[ANSTHRLD] Conflicting with a non player.

[Alasdair MacEogan]

You actually have a couple different questions in there.

1.  What happens with a person's name and device when they go inactive?

2.  What do people think of a process as you have outlined. (Since that is not what happens today)

I will address the first as that is easy to answer.  Nothing happens.  There is not currently any provision to automatically release devices if a person becomes inactive and has no desire to play.  Nor if that person dies for that matter.  They are currently protected forever.  The death part is the purpose of a heraldic will and it requires the submitter to take an active role and decide the disposition of their registered items upon death.  Releasing their items handles to former but again requires and active role and desire to do so.

As for the second question, that is a little trickier and I will leave it to others with more time to respond to answer at the moment. :-D

Alasdair


>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Darnell Daniels <dmage121 at yahoo.com>
>  To: Inc. Heralds List, Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA <heralds at lists.ansteorra.org>
>  Subject: [ANSTHRLD] Conflicting with a non player.
>  Sent: 12 Nov '10 09:11
>  
>  My good heralds,
>  
>  I know that there is no shelf life on name and devices, but what happens when we
>  have a submitter who has a device that conflicts and makes every effort to get
>  in touch with the conflicting gentile, only to find that the person is no longer
>  active in the SCA? Is there some way that we can document or some process where
>  we can place that persons name and device in an inactive status for a time where
>  it will be released after a predetermined time of inactivity on the inactive
>  list? I think that it would make life easier in the long run if the process ran
>  as follows:
>  
>  1. An inquiry is made and it is found that the person is no longer active.
>  2. An inquiry is sent to the person asking if they would like to release their
>  name and device (response time 1 month).
>  
>  3. If there is a response, and it is so wished the name and device are
>  immediately released, or a permission to conflict can then be attained.
>  
>  4. If there is no response the name is placed in an "Inactive" status for a set
>  time (say 3 to 6 months). This gives the holder of the name and device ample
>  time to respond to periodic inquiries.
>  5. After the time period has lapsed the name and device are placed in a
>  "Deceased" status. This designates that the PERSONA, not the person, is diseased
>  and the name and device may now be in conflict with another.
>  
>  6. The new device must still be different from the "Deceased" device, but with a
>  less stringent "CD" criteria.
>  7. Names must also differ, but can be similar.
>  
>     My intent in this is not to penalize those that are inactive because of
>  various reasons. I am trying to target those that have no contact with the SCA
>  at all, i.e. they have left the game entirely and have no desire to play
>  anymore. I await the various responses.
>  
>  For the Shire!
>  Robert of Coleford
>  Herald, Shire of Gate's Edge
>  
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