[NR] Come on...really...(Naming the North)

[Doug Copley]

nicely put!

Vincenti

On 6/30/2011 7:54 PM, Torinsmail wrote:
> Rose and those that have the same concerns...
>
> There has been a formal process that was initiated and guided along by
> the people of the Northern Region, not by the aka 'influential' people.
> It has been a very long process with multiple 'extensions' of timelines
> for additional input and discussions for those people that seem to wake
> up at the point that we are wrapping up each step of the process (i.e.
> concerns that someone didn't make it to the discussion at an event, we
> held another discussion at another event...concern that the discussion
> always happens late Friday night, had it on Saturday afternoon at
> another event...not enough time to talk about names, we extended the
> time to discuss names prior to doing the survey...not enough time to do
> the survey, we extended the time the survey was up for input...not
> enough time to put in a name, offered those to submit names if they so
> choose (in which no new names have been submitted)...etc.).
>
> At the discussions, the only people that voiced that they were concerned
> with the name change was based on the fact that they were worried about
> what their friends might think that weren't at the discussion, not
> because they didn't like the idea.
>
> The 'basic timeline' proposed (copy/pasted below) has already been done!
> I apologize if some of you weren't aware of what was going on, but it
> has been discussed on this list and at multiple events in depth as well
> as discussed at Populace meetings. This process will not restart just
> because someone didn't take the opportunity to speak when they had the
> opportunity.
>
> It does not need to go to the Black Star at this point because this is a
> regional matter. Once we have an idea of what we want as a region, then
> it will go to the Black Star.
>
> Give members 30 days to submit names? There has been over 6 months to
> submit names, so that has been far exceeded. Right now we are finishing
> up the list of names, then we will see which ones are passable, then we
> will poll on those that are left...we are just getting to that step.
>
> I don't know who the 'influential' people you are referring to that is
> 'pushing' this through. My husband has spoken up and help guide it along
> because NO ONE was discussing it online. We intentionally left it to the
> populace of the Northern Region to set up the discussions and to keep it
> going so it wouldn't be felt as something being 'pushed' through by the
> heads of the groups.
>
> I bite my tongue on a lot of this discussion regarding what needs to be
> done (or how, or when, or where), but now people keep saying 'we should
> do...' and it is already something that we, as a group, have spent a lot
> of time on. You can speak up about your concerns, but do not expect for
> this process to restart just so you can have an audience to express your
> opinion because you missed your opportunity.
>
> Khayra bint Tahir ibn Rashid (Kajira Camber)
> Baroness of Wiesenfeuer
> Kingdom Chamberlain of Ansteorra
>
> m.k.a. Kory Lewis
> a.k.a. Rabbit Herder
> torinsmail at hotmail.com