<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>This is true, but there are those in our group who don't drink or are such light weights that it's not a motivator. <br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Aug 2, 2012, at 5:06 PM, Betsy Marshall <<a href="mailto:betsy@softwareinnovation.com">betsy@softwareinnovation.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 12 (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">For 90% of the US population free beer is usually more than enough…<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><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>Ren Fridenberg<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, August 02, 2012 5:02 PM<br><b>To:</b> Helen Vandaveer; Barony of Elfsea<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Elfsea] Attendance at Moot<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class="MsoNormal">How do we make a meeting fun to attend?<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><br>On Aug 2, 2012, at 4:10 PM, Helen Vandaveer <<a href="mailto:khv0919@yahoo.com">khv0919@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">I agree so what can we do to get people coming back to Moot and playing with the Barony.<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><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Robin Mitchell <<a href="mailto:robinmitchell1952@yahoo.com">robinmitchell1952@yahoo.com</a>><br><b>To:</b> Barony of Elfsea <<a href="mailto:elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org">elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 1, 2012 10:57 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Elfsea] Attendance at Moot</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id="yiv1644940650"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">So sad, that people feel that all information is available via the WWW. What's important is not the quantity or quality of information. What's important is the opportunity for face-to-face interaction between like minded people. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">Yours In Service<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black">HL Robin de Shealladh<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"> Daralynn Brittain <<a href="mailto:elspeth013@hotmail.com">elspeth013@hotmail.com</a>><br><b>To:</b> Barony of Elfsea <<a href="mailto:elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org">elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org</a>> <br><b>Cc:</b> Barony of Elfsea <<a href="mailto:elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org">elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 1, 2012 5:14 PM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Elfsea] Attendance at Moot</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div id="yiv1644940650"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">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="yiv1644940650apple-style-span"> ). We are very lucky to have a great venue to hold these meetings in.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Just my humble opinion,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Elspeth<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Sent from my iPhone<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black"><br>On Aug 1, 2012, at 4:55 PM, "Richard Threlkeld" <<a href="mailto:rjt@softwareinnovation.com" target="_blank">rjt@softwareinnovation.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;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.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">In Service,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Caelin on Andrede</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="border:none;border-left:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;border-color:currentColor currentColor currentColor blue"><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in;border-color:currentColor currentColor"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> <a href="mailto:elfsea-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org" target="_blank">elfsea-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org</a> [<a href="mailto:elfsea-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org">mailto:elfsea-bounces@lists.ansteorra.org</a>] <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</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="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><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Anyone have any answers or ideas I certainly would like to here them.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">YIS<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">Lady Helen Of Scarborough<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:black">_______________________________________________<br>Elfsea mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org" target="_blank">Elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/elfsea-ansteorra.org">http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/elfsea-ansteorra.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black"><br>_______________________________________________<br>Elfsea mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org" target="_blank">Elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/elfsea-ansteorra.org" target="_blank">http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/elfsea-ansteorra.org</a><br>_______________________________________________<br>Elfsea mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org" target="_blank">Elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/elfsea-ansteorra.org" target="_blank">http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/elfsea-ansteorra.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt;background:white"><span style="color:black"><br>_______________________________________________<br>Elfsea mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org">Elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/elfsea-ansteorra.org" target="_blank">http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/elfsea-ansteorra.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></blockquote><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________<br>Elfsea mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org">Elfsea@lists.ansteorra.org</a><br><a href="http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/elfsea-ansteorra.org">http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/elfsea-ansteorra.org</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></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>