[Ansteorra] Re: Local Heralds - was New award questions

[J.G. Bretz]

> Some might say, "That leads to clicks and favortisms".  It could, that's
> true.  If you only look at a small portion of your group, it will happen.
> However, if you're looking at the whole group, probably not.  Here's an
> honesty check that I had to use a time or two.  If there's someone you
have
> differences with, write down what they do.  On a blank sheet of paper list
> the things they do that would qualify them for an award.  Show the list to
> someone else and ask them would they'd recommend a person who has done
what
> is list for a such and such award.  Thier blind responce takes whatever
bias
> there might be, for or against, out of the picture.

I am really glad that someone takes their job seriously, and attempts to
remove personal bias from the picture.  I would hope that we would all
recommend people that we don't necessarily agree with, especially if we are
a herald with this responsibility or a landed noble.

Unfortunately, human nature tends to hit people who don't see it as a
responsibility to be impartial.  If a crown does not know all the
circumstances surrounding the petition that can take the peer pressure out,
such as putting it on a table and walking away so there is less pressure or
that it is a standard practice in a group, then they have nothing to assume
it is handled any better than the in your face one.

I think that goes back to inundation with recs to weed through.
__________________________
Biatrichi di Palermo
Seer to the nobility since 1492

Non essiri duci sinno tu mancianu, non essiri amaru sinno ti futanu

Perhaps I will write a rec this week for someone I see working that is not
in my circle of friends, or that I necessarily see eye to eye with.