ANST - The chronicle chronicles

[Dennis Grace]

Salut, Cozyns,

In response to Sir Gunthar's suggestion that Rumil is making the problem
sound worse than it actually is, Rumil says:

>You are probably right about the first things in my post.  However, as a
>former Kingdom Chronicler and current Deputy Kingdom Chronciler (to my
>wife), I can assure you that event announcements sent on time through the
>normal mail, that incur neither overnight charges nor late fees, are rare.
>That extra expense (for the second submission), particularly for small
>groups, would most definately be a hardship.
>
>Of course you could argue that if they just sent them in on time, it would
>not be a big deal.  And you would be right.  But that is not what really
>happens in the real world.  In real life, overworked autocrats who had to
>wait until the last minute to find out some vital piece of information
>before they sent in the event announcement often have great difficulty
>getting the announcements in early enough to use snail mail.

I disagree.  It can be made to happen that way in the real world.  Sounds
like an education problem to me.  Perhaps you or your lady could teach or
arrange a class on scheduling for potential event stewards.  This problem
can be largely (no, probably not completely) resolved with proper planning.

>So, no.  I don't think I am making it sound worse than it really is.

Well, since you're blaming the potential increase in cost on the addition
of a principality chronicle when the real culprit is planning--yes, I think
you are making it sound worse than it is.  This problem needs to be
addressed anyway; the coming of principality chronicles simply provides
further impetus to solve it.

lo vostre por vos servir
Sir Lyonel Oliver Grace

Dennis G. Grace
PostModern Medievalist
Assistant Instructor
Division of Rhetoric and Composition
University of Texas

Micel yfel deth se unwritere
                                        --Aelfric of York (a really fun guy)


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