[Ansteorra] king of the east..please pass along

[Michael Smith]

No, I think he's saying that if a person feels that their industry is
completely unstable, or that they have a pending possible move/promotion
thing coming up, they should consider not fighting in crown or taking a
position as a landed noble.

Yes, we know that things come up from time to time.  And unforseen things
come up as well, and sometimes they make it impossible to compelte our
obligations in this game we play.  These things are much more important that
the game we play.  But regardless of how noble those REAL issues are, where
does an organization draw the line?  I'd bet that there are reservists who
have other "stuff" going on that's not SCA.  There may be amature atheletes
who now have thier training schedules messed up because of activation.
Should their organizations hold off on tournament schedules because these
individuals can't attend?  What if a golfer has qualified for the U.S. Open,
but has been activated.  Do they put a hold on the U.S. Open until that
person can participate?  If Miss America was a reservist and she had to get
activated 2 months into her reign, they'd take the crown and give it to the
runner up because the winner was unable to fulfill her duties as Miss
America.

I can think of reasons why we both SHOULD and SHOULD NOT make exceptions.
And I guess that's why I'm glad I'm not on the BOD.  :)  But I would like to
know if there are any precedent setting cases in our history.

Morgan

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Dewart" <gilli at hot.rr.com>
To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] king of the east..please pass along


> So are you saying that Sir Galen should have passed up that great new job
he
> now has and played Baron awhile longer?
>
> Gilli
> Shoot more arrows.  You're bound to hit something.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pug Bainter" <pug at pug.net>
> To: <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 5:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] king of the east..please pass along
>
>
> > laetitia at doverkeep.com (laetitia at doverkeep.com) said something that
> sounded like:
> > > >Anyone. In my opinion, you can not honestly take the oath that is
> > > >required of you if you have those responsibilities.
> > > May I ask for clarification please since it appears that the above
> > > indicates that anyone with a family or job or even close friends
should
> not
> > > fight for Crown since any or all of those mundane responsibilities has
> the
> > > potential to require that one abdicate leisure activities in favor of
> real
> > > life.
> >
> > I'm sorry, but there is a huge difference between a family that has an
> > emergency and a profession that has obvious relocation possibilities.
> > The military is one of those professions, some engineering positions are
> > another.
> >
> > When I was a Deputy Kingdom Seneschal, I had to discuss it seriously
with
> > the Kingdom Seneschal at the time because my profession had me in
> > California 1 week a month and sometimes more. If that were still the
> > case, I would not commit to anything that required a long term
committment
> > in the SCA - such as Crown, Landed B&B, Kingdom Seneschal, etc.
> >
> > Maybe I value my oath to do my best to complete the duty put before me a
> > little high in that matter.
> >
> > Ciao,
> >
> > --
> > Phelim "Pug" Gervase   | "I know that I will never be politically
correct
> > Bryn Gwlad - Ansteorra |  I don't give a damn about my lack of etiquette
> > Dark Horde Moritu      |  As far as I'm concerned the world could still
be
> flat"
> > pug at pug.net            |  --Meatloaf
> >   Note: The views do not reflect the SCA nor the Kingdom of Ansteorra.
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