NR - A plan

[Walter Robin]

Also, I think the winner of NR Warlord in February must be Weegan (sp?)
who's already earned the right.
So, this year's Warlord will be more of a war college/practice, but next
year a new Warlord can be chosen.

Otherwise, I second the motion.

WR

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darin K. Herndon" <darin-herndon at utulsa.edu>
To: <northern at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 6:28 PM
Subject: NR - A plan


> I am going to take all of the threads from the
> Warlord/Tribute/Regional-Identity discussions and attempt to form a
> single cohesive proposal.  I do not intend this to be the consensus
> of all participants or lurkers; there are different opinions on this
> list and I doubt those will change.  I am taking what others have
> written and proposing a plan around that.  Obviously, my own opinions
> shade what is below but I hope others on this list can offer helpful
> suggestions to refine this.
>
> (All of the material below is drawn from the discussions this week.
> Greater than 95% of it is not original to me.  Please note that I am
> not intentionally plagarizing, and I recognize that most of this came
> from others.  But, if I were to cross reference every piece to the
> people who discussed it then it would be at least twice as long.)
> So...
>
> Etienne's $35 worth on 2001 - DRAFT #1
>
> 1.  First off, I propose that we all recognize that the events
> Northern Regional Tribute (NRT) and Northern Regional Warlord (NRW)
> will be, regardless of history or past opinion, REGIONAL events in
> 2001.  This means events where all groups in the Northern Region
> contribute and work together; each doing some so that no one does all.
>
> 2.a.  I propose that the Northern Regional Seneschal be asked to get
> us as good a date on the kingdom calendar as she can for NRW slightly
> before Gulf Wars.  This will get a war practice before Gulf (a
> drawing point for Tribute in the past) and select the "war leaders"
> of the different competition areas for the 2002 Gulf Wars.  This
> gives these people more than a year to help prepare our region for
> Gulf.  It also gives us replacements for "war leaders" who have to
> cancel.  The winners for 2002 can step up early and get to fill the
> role at two Gulfs.
>
> 2.b.  I propose that the Northern Regional Seneschal be asked to get
> us as good a date on the kingdom calendar as she can for NRT (or
> whatever it is named if it changes) to be approximately six months
> after NRW.  A pool and air conditioning would be pluses in any bid.
> ;-)
>
> 2.c.  I propose that those weekends also be locked down for 2002 so
> the dates can become consistent.
>
> [This also frees Wiesenfeurer from conflicts on their February date.]
>
> 3.  I propose that the Northern Regional Seneschal be asked to begin
> taking bids for Event and Feast Stewards for both regional events
> immediately after setting dates on the kingdom calendar.  If this
> radical of a change in regional events is to work it needs lead time.
> The Northern Regional Seneschal would select the Stewards.
>
> [Note that in the previous email of this week, we already have three
> interested Event Stewards (Rowan, Ceridwen, and Ainar), an interested
> Feast Steward (Johann), and one "very willing kitchen slave"
> (AElfwyn) for NRW.]
>
> So why get both events staff selected now?  Because the NRT event has
> a harder job in planning this year.  We all know pretty much what
> warlord will involve.  But, the whole tenor of NRT is, maybe?,
> changing and that really needs some attention paid to it.  And it
> needs Event Stewards who have time to coordinate the different
> opinions and make up their minds well before the actual event.
>
> 4.  I propose that this region document the expectations of the
> regional "war leaders".  While a discussion on this list would be a
> good starting point, it needs to go to the populace.  I have
> repeatedly heard that many on this list consider those jobs, not
> titles.  A job needs a job description.
>
> 5.  There has been discussion of changing things about these events
> (other than their dates)
>
> END
>
> I have other topics I want to discuss under Hawkins thread on
> regional identity.  I hope that many will join it and contribute.  I
> know I will try to organize my thoughts for that discussion this
> weekend.
>
> Please feel free to drop me a note if you have suggestions on my
> points above.  If you want to flame me for something, please send it
> privately and don't take up others' bandwidth.  If you disagree,
> please say so.  But the above is my suggestion for 2001 - DRAFT 1.
>
> Seigneur Etienne de St. Amaranth
>
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