[Elfsea] Newsletter options

[Spence Mabry]

My feelings on this matter -- what he (Valentyn) said.  First of all, it's a
matter of tradition and who are we but not a group of people joined by a
sense of tradition stretching back aeons ago, traditions that most of the
modern world has forgotten nor even cares about.  To let one such fade away
because of modernity or convenience or cost erodes the bedrock upon which we
stand.

And who amongst does not feel a small amount of thrill in threat heart when
J.T. Kirk dons glasses to read a PRINTED book or when J-L. Picard sips Tea,
Earl Grey, Hot while pursuing Moby Dick or a Dixon Hill Mystery.

Thus the power of the truly printed word!  Not some electronic copy.

Ceatta 
aliquantulus ferment nunquam vulnero quisquam 
(a little ferment never hurt anyone) 

-----Original Message-----
From: elfsea-bounces+smabry=flash.net at ansteorra.org
[mailto:elfsea-bounces+smabry=flash.net at ansteorra.org] On Behalf Of Valentyn
Drake
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 9:12 AM
To: 'Barony of Elfsea'
Subject: RE: [Elfsea] Newsletter options



Good morning,

 

Caelin is already aware of my thoughts; we've discussed this in person twice
before.  

 

Here's the summary for everyone else:

 

1)       I prefer a paper newsletter.  I'm glad that the SCA is utilizing
online tools for some things, but I don't think everything we do needs to be
virtualized.  

 

2)       I have many reasons for preferring the paper newsletter.  Included
are a sense of tradition and the problem of protecting sensitive information
(page 2) which is REQUIRED.  There are others.   

 

3)       $12/year is a very minimal price to pay for a newsletter.  I don't
find cost to be an issue.  

 

4)       I'm the Chronicler for the next 14 months.  While I'm the
Chronicler, the Tidings will remain a paper newsletter.  

 

5)       If the B&B decide the barony wants a virtual version immediately,
I'll step down happily and one of you folks can take over.

 

End of story.

 

Valentyn

 

 


  _____  


From: elfsea-bounces+donvalentyn=jeffturnerfiction.com at ansteorra.org
[mailto:elfsea-bounces+donvalentyn=jeffturnerfiction.com at ansteorra.org] On
Behalf Of Vicki Marsh
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 4:15 PM
To: Barony of Elfsea
Subject: RE: [Elfsea] Newsletter options

 

This was also covered at the chronicler's meeting at the Roundtable last
January. I think I sat next to you, as a matter of fact.

 

What are Valentine's thoughts on this? He is the current officer, right?

 

Caelin, isn't there a way to do a .pdf file that is accessed through a
password? I get those with my student loan and they are pass-word protected.
I get a monthly e-mail with a hyperlink to the webpage or to the .pdf file
and get a pop-up screen that's password protected. That way, the newsletter
could still have the private contact information and not be available for
the web nasties out there.

 

Just a suggestion,

 

Xene

-----Original Message-----
From: elfsea-bounces+xaraxene=comcast.net at ansteorra.org
[mailto:elfsea-bounces+xaraxene=comcast.net at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of
Richard Threlkeld
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2005 3:53 PM
To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
Subject: [Elfsea] Newsletter options

> Greetings from Mistress Stella-

>     Someone probably should double check with the Kingdom officers to be
sure that this will 

> meet with whatever the current guidelines are.

 

We covered this at the last Roundtable in the Chroniclers' Meeting (Virtual
Scribes are under the Chronicler). They said you could publish web if and
only if the newsletter was offered to all at no cost. Printed copies are
still required to form the reporting for the Chronicler.

 

Caelin on Andrede

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