[Ansteorra] New award questions

[Bob Dewart]

So why ask the question if you already have your answer, and prepared to zap
answers that didn't conform to yours?

Gilli
Shoot more arrows.  You're bound to hit something.

> > > 2. How do you feel about petition style award recommendations?
> > > (Where the recommendation is written out and someone hands it
> > > to you to add your name to the list of signees...)
> >
> > We use to do that in Middleford.  We'd let folks go through the
> > recommendations.  They could sign the ones they wanted.  They could even
add
> > comments.  Some Crowns like it that way, others don't.  We've gotten out
of
> > the habit because a few Crowns in a row wanted individual
recommendation.
> > The main reason a petition style is good is because some folks just
can't
> > write a simple award recommendation.  I don't know if it's over coming
one's
> > inieria or fear that the individual they're recommending won't get their
> > award because they wrote a bad recomemdation.  Many folks are happy to
sign
> > one that already written but can't quite seem to do it on their own.
> >
> > Gilli
>
> I won't sign them...I always feel like someone is pressuring me...and that
I'll be
> looked down on or thought bad of if someone doesn't see my name there...
> and I'm not a person easily influenced! I'd just hate to think of someone
more impressionable
> who just wants to fit in signing one, not because they think it is
right...but because they
> don't want to be ostracized...(and I've seen that happen too...)
>
> Lorraine DeerSlayer