[Ansteorra] Maps and Chroniclers

[Gerita/Carolle Cox]

Hear, Hear!!!
I've spent several years of my adulthood as the mundane equivalent of a
Chronicler, and not even that was easy.  My lord Kingdom Chronicler, you
have my deepest respect.  I enjoy everything you put out.  That AAA
"Handout" (smiles) was an extraordinary piece of work that should go
down in SCA history as a shining example of a Kingdom Chronicler's
dedication.  

Gerita



Relax people.

The map in the Black Star is not there so people can get to an event. 
It's simple there to show in what general area each group is located. 
It's not 100% accurate. Big deal. If someone is looking to contact a 
group they are not going to jump in their car and drive there using 
that map.

As for why the kingdom chronicler has not used a more accurate map: I 
would guess he has significantly more important things to spend his 
time on - such as fixing the "high quality" event announcements some 
groups submit to him. Actually I don't have to guess, he does have more 
important things to spend his time on than this.

For those of you who have not held the office of Kingdom Chronicler you 
should be aware that it is significantly more work than most would 
think. Bad event announcements that have to be fixed, late event 
announcements that are the norm and not the exception, people 
complaining that their contact information is wrong - without ever 
taking the time to send in a correction first (or complaining on the 
mailing list rather than talking to him directly). Did you see the 
beautiful site handout at AAA? That was produced by our kingdom 
chronicler in his spare time.

To be blunt, the current kingdom chronicler is producing the best 
looking Black Star this kingdom has ever seen. For that matter, he is 
producing a better kingdom newsletter than any other kingdom has ever 
seen (and yes, I have seen what the other kingdoms produce). He is, 
somewhat to my annoyance, producing a better looking kingdom newsletter 
than I did. Partly that is do to his access to low cost color 
duplication equipment. But it is mostly due to his hard work.

To H.L. Alexander Ravenshaw I say good work and keep it up. Some of us 
appreciate your hard work on our behalf.

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H.L. Barat FitzWalter Reynolds
Former Kingdom Chronicler - Kingdom of Ansteorra
M.K.A. Stephen Pursley
Sr. Graphic Designer / Web Master - ClimateMaster, Inc.
Adjunct Professor of Graphic Communications - Oklahoma City Community 
College