[Ravensfort] Re: My 2 cents

[stdeks12 at unxmail.shsu.edu]

Heilsa Kief
>
> Brava...brava....! *Excellent* letter! (No joke! This is a
fantastic
> response.)
thank you, but I seem to have unfortunatly insulted our Southern
Regional Seneschal, she feels I indicated that I felt she had not
done her job ...  That is not what I said or intended to say at all.
>
> Since the original letter was sent "in the clear" I will respond to
it in
> like manner.

fair.   I'm sorry about that I didn't watch my twitch fingers
closely enough...  So I decided soon after to get off-line for a
while.

> I am not taking Katrin to task for her error in
> posting, nor for taking *me* to task for statements I have made in
the public forum. That being said......

Yes it seems we both made errors...

>
> The current Kingdom Law on-line is out-dated.

AKK!  We need to fix that...

 The reason that I brought up this very point in the
meeting was
> to insure that HL Jacinth *could* participate. I did not want her
to be
> blindsided by a "residency requirement".

I understand.  I was told she had a way around it though.  (She's so
resourceful)

>
> Hmmmm...I thought that she had said that a single candidate would
have no
> chance of elevation. In any case, it is still my firm belief that
Their
> Majesties would not have elevated a single candidate to the
Baroncy.
>

I think if there had been someone *very* worthy of note Their Royal
Highnesses would have given a single sitting nobel consideration.

I was just nitpicking  for some reason.
> ****************

>
> On this matter I will declare myself in error. Not in the fact that
each
> couple needed to have working personal transportation but in the
fact that I
> did not dig deep enough

The frustation of not being able to do anything but answer questions,
and the fact that no one was asking anybody enough questions or the
right questions got to me and I vented at you...

> As well, if I offended you on this point I hereby apologize and ask
for your pardon.

you are officially and publicly pardoned...

> The term activity is used loosely to describe participation
primarily and as
> an officer in a secondary sense. Being an officer is usually
described as
> "experience". This was, perhaps, you and Cedric's weakest point.

true.  I made no argument against that.

The other
> candidates were much more widely traveled in the surrounding
Regions and
> across the Kingdom. They all had more experience in witnessing how
other
> Baronies were run and, perhaps, knew the other Landed Nobility more
> intimately than either of you. In traveling more widely the other
candidates
> had a greater knowledge base of the pitfalls and the intensity of
being a
> seated Noble. This apparent lack of intimate knowledge can only be
addressed
> by a higher level of travel and observation over an extended period
of time.

Ja, again true.

> In a way you are quite correct. However, while I do not know the
exact
> numbers I do know the "point spread".

May I ask why?

 Some of the candidates were
> certainly better prepared than the others.

I agree, we all have our opinions as to who was best prepared...

> (Damn don't I have a big ego.....)
ja, you do... *grin*
> The Office of the Registry will send an updated list of members to
any
> officer for a fee. These lists can be "sorted" in a variety of
ways. I.e.
> Alpha-sort, zip-sort, et cetera. However, they will not send a list
with
> address or phone numbers intact...just the basic Society name,
legal name,
> zip code, et cetera.

That'll still help.  Thanks.
>
> You can ask the seneschal for an updated copy as well. I believe
that the
> Kingdom Seneschal gets a new issue on a regular basis...our local
seneschal
> usually has no problem getting an update if he requests it.
>
> **(waving at Niklas)**

Hello...  Does anyone know how much the fee is?
> ******************

> You are indeed doing exactly what Their Majesties requested of you.
Thank you for your stellar efforts.

I'm so glad you think so.  I have just recived a personal message
that indicated there are those who feel differently!!  Over this same
message.
> Contrary to "popular opinion"
> the Society, the Kingdom, the Region, and the Barony of Raven's
Fort *DOES NOT* operate on a basis of fear.

fo some it does, it has for a very long time.

>Exactly what kind of "retribution" do these
> folks expect? A knock on the door in the middle of the night?