ANST - Refusing an Award?

[C. L. Ward]

> Knowing he was not worthy of the honor to be 
> conferred on him, the Honorable Man came into 
> court, stood before the Crown, and said "Your 
> Majesties, I am not worthy of this honor, do not 
> deserve it, and will not accept it" (or words to that 
> effect).

It would have been much better, and more polite, to have not kicked up a
fuss in court, but rather waited until afterwards and spoken to the Crown
privately.  This way the person could still resign the award, without
embarrassing the Crown, and since it would be much easier to explain the
situation in a more private setting, then one hasn't destroyed one's
chances of ever receiving another award.

If it were me, say, suddenly being offered an award I didn't feel I
deserved, I kind of think that I'd accept the award quietly -- because
obviously a bunch of my friends and the Crown think that I *do* deserve
that award.  Then I'd do my darnest to earn the award by my actions
afterwards, living up to what I had been bestowed with.

However, I have a note to add about those who don't want awards.  My dear
lady's ex went around loudly and publicly proclaiming that she wouldn't
accept any awards.  I haven't been able to determine whether or not she
told people that Damaris didn't want awards or not, but at any rate,
through contagion or misinformation people believed that Damaris, too, was
award-shy.  And it absolutely wasn't true! I'm sure that other situations
can arrive to tag someone with the "I don't ever want awards" label falsely
-- so if you have someone with this reputation in your group, ask them
directly.  If truly they don't want awards, they will tell you so.  But if
what you've heard is misinformation, get the truth, and then TELL everybody
what the truth is.  I think misinformation along these lines has nixed more
awards ...


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::GUNNORA::

Gunnora Hallakarva, OL
Baroness to the Court of Ansteorra
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