ANST - Crown topics
ELYSANDRE at aol.com
ELYSANDRE at aol.com
Wed Jun 30 17:05:11 PDT 1999
I have been to many crown lists throughout the last 17years and watched many
reigns as a result of these same lists. This process has served the Kingdom
well as it has stood. A lot of you are upset about Dukes being able to
withdraw from the list. Well it is their earned right. It always has been
that way that I know of. They have faithfully served the Kingdom and I feel
that they have the best interests of the Kingdom at heart. They fight in the
lists to ensure the quality of those who make it to the final rounds, while
this may not be fair, we are not re-creating a democratic society are we.
When they withdraw from the list it is not always because they had no
intention of winning, sometimes it is because they feel the remaining
fighters would do a good job of serving the Kingdom and would like to give
them the chance to do so.
I urge those of you who question the way the lists are run to think about
how theses methods have served Ansteorra. Are you also the ones entering the
lists? or sitting on the sidelines. I find it hard to believe that so many
people want to question something that has worked so well. Those of you that
have served as crown or as their entourage know what an undertaking it really
is both financially and mentally. Those Dukes have not only undertaken this
responsiblity once but twice and sometimes even more. They have earned their
right to protect the crown by entering the lists and challenging the
competitors, they better than anyone know what is expected and as I said
before have Ansteorra's best interest at heart.
On a side note I have seen many a fighter withdraw from a list or fight with
no intention of winning the title offered the champion and yet do not hear
any complaints along these lines.
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