[Ansteorra] Group Status Changes

[estarkey at camalott.com]

Master Pug wrote: "The second was to announce the involuntary dissolution of 
the Shire of Mendersham. The response they gave with regards to a plan to 
address their outstanding problems with the group was found to be 
counterproductive to the goals and I had to recommend them for dissolution 
which the Society Seneschal upheld at the July Board meeting."

The non-response from Master Pug of specifics of what Mendersham did wrong, 
and the punitive "plan" he came up with is found to be not only 
counterproductive, but insulting.  Zero tolerance for any mistake for 3 
years, you gotta be kidding.  I was in this for fun, and this has ceased to 
be fun.

Much of what he claimed we did wrong is purely speculative, jumping to 
erroneous conclusions and "discovered" after he and the great officers 
decided to trash the groups of the Western Region.

Is there any positve to this?  Well, I'm positive that I will never hold 
another office in the SCA.  I am positive that I will not renew my 
membership of 20 years.  I am positive that people who are interested in the 
historical reinactment of the middle ages will not find the SCA in the 
Abilene area.  And I am positive that fixing fence and cutting brush in the 
hot West Texas summer is more fun and fulfilling.

AmaRyah