ES - Microphones in court - On advising the Crown

[Richard Threlkeld]

Very good advice to us non-Crowns also. Unfortunately,
we did not know when the thread started that their
Highnesses had expressed a preference. Of course,
the first move should have been to bring up the
problems mentioned in the list with them (before
they were posted to the list) and asked
TRH if they would like to address them and, if so,
what their direction might be. I'm sorry we (and I
*am* including myself) did not have the wisdom
to do it this way.

In any case, I agree we have beaten the horse
to death.

In service to TRM and TRH,
Caelin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG [mailto:owner-elfsea at Ansteorra.ORG]On
> Behalf Of Paul Mitchell
> Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 10:13 AM
> To: Elfsea
> Subject: ES - Microphones in court - On advising the Crown
>
>
> Galen here...
>
> There's been a lot of advice on the Elfsea list
> here lately, urging the Prince & Princess to have
> artificial amplification of their Coronation court.
>
> As most of you know, I have advised many Crowns on
> many, many issues, both practical and philosophical,
> over many years.  I'd like to offer a few pointers
> on how to get the Crown to do what you think they
> should do.
>
> First, show them respect.  If you treat them like
> they don't have a clue, they aren't likely to listen.
> In fact, most Crowns really do have some pretty
> solid clues, and they know it; so if your first
> assumption is something that they know is wrong,
> they aren't likely to listen to the rest of your
> advice.
>
> Second, show them loyalty.  There is no point in
> advising the Crown if you're not prepared to accept
> their decision.  If you'll only support their decisions
> when you agree with them, there's nothing to make you a
> more useful advisor than all the many others who'll
> support only the decisions they agree with.  The
> loyal advisor gives his honest advice, and then does
> his best to make the Crown's decisions successful,
> even when those decisions go against his advice.
>
> Third, show the world they're in charge.  This means
> your advice must be private.  All those wise decisions
> you've advised them on must be the fruits of the Crown's
> wisdom, not yours.  If you public ally jump up and tell
> the Crown what to do, it makes it _harder_ for the Crown
> to follow your advice.  The Crown _cannot_ be seen to
> be simply following someone else's directions; if
> they are, it means they're not really the Crown.
>
> Their Highnesses have informed the stewards of their
> Coronation that they don't want amplification.  You
> can accept this decision, try to change it, or offer
> your assistance to make it work.  Otherwise, you can
> protest in any of a variety of forums.  I suggest
> one of these first three options.
>
> In any case, I'd like to see the end of this thread
> on the Elfsea list, until and unless Their Highnesses
> do decide to seek assistance on this matter.
>
> - Galen of Bristol
> Viscount, SCA, Peel., etc.
> ListAdmin
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