NR - Principality

[Staci L. Myers]

Kat's comment regarding the probability of a Northern Principality attaining
Kingdom Status had nothing whatsoever to do with ability/talent/enthusiasm,
etc. of its residents & everything to do with the population density of the
mundane geography that our Kingdom & Region resides within, so please unwad
your knickers before they get stuck:-)

i.e., do we have a large enough mundane population base to draw on to
maintain our membership at a Kingdom level? I think that it *is* a
legitimate concern, given that the only significant metropolitan areas in
Oklahoma are the OKC & Tulsa areas. 

I think that the matter of population density might also have something to
do with the proportion of North/South GOofS. I don't have current membership
numbers, but it seems that I remember several years ago that the membership
count was fairly heavily weighted below the Red River, largely due to
Stargate, Steppes, Elfsea & the other groups located in areas of heavy
population density. 

Anyone have current membership numbers for the various regions?

Aelfwyn

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Merrik Viltar Har [mailto:merrikviltarhar at swbell.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 2:22 PM
> To: northern at ansteorra.org
> Subject: NR - Principality
> 
> 
> Baroness Kat:
> (((#1)))
> > I'm with Tadgh in that most principalities are formed with an eye to
> > becoming kingdoms.  This is an eventuality I don't think 
> the state of
> > Oklahoma could ever aspire to.
> 
> (((#2)))
> > I'll probably never support the concept of the North becoming a
> > Principality because, though I'm all for getting on the road
> > to go places, the idea of our own principality just seems a dead
> > end street.  It would also serve to increase the level of 
> beaurocracy
> > between us and the Crown which in my mind is never a good thing.
> 
> (((#1)))
> What I hear, from a Peer of my realm, my region, is you think 
> we aren't good
> enough, capable enough... BULLCRAPOLLA!!  (Please understand, 
> I am trying to
> be civil, but thinking Northern Ansteorra could "NEVER" aspire to
> Principality puts my knickers in a wad, it disturbs my WHA)
> 
> (((#2)))
> VIVAT!!, Well spoken.  However, I support the concept of evolution.
> 
> I want to do for the S.C.A, Ansteorra, Northern Region, 
> Barony, and self.
> Again I believe that Ansteorra is TOO big.  If the party is 
> worth coming to,
> people from the other side of the world will figure out how 
> to get there, a
> whole plane load of Australians journey to Penssic, because 
> the event was
> worth it, not be cause it was in some specific kingdom (no 
> slight to the
> East, Middle, or Æthelmearc, Pennsic is an experience).  I 
> believe that
> Northern Ansteorra CAN throw a better party.  I think 
> Northern Ansteorra CAN
> throw one superb hobby.
> 
> 001 = members willing to accept the status quo.
> 001 = members willing to build.
> 
> Anyone else care to state what is in their heart about giving 
> something to
> someone else in order to get something back, about being aware of the
> possibility of working together to build something so as to 
> have something
> to offer someone else.  For there is no altruistic act, if a 
> region which
> has the ability to do great things for others does great 
> things for others,
> then it can only be doing great things for itself as well.
> 
> Merrik
> 
> 
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