[Ansteorra] Recognition (WAS: Travel)

[myfanwy at pug.net]

If you are not certain of *what* award but you feel somebody deserve recognition, I highly recommend you write a personal letter to Their Majesties, and if you live in a Barony Their Excellencies, and let them know what you have seen an individual do and they will usually be able to read those words and come up with a highly suitable award.  The only problem is when the person has already received the award, and then we can only come up with a "Thank you."

These words are frequently just as valuable as an award recommendation.

My two pence,
Myfanwy ferch Eifion
Baroness of Bryn Gwlad
Lady of Hellsgate.

On Jan 31, 2012, at 5:18 PM, Rose wrote:

> "As for the 'who should put people in for awards'; I think it is 100% 
> EVERYONE'S job. ... I feel that everyone should put in for someone they feel is deserving of an award regardless of their position. There are too 
> many deserving people out there for it to be the sole job of only a few 
> officers."
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> I very much agree with this, but it's a hard thing right now. Under our current system, I 
> would have to have a good working knowledge of our award system *and* 
> somehow have gathered enough knowledge to know who was doing what before they got which award, so I know if what I'm seeing is like what that 
> someone was doing before they got whichever award that I think should be awarded for what I'm seeing. (Whew. That was a mouthful.) Written 
> criteria, as in a short paragraph for each award, would be immensely 
> helpful, and only a small change from what we're already doing.
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> -R the O
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>> ________________________________
>> From: Elizabeta di Valore della Rosa <princess at coronet.ansteorra.org>
>> To: Rose <rose_welch at yahoo.com>; "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org> 
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2012 5:01 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Recognition (WAS: Travel)
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>> Let me take this opportunity to point out to *everyone who thinks 'Milady Worksalot' already has her AoA* this handy dandy page on the Kingdom Website where you can look up who has/needs what award by names, the award, the group, the date & more: http://heraldry.ansteorra.org/OP/
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>> Scroll down to the 'Interactive search of the Roll of Precedence' section and go from there. 
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>> As for the 'who should put people in for awards'; I think it is 100% EVERYONE'S job. (Disclaimer: This is me at my desk saying how I feel; my Prince is away slaying the daily dragons and my Parents out working hard on the business of the Kingdom. This is only my personal thought on the matter) .  I feel that everyone should put in for someone they feel is deserving of an award regardless of their position. There are too many deserving people out there for it to be the sole job of only a few officers.
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>> And with that I head back to my needlework! ;D
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>> Princess Elizabeta
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>> On Tue, Jan 31, 2012 at 4:22 PM, Rose <rose_welch at yahoo.com> wrote:
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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). Next, we should be clear about who should be keeping watch for those who need recognition, as part of their office. (Yes, I know *anyone* can recommend, but that still leaves Milady Worksalot, who everyone thinks already has an AoA, out in the cold.) I know at least one set of B&Bs who refuse to put anyone in for anything. They say that other people should come to them with the recommendation, which they will then endorse. Yet other officers are specifically told to watch for those deserving of recognition. This is damned confusing. Anyway, these two simple changes would help alot of folks get the recognition that helps fuel our volunteering spirit. :)
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