[Elfsea] To be or not to be....

Fri Feb 22 07:53:43 PST 2002

To ask the question requires thought and courage. To answer
it well requires wisdom. I value thought and courage. I
would vote for wisdom.

Caelin

> -----Original Message-----
> From: elfsea-admin at ansteorra.org [mailto:elfsea-admin at ansteorra.org]On
> Behalf Of Terri Head
> Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 9:40 AM
> To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
> Subject: RE: [Elfsea] To be or not to be....
>
>
> does that mean you'd vote for me too???? lol! (joking)
>
> Violet
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Richard Threlkeld" <rjt at softwareinnovation.com>
> Reply-To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:43:19 -0600
>
> >If you were not one of the *former* B&B pairs, I would vote for you
> >(well, if Pyro and I had not put out hats in the ring).
> >This is one of the best synopsis I have seen and, of course,
> >both of you meet the criteria you expounded.
> >
> >Caelin on Andrede
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: elfsea-admin at ansteorra.org [mailto:elfsea-admin at ansteorra.org]On
> >> Behalf Of Marsh, Vicki
> >> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 2:19 PM
> >> To: 'elfsea at ansteorra.org'
> >> Subject: [Elfsea] To be or not to be....
> >>
> >>
> >> Wow!!!  Violet, what a great point!
> >>
> >> Thank you.  This is the same type of criteria that Llywelyn
> and I came up
> >> with.
> >>
> >> There is a quote from the Academy of the Rapier 9 book from
> Sir William of
> >> Wier about how to become a Knight.  (I'm paraphrasing from
> >> memory)..."First,
> >> you become a Knight.  Then you go around the Kingdom convincing all the
> >> other fighters that you are a Knight.  Then the King puts a
> belt and chain
> >> on you because he knows that you are a Knight.  Then you
> called a Knight."
> >>
> >> So, the first step is to *become* the Baron and/or Baroness.  You
> >> don't need
> >> a brass hat or a peerage to do that.  You *become* noble.  You
> >> *are* a hard
> >> worker - the type that is always there to load, to unload, to
> set up, to
> >> take down, to do the paperwork, to recommend people for awards,
> >> to give out
> >> largesse  - sometimes in secret (that's the fun part),
> sometimes in public
> >> (but not to satisfy your own ego) - and to do the most you can
> for all the
> >> people that you can because you enjoy it and you want other
> people to join
> >> in the fun you are having.
> >>
> >> So, who amongst the 8 couples does the Barony turn to for leadership?
> >> Who do we go to for answers to questions?
> >> Who reaches out their hands in friendship to new people?
> >> Who reaches out to bring back the old people and keep them involved?
> >> Who do you trust to complete a job?
> >> Who is working when the job is behind the scenes and is hard to do?
> >> Who is physically and financially able to support this *very* demanding
> >> position?
> >> Who has a support group that will help them during the times
> when they are
> >> not physically or financially able to support the position?
> >> Who do you trust to be the representative of your Barony?
> >>
> >> And for questions to the 7 couples who are not chosen.......
> >>
> >> What do you want to do as Baron and Baroness that you cannot do
> >> without the
> >> title and position?
> >>
> >> You can do pretty much everything but get the brass hat, the
> >> garage full of
> >> stuff, and you can't give out the baronial awards.  You can still be a
> >> leader, you can still recommend people for awards, and you can
> >> still make an
> >> incredible impact upon the group that you love so very much.
> >>
> >> And trust me when I say that if you do not *LOVE* these people,
> >> you won't be
> >> a very good Baron or Baroness.
> >>
> >> Your ex-Baroness,
> >>
> >> Mistress Xene,
> >> Holder of the Azure Grail of Elfsea
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> >>
> >
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> ---------- Original Message ------------------------
> From: "Richard Threlkeld" <rjt at softwareinnovation.com>
> Reply-To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
> Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:43:19 -0600
>
> If you were not one of the *former* B&B pairs, I would vote for you
> (well, if Pyro and I had not put out hats in the ring).
> This is one of the best synopsis I have seen and, of course,
> both of you meet the criteria you expounded.
>
> Caelin on Andrede
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: elfsea-admin at ansteorra.org [mailto:elfsea-admin at ansteorra.org]On
> > Behalf Of Marsh, Vicki
> > Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 2:19 PM
> > To: 'elfsea at ansteorra.org'
> > Subject: [Elfsea] To be or not to be....
> >
> >
> > Wow!!!  Violet, what a great point!
> >
> > Thank you.  This is the same type of criteria that Llywelyn and
> I came up
> > with.
> >
> > There is a quote from the Academy of the Rapier 9 book from Sir
> William of
> > Wier about how to become a Knight.  (I'm paraphrasing from
> > memory)..."First,
> > you become a Knight.  Then you go around the Kingdom convincing all the
> > other fighters that you are a Knight.  Then the King puts a
> belt and chain
> > on you because he knows that you are a Knight.  Then you called
> a Knight."
> >
> > So, the first step is to *become* the Baron and/or Baroness.  You
> > don't need
> > a brass hat or a peerage to do that.  You *become* noble.  You
> > *are* a hard
> > worker - the type that is always there to load, to unload, to set up, to
> > take down, to do the paperwork, to recommend people for awards,
> > to give out
> > largesse  - sometimes in secret (that's the fun part),
> sometimes in public
> > (but not to satisfy your own ego) - and to do the most you can
> for all the
> > people that you can because you enjoy it and you want other
> people to join
> > in the fun you are having.
> >
> > So, who amongst the 8 couples does the Barony turn to for leadership?
> > Who do we go to for answers to questions?
> > Who reaches out their hands in friendship to new people?
> > Who reaches out to bring back the old people and keep them involved?
> > Who do you trust to complete a job?
> > Who is working when the job is behind the scenes and is hard to do?
> > Who is physically and financially able to support this *very* demanding
> > position?
> > Who has a support group that will help them during the times
> when they are
> > not physically or financially able to support the position?
> > Who do you trust to be the representative of your Barony?
> >
> > And for questions to the 7 couples who are not chosen.......
> >
> > What do you want to do as Baron and Baroness that you cannot do
> > without the
> > title and position?
> >
> > You can do pretty much everything but get the brass hat, the
> > garage full of
> > stuff, and you can't give out the baronial awards.  You can still be a
> > leader, you can still recommend people for awards, and you can
> > still make an
> > incredible impact upon the group that you love so very much.
> >
> > And trust me when I say that if you do not *LOVE* these people,
> > you won't be
> > a very good Baron or Baroness.
> >
> > Your ex-Baroness,
> >
> > Mistress Xene,
> > Holder of the Azure Grail of Elfsea
> > _______________________________________________
> > Elfsea mailing list
> > Elfsea at ansteorra.org
> > http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/elfsea
> >
> >
>
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