<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>While I agree most info can be sought on line, we DO discuss important items: bids for offices, events, acquiring volunteers for events, discussing different, and possible new, activities to have at said events, demos and all that is needed for those..... Being at MOOT gives the populace a chance to ask questions about all those items, and talk with those that have held offices, or run events. </div><div><br></div><div>We also discuss information from the round tables and any changes to Kingdom laws, or news the officers bring from the higher officers at Round table.</div><div><br></div><div>It is a chance to speak face to face, ask questions, input new ideas and discuss items important to the populace, either as a whole or as individuals.</div><div><br></div><div>MOOT should be considered an important event to attend, if not regularly, then at least as often as one can. (real life DOES intervene sometimes. :)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "> ). We are very lucky to have a great venue to hold these meetings in.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></span></div><div>Just my humble opinion,</div><div><br></div><div>Elspeth</div><div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Aug 1, 2012, at 4:55 PM, "Richard Threlkeld" <<a href="mailto:rjt@softwareinnovation.com">rjt@softwareinnovation.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">We don’t do much that requires attention from the populace unless you are an officer. If we had activities or questions that might require input from the populace we might have more attendance. Information used to be a major reason, but now we get most of the information we need online.<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">In Service,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Caelin on Andrede<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> <a href="mailto:elfsea-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org">elfsea-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org</a> [mailto:elfsea-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Helen Vandaveer<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 01, 2012 4:11 PM<br><b>To:</b> Elfsea List<br><b>Subject:</b> [Elfsea] Attendance at Moot<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I have noticed over the last year or so that attendance at Moot has steadily been droping. As an officer of the Barony I am wondering why and I would like to figure out what we can do to get the attendance back up. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Anyone have any answers or ideas I certainly would like to here them.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">YIS<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Lady Helen Of Scarborough<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Elfsea mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org">Elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/elfsea-ansteorra.org">http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/elfsea-ansteorra.org</a></span></div></blockquote></body></html>