[Ansteorra] Dead (or very comatose) webpages

[Kerry Pratt]

I have a flow-chart for this moment. I learned the skill of award rec
writing as a 5-step process:

1. Write out what you want to put a person in for - spell it all out,
including "fluffy" points like: "because I like them and they're pretty." I
make a conscious point of including: what work have they done to support a
level of the organization? what do they do to either fight or support
fighters? what arts do they engage in?

2. Look at the OP to see what they already have. Use that to help jog your
memory of what they've been up to for the past while, and to get a gauge of
how long they've been publicly active (years playing is a field on the rec
form after all). Include that information as you begin to refine your notes.

3. _Then_ look at the charters to find a good fit with the information you
already have. Quantify your notes into a solid outline including dates and
specific incidents.

4. Use clear, simple, respectful language to type it all out in paragraph
form. Type it in a word processor first: to get a heads-up on spelling,
because the form itself has a tiny window, and because you can save on a
word processor and come back later.

5. If you get hung-up on any point, talk to someone who knows stuff about
specific things, but keep the "parties" at 3 or fewer people at any single
time:
a) You can get more candid information/conversation and reduce the risk of
accidentally letting something slip to someone you're writing about.
b) That leaves an opportunity to have more than one meeting to refine
information with people who have a completely different perspective.
c) That gets more people thinking about why Person X deserves formal
recognition for Activity Y. Instead of having those people sign off on the
one you wrote, ask them to write their own. Even if you share your notes,
they'll find different things more important. And I think we can all agree
that more recs are more better.

Elsa,
one of those weird Mooneschadowe people - and a mundane textbook editor


On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Brandon McDermott <brandonsmcd at yahoo.com>wrote:

> Lets try this with a proof read and a spell check :-)
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> From: Brandon McDermott <brandonsmcd at yahoo.com>
> To: Rose <rose_welch at yahoo.com>; "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <
> ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 8:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Recognition (WAS: Travel)
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> >>>>>In regards to our award system, I believe that we should move to a
> less subjective system of awards. First, we should specify a set of
> criteria for each award (think merit badges). <<<<<
>
> http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/OP/A_constitutions.pdf
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> This link should periodically be posted on every Local, Regional, &
> Kingdom list. Every newcomer should be directed to it so that they may read
> and understand the awards and the system for recognizing those deserving of
> them. It is a good idea for those entrenched, active, old time, and
> everything in between players to read this every so often as well.
> Encourage those newer players to look around and see who is doing what and
> recommend them for awards. They do not overlook anything. They do not, as
> so many of us do, take what happens at an event for granted. They have no
> preconceived notions. They are hungry for knowledge and experience,
> and this is one more way to give it to them.
>
>
> Lochlan
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