<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><BR><DIV><DIV>On Feb 23, 2007, at 9:23 AM, John Cole wrote:</DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"><BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; ">Thomas, was this perchance a letter to be for the whole of the barony, or mainly addressed to the senechal?</SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV>This letter was addressed to myself and their Excellencies. I posted it to the list because, well, words failed me after reading it.<DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>Since we are a non-profit group, any official communication within the organization is open to public review. I believe in the transparency of the Offices of the SCA. Thus it is my understanding that any communication between said offices are hereby open to the public, especially when they regard the final decision of a higher level officer regarding the appointment of a new officer to a local group.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>(*key OFF*)</DIV><DIV>Speaking as just another member of Namron, I'm incensed that Elodie would presume to put Moonschadowe's values upon our beloved and, dare I say it, long-lived Barony. Namron is over 30 years young, while Moonschadowe is barely even a year out of the proverbial womb. Also, Moonschadowe is a Province, not a Barony, and thus has a completely different social and political structure. And how dare she imply that not only are we in desperate need of "younger more eccentric" people (we're quite eccentric already, thank you), but that our current membership is, to paraphrase, "old and busted."</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>With all due respect to what they have accomplished, I must state that WE ARE NOT MOONSCHADOWE! Nor do we wish to be! We are THE BARONY OF NAMRON!</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>*huff... puff...*</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I'll calm down now.</DIV><DIV>(*key ON*)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>I plan to write a private letter to Elodie, her superior, my immediate superior, and the Crown (since Elodie implied their complicity with her ideas by stating "The kingdom is making a push ....") addressing Elodie's reasonings. I will not post that letter to the list. However since I stated before that I believe in the transparency of the office, I will gladly make a private copy to those who request it.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>p.s. - This is in no way critical of our new Hospitaler, who is both young and quite eccentric.</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><DIV>---<BR><DIV> <SPAN class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><DIV>Lord Thomas of Weathershear</DIV><DIV>Seneschal Namron</DIV><DIV>(m.k.a. Brad Stanley)</DIV><DIV><BR class="khtml-block-placeholder"></DIV><BR class="Apple-interchange-newline"></SPAN> </DIV><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>