra.  The list
is moderated by Mistress Gunnora Hallakarva (gunnora at bga.com), who monitors
subscription and content.

The Laurels' List is meant to serve as a forum for the discussion of any
topic by the Laurellate *except* discussion of candidates to the Circle.
The reasoning for the decision to avoid discussion of Laurel candidates is
due to possible problems with security and "over-the-shoulder" unauthorized
access.  

Suggested topics for discussion on the Ansteorra Laurels' List include:
arts and sciences competitions, judging issues, up-and-coming apprentices
or others whose talents should be noticed by the Laurels, personal arts and
sciences issues, questions as to research directions and techniques,
questions as to artistic techniques, etc.  

Topics should remain relevant to an SCA readership, and particularly a
readership interested in the arts and sciences as well as Kingdom and
Society issues.  This means that discussion of 20th century things like
sewing machines is  on-topic, while Star Trek episodes are not. 

The Laurels' List is meant to be a peaceful and productive forum.  Flaming,
name-calling, and gratuitous nastiness should be saved for private e-mail
*only* (and the Moderate suggests strongly that you hold any such email for
24 hours before sending it even then).  The Moderator sincerely hopes never
to have to moderate, but in the unhappy event it becomes necessary, the
Moderator will warn those who are breaking the peace to tone down their
posts.  If this has no effect, an
offender may be suspended for a three day "simmering down" period.  If a
person has been suspended twice, thereafter their posts will be reviewed by
the Moderator before being released to the general List.  If the membership
of the List agrees and finds it necessary, modifications may be made to the
Laurels' List guidelines.

SPAM is absolutely forbidden, including "chain letter" emails, "lucky"
ASCII designs, and other large and/or obnoxious posts: sending these types
of posts can result in a three day suspension with no warning beyond this
message.  Advertising is only permitted if it is both SCA and arts related,
for instance an advertisement for woven trim would be appropriate, while
trying to sell life insurance is not. 

I look forward to many interesting discussions in this Virtual Circle.

Welcome, Cousins, to the Ansteorra Laurels' List!

Wæs Þu Hæl (Waes Thu Hael)

::GUNNORA::

Gunnora Hallakarva
Herskerinde
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Ek eigi visa þik hversu oðlask Lofstirrlauf-Kruna heldr hversu na Hersis-Aðal
(Ek eigi thik hversu odhlask Lofstirrlauf-Kruna heldr hversu na Hersis-Adhal)

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