NR - Northern Regional Tribute

[Burke McCrory]

At 12:04 AM 1/2/2001 -0500, you wrote:

>However, a fun (and even successful) event will not change the fact that two
>Baronies in the Northern Region have now been shafted over that event and
>their Landed Nobility treated with complete disrespect, as if their feeling
>and concerns just don't matter.  Nor will it change the fact that in jumping
>in to "save the day" a third northern barony has condoned those actions.

I am afraid that I can not sit by and let this go un-corrected.  You say 
that two baronies have been shafted over NRT and I would have to strongly 
disagree.  I don't think that Eldern Hills who successfully hosted the 
event last year feels shafted.  Nor Northkeep who is now to host this years 
NRT.  This leads me to think that you must mean Namron and Wiesenfeuer.  As 
to Namron and this year, I know that there is a lot more to the situation 
than has been posted here and everyone needs to step back and consider that 
no one has posted (nor probably will post) the total story here.  As both 
Master Richard and Their Excellencies Namron have stated, if you want to 
know more ask them privately.  This leads me to Wiesenfeuer, I can't see 
how after starting and hosting this wonderful event successfully for six 
years, Wiesenfeuer can be faulted for wanting to try something new.  I 
remember the discussions at populace meetings as early as 1 month after the 
6th NRT as to whether Wiesenfeuer should host the event again.  I also 
remember statements being made on numerous occasions that Wiesenfeuer was 
tired of doing the lion's share of the work (as you have previously pointed 
out usually happens to the hosting group) and was ready for a change.  I 
can't find fault with a Crown and Regional seneschal that wanted to allow 
something noblely started, to continue to the glory of the region and 
Kingdom.  If Wiesenfeuer had wanted to host NRT a seventh time, I know that 
everyone in the region would have rallied around just like always, but they 
didn't.  So how was Wiesenfeuer shafted?  I don't see it.  Wiesenfeuer 
started a new event (Mead Bee's War) that to all accounts was very 
successful.  According to the Kingdom calender this year will be the second 
Mead Bee's War and I am sure it will be just as big a success as the last 
one was.  No one took anyone's date, nor stopped anyone from holding an 
event. So again I ask where is the shaft?

Lastly, you also wrote "Nor will it change the fact that in jumping in to 
"save the day" a third northern barony has condoned those actions", that is 
hogwash and you know it.  How could any group responding to a simple 
request from a Kingdom officer, be accused of condoning any actions that 
they did not know about.  It was simply stated on this list by Their 
Excellencies Namron that "Due to circumstances we are unable to resolve, 
the Barony of Namron will no longer be the host of Northern Regional 
Tribute to Ansteorra.".  The same day the NR Seneschal posted the following 
to the list as well as all of the local seneschal's and Landed 
nobles,  "Greetings Folks! It's your NR seneschal here- We (as a region) 
have a problem. Namron has just pulled out as our hosting group for 
"Tribute".  I need a hosting group ASAP. Our final event  announcement 
needs to go in by Jan. 1st.  Shall we pay tribute to our Grand Kingdom? I 
sincerely hope so.  Much of the planning is done. Please contact me ASAP if 
your group is willing to jump in."  By 3:00pm the next day the new hosting 
group was chosen and announced, again to this list among other 
places.  This leaves little time to become aware of some vast conspiracy to 
do insult or harm to Namron.  If you look, you will see that almost all of 
this discussion has happened here (on the list) after the fact, not before, 
so it is really unfair to accuse anyone of condoning anything by responding 
to the NR seneschal's call.  Also, since in all of these cases the Crown 
and Seneschallete were involved, I guess that you feel the Crown and 
Seneschallete are wrong and should apologize.  I would tend to trust the 
Crown and its officers, especially when I don't have the complete story.

Sir Burke


>  >For those of you who can't attend, won't attend, don't want the
>event, your absences will be noted....but you'll certainly not be
>forgotten.
>
>I'm certain that you did not mean this to sound like a threat, though I am
>uncertain as to just what you did mean.
>
>Until all thought of sanctions against the Barony of Namron cease and the
>Baron and Baroness receive the apologies due them and their group by the
>Administration; until there is some assurance that Namron and Wiesenfeuer
>will not continue to be subjected to this kind of treatment, the Northern
>Region will remain divided and in turmoil.  Nothing you or I do, nor anything
>said on this list will change that.
>
>There are may who are really hurt and sadly will not be there.
>
>Baroness Gitana de Castile
>The First and Fifth Autocrat of Northern Regional Tribute
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