<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2769" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT size=2>You've got it exactly and precisely so, Prudence.
<f/x: waving "Hi!" - we've met in Robin of Gilwell's living room...>
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>In fact, I, and through me the Shire of Moonschadowe, got
slapped reasonably gently for trying to institute something similar [MUMBLE]
years ago...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>That being said, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS!
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(A) Write award recommendations and submit them *as
individuals* (at least at first) to the appropriate authorities: the
Crown, regional superiors, Kingdom superiors.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(B) Give wordfame in meetings, at events attended, etc.
(B-Plus) Memorialize their efforts / achievements in poem, tune, tale and get
same distributed "appropriately"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>(C) As a collection of individuals, separate from existence as
branch officers and NOT using branch funds, give the individual it is desired to
honor a nifty neat narfgobbler or batwangler or other whatsit -- accompanied by
appropriate flowery words, which it is possible to render in the form of a
scroll... </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Distinction is that if the people of the shire do (B) or (C)
nothing immediately gets reflected in the Order of Precedence. Enough
people going through (A), the recommendation process over time builds a
reputation beyond the immediate group, and the cumulative effect is recognition
by the appropriate precedence-carrying (or specifically NON-precedence-carrying)
award. (The Lion of Ansteorra technically carries no precedence in the
Order of Precedence, does not confer an AoA if the recipient doesn't already
have one, etc. [paraphrasing Robin of Gilwell, current Oakenwald Purs.:]
It is therefore among the most coveted actively-given awards in the Kingdom of
Ansteorra, and is recognized throughout most of the Known World as being
terribly and wonderfully important.)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Adieu, Amra / ttfn - Mike / Pax ... Kihe </DIV>
<DIV>Mike C. Baker<BR>SCA: al-Sayyid Amr ibn Majid al-Bakri al-Amra<BR>"Other":
Reverend Kihe Blackeagle PULC (the DreamSinger Bard)<BR>Opinions? I'm FULL of
'em<BR>alt. e-mail: KiheBard@hotmail.com OR MCBaker216@cs.com<BR>
Buy my writings!: http://www.lulu.com/WizardsDen<BR>
http://www.livejournal.com/users/kihebard/<BR> </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE
style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=prudencecurious@netscape.net
href="mailto:prudencecurious@netscape.net">prudencecurious@netscape.net</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=heralds@ansteorra.org
href="mailto:heralds@ansteorra.org">heralds@ansteorra.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, November 12, 2005 10:07
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [ANSTHRLD] Shires and Thank
Yous</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Verdana'">
<DIV>Greetings all,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I want to double check some information. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>At my last shire meeting, they talked about creating an award of some
sort to thank people for their good deeds, something far short of an
AOA.</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Now, from my experience in the East Kingdom, this is NOT DONE. (My
shire back East got slapped six ways to Thursday for giving out a thank
you.) In no uncertain terms we were informed that shires cannot give out
awards or orders, that is reserved for the Crown and Baronies; and if we want
to give out awards, we better become a barony. It was highly recommended
to my old shire that it does absolute nothing that even has the APPEARANCE of
an award or order.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I toned this down a lot and said it in the business meeting for my new
shire; it was my first official meeting as acting herald and I hope I imparted
correct information. That is: "a shire cannot give out awards or orders,
that is reserved for the Crown and Baronies." Is this correct in
Ansteorra?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ever a Servant,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Lady Prudence the Curious</DIV>
<DIV>Acting Herald of the Shire of Emerald Keep</DIV></DIV>
<HR style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px">
<B>Try the New Netscape Mail Today!</B><BR>Virtually Spam-Free | More Storage
| Import Your Contact List<BR><A
href="http://mail.netscape.com">http://mail.netscape.com</A>
<P>
<HR>
<P></P>_______________________________________________<BR>Heralds mailing
list<BR>Heralds@ansteorra.org<BR>http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/heralds<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>