[Ansteorra] Event Limits?

[Michael Tucker]

On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 09:58  AM, Ron wrote:
> First of all, why has no of this been told to those shires that don't
> have landed nobles to inform them.

One could just as easily ask "Why was there no officer from your shire 
in attendance at King's Round Table, to hear the news first hand? 
Failing that, why did none of your up-line officers (such as the 
regional or kingdom seneschal) notify your group of this pending 
change?"

*Most* of the groups in the kingdom don't have landed nobles to inform 
them. That doesn't make them the downtrodden minority, it makes them 
the majority of groups.

Speaking as a former officer of  the kingdom, I assure you that the 
shires, cantons and colleges are given plenty of consideration at the 
kingdom level. But, it has to be a two-way street. The shire's officers 
have to care enough to attend meetings when they're called, bring news 
back from those meetings and share it with their fellow officers and 
populace.

> As a shire member, I can tell you
> that we don't here the news from a landed person in these groups. The
> baronies worry about themselves and don't bother to bring this kind of
> news to the shires, at least in my region.
>

Is it our neighbor Meridies' problem to keep Ansteorra informed of 
changes made by the BoD? No. It's Ansteorra's problem to stay informed, 
all on her own.

It's not the barony's problem to inform you. It's *your* problem to 
stay informed. Or, failing that, it's your up-line officers (regional 
and kingdom) to see that you are informed of changes.

> ... The smaller groups need the oppritunity to gain
> the income from those events. I'd like to see more Kingdom events given
> to shires and cantons if this goes into effect.
> ...
> That would allow those
> groups an oppritunity to get additional funds to help keep them
> functioning.
>
> Eirik

I'd like to see more shires and cantons bid for those events. If you 
don't bid, it's pretty hard for the kingdom to give you the event.

I'd also like to see more thought put into our events. I'd much rather 
have 3 groups get together to host a knock-your-socks-off event, than 
have 3 bland "formula" events.

The research was done years ago to determine that we needed fewer, 
better, events. The Crown and Kingdom Seneschal suggested that groups 
head in that direction. Very few listened. Modest limits were put in 
place. Still, very few listened. We're about to see stronger limits put 
in place.

I think the answer isn't to complain about the limits, but to do 
something to address the problem that motivated the Crown and Seneschal 
to impose those limits in the first place.

Yours,
Michael Silverhands