[Ansteorra] Non Member Surcharge

[Burke McCrory]

At 02:04 PM 11/16/2002 -0500, you wrote:
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>In a message dated 11/16/02 6:12:48 AM Central Standard Time,
>ferret at hot.rr.com writes:
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> > > Am I just having a blonde moment, or was the last that I had
> > > heard, that the non member sur charge was suppose to come
> > > in effect in January? (Along with the membership changes)
> > > Would someone please enlighten me ~
> > > Lady Susannah Blackthorne
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> > Yes, m'Lady, you are correct; As of Jan 1, 3003; a $3 NMS is now official
> > for all events at which entrance fees are collected.  Also as of Jan 1, the
> > $35 membership fee no longer includes a subscription to T.I. The complete
> > announcement/explanation can be found here:
> > http://www.sca.org/BOD/announcements/memberannounce.html
> > and here:
> > http://www.sca.org/BOD/announcements/nms.html
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> > BTW, if anyone is interested in a well-reasoned alternative (I've been
> > trying to punch holes in his idea, and I can't), please visit Duke
> Frederick
> > of Holland's "A Radical Proposal" page, here:
> > http://xray.cchem.berkeley.edu/flieg2/allmember/PMPtoc.html
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> > Ok I was just checking, then can someone explain to me why there is a non
> > member sur charge on event this month. The canton of Rudel is having thier
> > Margrave tourney. They have a non member sur charge at the gate and if you
> > are a merchant there is one there too. I did not see that there was suppose
> > to be a non member sur charge on the merchants for thier setting up. Am I
> > wrong?
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>Lady Susannah Blackthorne

There has never been any rule that prohibits groups from giving membership
discounts/NMSC at events.  Many kingdoms have been doing this for
years.  It is just not that common here in Ansteorra.

Burke